A study from the University of Oulu, Finland, has uncovered compelling evidence linking maternal education levels at the time of pregnancy to children's epigenetic markers (DNA methylation) at key developmental stages: birth, ...
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People in their eighties who can recall everyday events and life experiences as well as someone 20 to 30 years younger—known as superagers—are also more likely to have greater movement speed than typical older adults. ...
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A short-term intervention in daily fiber consumption can significantly alter the gut microbiome and nutrient intake, according to a study led by University of California, Irvine researchers. The research was recently published ...
Mar 26, 2021
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Back pain affects many people at some point in their lives, and a common cause is damage to the squishy discs or flexible, rubbery tissues of the spine. However, observing this damage at an early stage is difficult with current ...
Dec 8, 2021
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Regular physical exercise, such as resistance training, can prevent Alzheimer's disease, or at least delay the appearance of symptoms, and serves as a simple and affordable therapy for Alzheimer's patients. This is the conclusion ...
Jul 3, 2023
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Addiction is associated with social exclusion, loss of access to resources, and general disengagement from civic life. Now, a study recently published in the journal Psychology of Addictive Behaviors and led by David Eddie, ...
Apr 5, 2021
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Autism research led by the Institut Pasteur, France, has found socioeconomic and cognitive correlations between rare loss-of-function variants in autism-associated genes and people without autism.
The first study to evaluate the clinical characteristics and outcomes of fully vaccinated patients with cancer who had breakthrough COVID-19 infections indicates they remained at high risk for hospitalization and death.
Dec 24, 2021
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Living alone for several years and/or experiencing serial relationship break-ups are strongly linked to raised levels of inflammatory markers in the blood–but only in men–finds a large population study published online ...
Jan 10, 2022
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Since the introduction of electronic cigarettes, or e-cigarettes, to the United States in 2006, intense debate has surrounded the marketing, regulation and use of these nicotine-delivery products. Surprising new research ...
Dec 29, 2021
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