Researchers conducted an analysis that included nearly 10,000 women with the BRCA1 or BRCA2 genetic…
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Screening for obesity in children and adolescents recommended
The US Preventive Services Task Force recommends that clinicians screen for obesity in children and…
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Increase in use of high-dose vitamin D supplements
From 1999 through 2014 the number of US adults taking daily vitamin D supplements above…
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Scientists turbocharge high-resolution, 3-D imaging
Scientists have found a relatively simple, low-cost fix that substantially improves images obtained via a…
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Older dads have ‘geekier’ sons
Sons of older fathers are more intelligent, more focused on their interests and less concerned…
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Isolating anti-Alzheimer’s compounds in plants
Scientists have developed a method to isolate and identify active compounds in plant medicines, which…
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Ancient skulls shed light on migration in the Roman empire
Skeletal evidence shows that, hundreds of years after the Roman Republic conquered most of the…
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Modeling Gulf War illness: Knowing the cause of brain dysfunction is key to finding a cure
When hundreds of thousands of American troops deployed to the Persian Gulf in 1990 and…
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Vaccine that lowers cholesterol in mice offers hope of immunizing against cardiovascular disease
A vaccine to immunize people against high levels of cholesterol and the narrowing of the…
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Broken heart: Physical stress is a risk factor
The loss of a loved one, a dispute with your neighbour, infections or a fall…