Dear Mayo Clinic: I have brown spots over the top half of my body, which my doctor says are seborrheic keratoses and are harmless. What causes them, and is there a way to prevent more from appearing?
Oct 9, 2019
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More than 70 per cent of cardiovascular disease (CVD) and deaths around the world may be attributed to a small number of common but modifiable risk factors.
Sep 3, 2019
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Long term exposure to pollutants from vehicle exhaust is linked to a heightened risk of the common eye condition age-related macular degeneration, or AMD for short, suggests research published online in the Journal of Investigative ...
Aug 20, 2019
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A pair of new journal articles by researchers at the University of Colorado School of Medicine indicate that both genetic and environmental factors play significant roles in the onset of vitiligo, an autoimmune disease that ...
Jul 30, 2019
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(HealthDay)—Children with birth defects may be at increased risk for childhood cancer, a new study finds.
Jun 20, 2019
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University of Alberta researchers have added a new genetic marker to the breast cancer map, helping to expand the list of genetic mutations clinicians can watch for in cancer screenings.
Jun 20, 2019
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A new study from the University of Georgia pinpoints lifestyle factors that could lead to hardened arteries.
May 6, 2019
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A study led by the Barcelona Institute for Global Health (ISGlobal), a centre supported by "la Caixa," has estimated the disease burden for various environmental exposure factors among the child population of Europe, and ...
Apr 25, 2019
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Despite efforts to include more diversity in research, people of European ancestry continue to be vastly overrepresented and ethnically diverse populations largely excluded from human genomics research, according to the authors ...
Mar 21, 2019
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Scientists are narrowing in on checklists of both errant genes and the environmental factors that could trigger those genes to more accurately assess type 1 diabetes risk and help children and their families avoid it.
Jan 3, 2019
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