Arthritis & Rheumatism
What is avascular necrosis and how does it affect bones?
What happens when the blood supply to your bones is somehow damaged?
May 31, 2023
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News tagged with life span
Health
Child nutrition programs can feed inequality: Model from South Africa shows how context shapes lives
Interventions to improve nutrition, especially for children and pregnant women, can be critical for health, physical growth and cognitive development, enabling better lives and futures. Reams of policy papers will attest ...
Dec 13, 2022
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HIV & AIDS
Recommendations updated for treatment, prevention of HIV
In a special communication article published online Dec. 1 in the Journal of the American Medical Association, the International Antiviral Society-USA Panel presents updated recommendations for the use of antiretroviral drugs ...
Dec 9, 2022
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Gerontology & Geriatrics
Do former football players age faster?
Former professional football players—particularly linemen—are more likely than nonplayers with similar demographic characteristics to develop diseases typically associated with advanced age when significantly younger, ...
Dec 8, 2022
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Health
Upping your step count, even in small amounts, may increase life span
Adding 1,000 or even 500 steps to your daily routine could lead to a longer life, new research suggests.
Nov 3, 2022
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Are women really better at finding and remembering words than men? Large study settles score
Textbooks and popular science books claim with certainty that women are better at finding words and remembering words, but is this really a fact?
Oct 13, 2022
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Alzheimer's disease & dementia
Blood levels of 'free range' DNA may signal early detection of dementia and frailty
In a long-term prospective study of more than 600 older participants, Johns Hopkins Medicine researchers say they have evidence that higher levels of cell-free DNA circulating in the blood may signal increased risk of chronic ...
Oct 12, 2022
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Children and young adults with Down syndrome four times more likely to have diabetes
Children and young adults with Down syndrome are four times more likely to be diagnosed with diabetes, according to new research led by Queen Mary University of London and King's College London.
Oct 4, 2022
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Medical research
Alzheimer's research with primates could address treatments that show promise in mice but don't help humans
As of 2022, an estimated 6.5 million Americans have Alzheimer's disease, an illness that robs people of their memories, independence and personality, causing suffering to both patients and their families. That number may ...
Sep 1, 2022
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Health
More than half of young U.S. adults have a chronic health condition
Obesity, depression, high blood pressure, asthma: These are just a few of the chronic health conditions that are now affecting almost 40 million Americans between the ages 18 and 34, new federal data shows.
Jul 28, 2022
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