It's more complicated than a fountain of youth, but a team of scientists co-led by Harvard Medical School Professor of Medicine Vadim Gladyshev extended the lives of old mice by connecting their circulatory systems to those ...
Aug 13, 2023
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Platelets, or thrombocytes, are specialized cellular fragments that form blood clots when we get scrapes and traumatic injuries. Viral infections, autoimmune disease, and other conditions can cause platelet levels to drop ...
Aug 10, 2023
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Firefighter and paramedic Mike Camilleri once had no trouble hauling heavy gear up ladders. Now battling long COVID, he gingerly steps onto a treadmill to learn how his heart handles a simple walk.
Aug 10, 2023
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Climate change, a high prevalence of chronic diseases and alarming levels of physical inactivity are three of the central challenges we face in the 21st century.
Aug 9, 2023
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Migraine is a common chronic health condition and a leading cause of disability globally. However, even in Canada, with a universal health-care system, migraine is underdiagnosed and undertreated.
Aug 2, 2023
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Hypertension during treatment is common among adolescents and young adults (AYAs) being treated with vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) inhibitors for renal cancer, according to a study published online July 5 in the ...
Jul 26, 2023
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Childhood is a window of opportunity to tackle obesity before the damage it causes is irreversible, according to a scientific statement by experts on heart disease and childhood obesity published today in the European Journal ...
Jul 25, 2023
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About 11% of young adults in the United States now actively use electronic cigarettes, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says in a new report.
Jul 24, 2023
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New research from Cedars-Sinai Cancer investigators could warrant reconsideration of current screening guidelines to include a poorly recognized cause of Lynch syndrome, the most common cause of hereditary colorectal and ...
Jul 13, 2023
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Women have used birth-control pills since the 1960s, but researchers still do not know everything about the body's complex reaction to the small, hormone-laden pill.
Jul 7, 2023
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