Liquid meal replacements helped overweight diabetes patients lose an average of about five pounds more than others who tried a
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Biomedical engineers grow cardiac patches to help people recover from heart attacks
Patching up a heart needs the help of tiny blood vessels. Aligning dense vascular structures in engineered cardiac patches can
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Where you live and how much you pay to live there can affect your health
How fit you are and how much you exercise may not affect your health as much as how much you
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Sports involvement linked to fewer depressive symptoms in children
Participation in team sports is associated with fewer depressive symptoms in children, whereas non-sport activities have no association with symptoms,
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Research examines complications during birth and link to later social anxiety in children
A new study published in Infant and Child Development indicates that complications during birth may increase the risk that children
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Neighborhood-level socioeconomics tied to MS disability progression
(HealthDay)—Lower neighborhood-level socioeconomic status (SES) is associated with a higher risk for disability progression in patients with multiple sclerosis (MS),
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Breastfeeding helps to protect mums’ hearts, new study finds
It is well documented that breastfeeding benefits babies. But a new study of Australian mums has found the benefits extend
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Potential way to improve cancer surgery outcomes by managing nontraditional risk factors
In a study of 142 patients preparing for cancer surgery, Johns Hopkins Medicine researchers say they have evidence that psychological
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Did you wait until middle age to get fit? It could still boost your life span
(HealthDay)—It’s truly never too late to begin exercising, new research shows. Even for people who were “couch potatoes” in their
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Could it be sepsis? New paper to raise awareness among dental professionals
Every year in the UK 52,000 people die from sepsis – with 14,000 of these estimated to be preventable. Now
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