Rhabdomyolysis is a condition in which muscle damage—often caused by drug intake—can lead to impaired kidney function and acute kidney failure. However, there have been limitations in directly observing how muscle and kidney ...
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Statins have transformed heart health, saving millions of lives by lowering cholesterol and reducing the risk of heart attacks and strokes. But for many patients, these drugs come with a troubling downside: muscle pain, weakness ...
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Higher summer temperatures are resulting in more children seeking emergency care for heat-related illnesses, with nearly 1 in 5 needing hospitalization, according to new research from UT Southwestern Medical Center published ...
Jul 7, 2025
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Researchers studying a protein linked to a rare, severe disease have made a discovery that sheds light on how cells meet their energy needs during a severe metabolic crisis. The findings could lead to new treatments for the ...
Feb 27, 2025
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Basking too long in a sauna may put bathers at risk of heat stroke, particularly if they haven't drunk enough water beforehand, warn doctors in the journal BMJ Case Reports, after treating a woman whose condition required ...
Jan 7, 2025
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No pain, no gain, as the old exercise adage goes. But just how much pain do you have to endure to benefit from weight training? That depends on what you're trying to accomplish, fitness experts say.
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The number of children who sought treatment at emergency departments for heat-related illnesses increased by 170% from 2012–2023 at two large children's hospitals, according to research presented during the American Academy ...
Sep 27, 2024
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The human body is no match for extreme heat, and scorching temperatures seem to be the rule rather than the exception these days.
Jul 14, 2024
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Red and yellow and pink and green—your urine can sing a rainbow too. You may be surprised to find out it can be purple and orange and blue. And a myriad of other unusual colors besides.
Jun 10, 2024
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Meta boss Mark Zuckerberg recently shared on Facebook and Instagram that he had completed the "Murph" challenge, which is named for Navy Lieutenant Michael Murphy, who was killed in Afghanistan in June 2005, aged 29.
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