A new discovery about the effects of aging in our cells could allow doctors to cure or prevent diabetes, fatty
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New chromosome study can lead to personalized counseling of pregnant women
Fetuses with a so-called new balanced chromosomal aberration have a higher risk of developing brain disorders such as autism and
Continue reading »Lack of paid sick leave increases poverty: It also increases medical care costs and use of welfare
Research conducted by Florida Atlantic University and Cleveland State University has, for the first time, quantified the relationship between the
Continue reading »Researchers offer insights into liver disease caused by intravenous nutrition
Research by physician-scientists at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus offers hope for improved quality of life for people
Continue reading »Bursts of brain activity linked to memory reactivation: Sleep spindles may help memory storage keep memories separate
Leading theories propose that sleep presents an opportune time for important, new memories to become stabilized. And it’s long been
Continue reading »Antibacterial in your toothpaste may combat severe lung disease
A common antibacterial substance found in toothpaste may combat life-threatening diseases such as cystic fibrosis, or CF, when combined with
Continue reading »One third of people aged 40-59 have evidence of degenerative disc disease
Researchers from Hebrew SeniorLife’s Institute for Aging Research, and Boston Medical Center have reported that one-third of people 40-59 years
Continue reading »La Trobe’s infection-busting discovery: Scientific discovery could led to development of new class of antibiotics
A team of scientists from Melbourne’s La Trobe University has shown a protein found in a tobacco plant has the
Continue reading »Some calories more harmful than others: Nutrition researchers agree sugar-sweetened beverages increase risk of cardiometabolic disease
While calories from any food have the potential to increase the risk of obesity and other cardiometabolic diseases, 22 nutrition
Continue reading »Six years of exercise — or lack of it — may be enough to change heart failure risk
By analyzing reported physical activity levels over time in more than 11,000 American adults, Johns Hopkins Medicine researchers conclude that
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