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FRIDAY, April 30, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Cancer might seem like a modern problem, but new research has revealed that it affected up to 14% of adults in medieval Britain. University of Cambridge researchers used X-rays and CT scans to search for evidence of cancer inside skeletal remains excavated asContinue Reading

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MONDAY, May 3, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Certain blood types may increase a person’s risk of different health problems, a new study suggests. The research confirms some previous findings and reveals new links between blood types and diseases, according to the authors of the study published April 27 in theContinue Reading

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FRIDAY, April 30, 2021 (HealthDay News) — COVID-19 infections may last longer in young people with weakened immune systems, and that extended period could lead to more mutations in SARS-CoV-2, according to the authors of a new case study. The study included two children and a young adult who hadContinue Reading

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FRIDAY, April 23, 2021 (HealthDay News) — There’s no evidence of genetic damage in the children of parents who were exposed to radiation from the 1986 Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant disaster in Ukraine, researchers say. Several previous studies have examined the risks across generations of radiation exposure from events suchContinue Reading

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THURSDAY, April 22, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Autism appears to develop differently in girls and boys, so the findings of research conducted mainly with boys might not apply to girls, a new study suggests. Autism spectrum disorder is four times more common in boys, which may help explain why there’sContinue Reading

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MONDAY, April 19, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Most people know obesity can lead to diabetes or heart disease, but excess weight can play a role in cancer, too, researchers say. A new study found that breast cancer survivors who are overweight have a statistically significant increased risk of developing aContinue Reading

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MONDAY, April 12, 2021 (HealthDay News) — A nutritious diet, regular exercise and other components of a healthy lifestyle may reduce the odds of lethal prostate cancer in men with a high genetic risk for it, researchers report. “The excess genetic risk of lethal prostate cancer could be offset byContinue Reading

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TUESDAY, March 30, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Once Black Americans reach age 40, their blood pressure often begins a rapid climb, putting them at significantly higher risk of stroke than their white counterparts, a new study warns. Middle-aged Black people have roughly four times the stroke risk faced by whiteContinue Reading

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FRIDAY, March 26, 2021 (HealthDay News) — When people die some cells in their brains go on for hours, even getting more active and growing to gargantuan proportions, new research shows. Awareness of this activity, spurred on by “zombie genes,” could affect research into diseases that affect the brain. ForContinue Reading

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THURSDAY, March 25, 2021 (HealthDay News) — A new medication may offer hope to children with achondroplasia, a rare bone growth disorder that causes very short stature coupled with disproportionate limb and trunk size. The experimental drug is called vosoritide. By tamping down overactive growth plate signaling that impedes boneContinue Reading

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MONDAY, March 22, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Lab-created heart valves that grow with the recipient could spare kids born with heart defects from the repeated valve-replacement surgeries they now endure. University of Minnesota researchers found that lab-created valves implanted in young lambs for a year were capable of growing withinContinue Reading

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THURSDAY, March 198 2021 (HealthDay News) — People really do vary in how fast they age, and the divergence starts in young adulthood, a new study suggests. The researchers found that by the tender age of 45, people with a faster pace of “biological aging” were more likely to feel,Continue Reading

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WEDNESDAY, March 3, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Researchers have identified 44 new genetic variants associated with glaucoma, a leading cause of blindness. They say their findings could provide new targets to treat the common eye disease. In their study, the international team compared the genes of more than 34,000 peopleContinue Reading