Ophthalmology
Aging retinal pigmented epithelium: Omics-based insights into vision decline
A new editorial paper titled "Aging retinal pigmented epithelium: omics-based insights into vision decline" has been published in Aging.
Jul 9, 2024
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Health
5G doesn't affect your health—here are five points to put your mind at ease
Right now, you are reading these lines on the screen of a mobile phone, tablet, or computer. For decades now, our access to huge amounts of information and instant communication has depended on antennas and transmitters that ...
Jul 9, 2024
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Health
FDA bans food additive found in sports drinks, sodas
A regulation allowing the use of brominated vegetable oil in food was revoked Tuesday by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration after the agency concluded the additive was unsafe for human consumption.
Jul 3, 2024
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Health
Study finds health care providers would recommend human papillomavirus self-collection
In 2019, more than 12,000 new cases of cervical cancer were diagnosed and upwards of 4,000 patients died in the U.S. The causal link between human papillomavirus (HPV) infection and the development of cervical cancer is well ...
Jul 2, 2024
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Diabetes
Research shows how insulin-triggering nutrients vary from person to person, with implications for personalized nutrition
When it comes to managing blood sugar levels, most people think about counting carbs. But new research from the University of British Columbia shows that, for some, it may be just as important to consider the proteins and ...
Jul 2, 2024
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Health
ICE detainees suffer preventable deaths—Q&A with a medical researcher about systemic failures
The 2024 Homeland Security appropriations bill increased funding for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement operations to handle an anticipated daily detainee population of 41,500, up from an average of 34,000 in recent ...
Jul 1, 2024
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Overweight & Obesity
Should we ditch BMI and use the 'body roundness index' instead?
Body mass index (better known as BMI) has long been used to get a quick and easy snapshot of a person's body fat levels. To calculate someone's BMI, you divide their weight in kilograms by their height in meters times itself. ...
Jun 22, 2024
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Health informatics
US government revises race, ethnicity data collection standards
The latest issue of the journal Health Equity features a pivotal roundtable discussion titled "Implications and Insights on Federal Revisions to Race and Ethnicity Collection." This roundtable assembles leading experts to ...
Jun 20, 2024
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Genetics
Unveiling Telo-seq: New method for determining the length and sequence of telomeres on individual chromosomes
Within each of our cells, long strands of DNA are folded into chromosomes and capped with protective structures called telomeres. But telomeres shorten as we age, eventually getting so whittled down that our chromosomes become ...
Jun 19, 2024
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Health
Sandpits or mudpies: Childcare centers can give children a healthy dose of dirt
Exposure to a diverse range of soil bacteria in playgrounds could be a key way for children to boost their immune systems and gut health, according to Flinders University researchers, who put the concept to the test by investigating ...
Jun 17, 2024
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