A trial involving Michigan Medicine researchers has upended a long-held belief that adenotonsillectomies for children with mild sleep-disordered breathing leads to undesirable weight gain.
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Just days before his fourth birthday, Santiago was diagnosed with B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia (B-ALL), the most common cancer in children. He began chemotherapy the next day, and the outlook was promising—disease-free ...
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If you're under 40, menopause might seem like the least of your worries right now. But for some women, this transition can happen earlier than they might expect—even as early as their 30s, in rare cases. And you almost ...
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Eating five servings of dark chocolate a week is associated with a reduction in the risk of type 2 diabetes, according to a long-term US study published by The BMJ.
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A study in Brazil involving 89 father-mother-baby triads points to an association between paternal overweight and newborn birth weight: the higher the father's body mass index (BMI, weight divided by height squared), the ...
Dec 4, 2024
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An international team of researchers has discovered a new component of the peripheral nervous system that acts by increasing energy metabolism in the body. The finding paves the way for the development of simpler and cheaper ...
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Levothyroxine, the second most commonly prescribed medication among older adults in the U.S., may be associated with bone loss, according to a study being presented at the annual meeting of the Radiological Society of North ...
Nov 25, 2024
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A new pregnancy health cohort study involving over 20,000 families has identified common complications, high-risk groups, and geographical trends through biological samples collected across China.
Nov 18, 2024
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An international, Phase III clinical trial led by investigators at Mass General Brigham could improve the treatment of a rare disease that can cause debilitating symptoms. The study, published in the New England Journal of ...
Nov 14, 2024
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For those striving to maintain a healthy lifestyle, holiday celebrations can feel like a minefield of dietary pitfalls, bound to derail the progress you've made through diet and exercise the rest of the year. In fact, a new ...
Nov 14, 2024
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