The neuroscientist Dr David Vilchez and his team at CECAD, the University of Cologne’s Cluster of Excellence for Aging Research,
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Discovery reveals how obesity causes disease — and two ways to stop it: Finding points to new approaches to battling diabetes, other chronic conditions
New research from the University of Virginia School of Medicine explains why obesity causes harmful inflammation that can lead to
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Alcohol-related cirrhosis deaths skyrocket in young adults: Increase in liver deaths highlights new challenges in preventing cirrhosis deaths beyond hepatitis
Deaths from cirrhosis rose in all but one state between 1999-2016, with increases seen most often among young adults, a
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Obesity alone does not increase risk of death: New study could change the way we think about obesity and health
Researchers at York University’s Faculty of Health have found that patients who have metabolic healthy obesity, but no other metabolic
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Pay less, take more: Success in getting patients to take their medicine: Basing patients’ medication costs on the health benefits they’ll get from a drug, rather than its price, means they’re more likely to take it
Taking a medicine every day in the hopes that it will prevent some long-range potential health catastrophe — like a
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Study on social interactions could improve understanding of mental health risks: New paper explores the epidemiological dimensions of social anhedonia
McLean Hospital investigators have released the results of a study that outlines how age, socioeconomic status, and other factors might
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Composition of complex sugars in breast milk may prevent future food allergies: Study finds association between human oligosaccharides and sensitization in 1-year-old infants
The unique composition of a mother’s breastmilk may help to reduce food sensitization in her infant, report researchers at the
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Decades of type 1 diabetes linked to mild drop in cognition: Minor loss of memory correlates with cardiovascular disease — emphasizing the importance of healthy habits
People who live with type 1 diabetes for very long duration show signs of mild decreases in cognitive abilities, primarily
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Air pollution associated with acute respiratory distress hospitalization of elderly
ARDS is a rapidly progressive disease that occurs in critically ill patients. The disease’s most serious complication is that fluid
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Eczema drug effective against severe asthma: Dupilumab reduced asthma symptoms, improved lung function
Two new studies of patients with difficult-to-control asthma show that the eczema drug dupilumab alleviates asthma symptoms and improves patients’
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