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Sport clubs may have helped communities hold together during a public health crisis — but the evidence here is still indirect
04/10

Sport clubs may have helped communities hold together during a public health crisis — but the evidence here is still indirect

Sport clubs may have helped communities hold together during a public health crisis — but the evidence here is still indirect In any public health crisis, the focus usually falls on what is most visible and urgent: overloaded hospitals, government de...

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AI suggests CPAP may not affect cardiovascular risk the same way in everyone with sleep apnea
04/10

AI suggests CPAP may not affect cardiovascular risk the same way in everyone with sleep apnea

AI suggests CPAP may not affect cardiovascular risk the same way in everyone with sleep apnea The connection between obstructive sleep apnea and cardiovascular disease seems straightforward at first glance. Repeated drops in oxygen, fragmented sleep,...

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A new method promises a clearer view of how the genome works in cancer — but for now, the strongest advance is in target discovery
04/09

A new method promises a clearer view of how the genome works in cancer — but for now, the strongest advance is in target discovery

A new method promises a clearer view of how the genome works in cancer — but for now, the strongest advance is in target discovery For many years, talking about cancer genetics mostly meant hunting for important mutations. The main question was strai...

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A food literacy program may help rural, uninsured patients manage diabetes better — but its impact still needs caution
04/09

A food literacy program may help rural, uninsured patients manage diabetes better — but its impact still needs caution

A food literacy program may help rural, uninsured patients manage diabetes better — but its impact still needs caution Diabetes is often framed as a strictly clinical problem: high blood sugar, A1C levels, medication, cardiovascular complications, ki...

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Mental and physical illnesses often go together — and genetics may explain part of that overlap, but not the whole story
04/09

Mental and physical illnesses often go together — and genetics may explain part of that overlap, but not the whole story

Mental and physical illnesses often go together — and genetics may explain part of that overlap, but not the whole story In everyday clinical practice, body and mind rarely get sick in completely separate compartments. The distinction is useful for o...

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Why smoking may raise dementia risk: a new theory links the lungs, exosomes, and brain iron — but the evidence still needs caution
04/09

Why smoking may raise dementia risk: a new theory links the lungs, exosomes, and brain iron — but the evidence still needs caution

Why smoking may raise dementia risk: a new theory links the lungs, exosomes, and brain iron — but the evidence still needs caution Smoking has long been understood as a major threat to the lungs, heart, and blood vessels. But over time, it has also b...

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Intimate partner violence leaves marks on the mind and the brain — and health care still underestimates the damage
04/09

Intimate partner violence leaves marks on the mind and the brain — and health care still underestimates the damage

Intimate partner violence leaves marks on the mind and the brain — and health care still underestimates the damage When people talk about intimate partner violence, the focus quite rightly tends to fall on the immediate danger: assault, threats, cont...

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A healthier plant-based diet is linked with lower dementia risk — but it is not a stand-alone shield against Alzheimer’s
04/08

A healthier plant-based diet is linked with lower dementia risk — but it is not a stand-alone shield against Alzheimer’s

A healthier plant-based diet is linked with lower dementia risk — but it is not a stand-alone shield against Alzheimer’s Few areas of health attract as much interest as the possibility of protecting the brain with choices made years — or even decades...

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Tau seeds may spread through connected neurons in Alzheimer’s disease — helping explain how the illness advances through the brain
04/08

Tau seeds may spread through connected neurons in Alzheimer’s disease — helping explain how the illness advances through the brain

Tau seeds may spread through connected neurons in Alzheimer’s disease — helping explain how the illness advances through the brain One of the hardest questions in Alzheimer’s disease is not simply which proteins are involved, but how the damage sprea...

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