Early-life mortality risk higher in ART-conceived children
(HealthDay)—Compared with children who are naturally conceived, children who are conceived via assisted reproductive techniques (ART) may be at increased
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For addicts in recovery, technology preserves bonds despite COVID-19 crisis
(HealthDay)—Recovering alcoholic Catherine Collins normally attends five to seven face-to-face program meetings a week. Collins still attends meetings, but now
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New York state virus toll spikes by record 630 deaths in single day
New York state’s coronavirus toll rose at a devastating pace to 3,565 deaths Saturday, the governor said, up from 2,935
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Coronavirus survivor: ‘In my blood, there may be answers’
Tiffany Pinckney remembers the fear when COVID-19 stole her breath. So when she recovered, the New York City mother became
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Study overturns ‘snapshot’ model of cell cycle in use since 1974
Cells have a big decision: Should they replicate or sleep? Healthy cells can go either way. Cancer cells’ replication switches
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Autophagy: Scientists discover novel role for self-recycling process in the brain
Scientists from the laboratory of Dr. Natalia Kononenko at the CECAD Center of Excellence in Aging Research at the University
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Discovery of new biomarker in blood could lead to early test for Alzheimer’s disease
Researchers at the University of California San Diego discovered that high blood levels of RNA produced by the PHGDH gene
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Alirocumab substantially reduces cholesterol in adult patients with HoFH
The cholesterol drug alirocumab reduced low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol by 35.6% compared to placebo in adult patients with homozygous familial
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Dropping blood pressure may predict frailty, falls in older people
Blood pressure that goes down when you stand up is associated with frailty and falls in older people, according to
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Spain announces record 838 virus deaths in 24 hours
Spain confirmed another 838 deaths in 24 hours from coronavirus on Sunday, a new daily record bringing the total number
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