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A new clue to why some babies arrive too early has been found in the immune system
Scientists tracking thousands of pregnant women found something in the blood weeks before anything else looked out of place.
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7 everyday habits that may quietly be raising your risk of liver damage
The habits adding up on your liver are often not the ones you would guess, and most never involve a drink.
Diseases
Brain bleed history no longer means ruling out blood thinners for AFib, new data suggests
For years, doctors have faced a wrenching trade-off when atrial fibrillation strikes someone who has already bled into the brain.
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Air pollution may be quietly raising your blood sugar even if you don’t have diabetes
A large European study tracked more than 21,000 adults and traced a surprise influence on blood sugar that no diet or workout can cancel out.
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Two drugs you may have in your medicine cabinet just entered an Alzheimer’s trial
Researchers want to shortcut a search that has moved painfully slowly for years, and they are starting with two surprisingly familiar medicines.
Diseases
A new clue to why some babies arrive too early has been found in the immune system
Scientists tracking thousands of pregnant women found something in the blood weeks before anything else looked out of place.
Diseases
7 everyday habits that may quietly be raising your risk of liver damage
The habits adding up on your liver are often not the ones you would guess, and most never involve a drink.
Diseases
Brain bleed history no longer means ruling out blood thinners for AFib, new data suggests
For years, doctors have faced a wrenching trade-off when atrial fibrillation strikes someone who has already bled into the brain.
Diseases
Air pollution may be quietly raising your blood sugar even if you don’t have diabetes
A large European study tracked more than 21,000 adults and traced a surprise influence on blood sugar that no diet or workout can cancel out.
Scientists tested six body numbers in 400,000 adults: One edged out BMI on heart attack risk
The winner uses two numbers you can measure at home, though the researchers urged caution before anyone drops BMI.
New WHO guidance could change when girls get the HPV vaccine
Girls as young as 4 could now be offered a vaccine that most families do not think about until middle school.
Scientists discover that ovaries remain active after menopause
Women have long been told these organs simply switch off at menopause, but a new look inside tells a different story.
More than 4,000 dead as Ebola crisis forces new travel restrictions
The virus has slipped past Congo's borders, and officials fear the real spread is wider than any case count can show.
Your yearly flu shot may be quietly lowering your Alzheimer’s risk
You know the shot protects your lungs, but new research hints at a quieter benefit that may show up years later.
New injection reduces belly fat by nearly 12% in just four weeks
Scientists are testing a shot that aims only at your fat cells and leaves everything around them alone.