Biomarkers are measurable characteristics that can be used to evaluate normal biological processes, diseases, or responses to treatment in patients. Using biomarkers to assess biological aging, or the increase in molecular ...
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Heartbeats could one day help power something beyond hearts. A pacemaker is a device that helps regulate abnormal heart rates using electrical pulses. Leadless pacemakers, which are placed in the heart and don't have wires ...
Feb 14, 2024
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Have you ever wondered how penile erection works but never dared to ask? Well, imagine a dry sponge in a condom. Now pour water on the sponge (that's the blood flowing in). There you have it.
Feb 9, 2024
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Fermented foods have become popular in recent years, partly due to their perceived health benefits.
Feb 8, 2024
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What telltale features—many inaudible to the human ear—separate one kind of cough from another? Scientists are on the verge of finding out with a new machine learning tool aimed at identifying the signature sounds of ...
First boosters, second boosters, monovalent, bivalent. Just like the SARS-CoV-2 virus strain, the vaccines to combat the virus are always changing—and perhaps confusing.
Feb 2, 2024
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Using Emergency Medical Services (EMS) data, researchers at Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health have compared the national burden of pedestrian injuries from motor vehicles to that of pedestrian falls occurring ...
Jan 31, 2024
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Medicare is sporadically compromised by fraudulent insurance claims. These illicit activities often go undetected, allowing full-time criminals and unscrupulous health providers to exploit weaknesses in the system. Last year, ...
Jan 31, 2024
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The emergence of COVID-19 pandemic caused as a result of severe acute respiratory syndrome-coronavirus marked a global health crisis with over 770 million cases of infection and 6 million deaths by September 6, 2023. Around ...
Jan 11, 2024
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Bacteria are remarkably good swimmers—a trait that can be detrimental to human health. One of the most common bacterial infections in a health care setting comes from bacteria entering the body through catheters, thin tubes ...
Jan 5, 2024
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