Medical research
'Ageotypes' provide window into how individuals age, study reports
What's your type?
Jan 13, 2020
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Overweight & Obesity
Flavor your food with "flavanols (flavan 3-ols)" to burn excess fat, new study suggests
In cold conditions, brown adipose tissue (BAT) or brown fat generates heat to keep the body warm. Compared with white adipose tissue, BAT has more mitochondria—subcellular organelles associated with energy production—which ...
Dec 13, 2021
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
New research adds to evidence that POTS may be an autoimmune disorder
The symptoms of postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome, or POTS, can be as varied as they are confounding.
Mar 16, 2021
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Elevated inflammation persists in immune cells months after mild COVID-19
There is a lack of understanding as to why some people suffer from long-lasting symptoms after COVID-19 infection. A new study from Karolinska Institutet in Sweden, and the Helmholtz Center Munich (HMGU) and the Technical ...
Mar 14, 2022
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Genetics
Research reveals maternal education levels during pregnancy are linked with epigenetic markers in the child
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, ...
Dec 21, 2023
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Immunology
How COVID-19 triggers massive inflammation
A study led by researchers at Boston Children's Hospital explains for the first time why COVID-19 causes severe inflammation in some people, leading to acute respiratory distress and multi-organ damage. Surprisingly, the ...
Apr 6, 2022
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Genetics
Genetics plays important role in when people first have sex, and when they have kids
An Oxford-led team, working with Cambridge and international scholars, has discovered hundreds of genetic markers driving two of life's most momentous milestones—the age at which people first have sex and become parents.
Jul 1, 2021
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Cardiology
New cholesterol-lowering drug could help patients unable to take statins
A new class of oral cholesterol-lowering drug could help patients unable to take statins due to side effects.
Mar 13, 2019
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
AI models identify COVID-19 patients at the greatest risk of death, injury
New artificial intelligence (AI) models can help doctors prioritize care by predicting which COVID-19 patients are most at risk of dying or developing kidney injuries during hospitalization.
May 16, 2022
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Medical research
Experimental drug achieves unprecedented weight loss
An investigational combination of drugs already approved to treat obesity, migraine and epilepsy produced up to a 10 percent weight loss in obese individuals participating in a one-year clinical trial, according to researchers ...
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