In the U.K., disparities in mortality risk factors exist between ethnic groups, with differences in overall mortality, top causes of mortality and individual mortality risk factors, according to a new study published this ...
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Can we objectively tell how fast we are aging? With a good measure, scientists might be able to change our rate of aging to live longer and healthier lives. Researchers know that some people age faster than others and have ...
Feb 21, 2023
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An international study 13 years in the making demonstrates for the first time that degradation in the way DNA is organized and regulated—known as epigenetics—can drive aging in an organism, independently of changes to ...
Jan 12, 2023
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Asthma is a chronic condition that affects 25 million people in the United States. Having a mother with asthma is an important risk factor and a new study may explain why. A team of researchers at the University of Chicago ...
Jun 6, 2022
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Gene editing may be a potential treatment for anxiety and alcohol use disorder in adults who were exposed to binge drinking in their adolescence, according to the results of an animal study published in the journal Science ...
May 4, 2022
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B cells are the immune cells responsible for creating antibodies, and most B cells, known as B2 cells, produce antibodies in response to a pathogen or a vaccine, providing defense and immunity against infections. But a small ...
May 13, 2021
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How we adapt to aging late in life may be genetically influenced, according to a study led by a psychologist at the University of California, Riverside.
Aug 20, 2020
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A molecular marker in saliva is associated with the emergence of childhood obesity in a group of preschool-aged Hispanic children.
Mar 6, 2020
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Research published today in the journal Brain reveals a new approach to Alzheimer's disease (AD) that may eventually make it possible to reverse memory loss, a hallmark of the disease in its late stages.
Jan 22, 2019
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An analysis of the genomes and epigenomes of lean and obese mice and humans has turned up a wealth of clues about how genes and the environment conspire to trigger diabetes, Johns Hopkins researchers say. Their findings reveal ...
Jan 6, 2015
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