Key Factors That Raise Your Odds for Early-Onset Colon Cancer
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Taking more steps daily may lead to a longer life
Research Highlights:
- Taking more steps per day, either all at once or in shorter spurts, may help you live longer.
- The benefits of more daily steps occurred with both uninterrupted bouts of steps (10 minutes or longer) and short spurts such as climbing stairs.
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Immunotherapy Drug Can Beat Back Early-Stage Lung Cancer
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Black adults in U.S. who consume ultra-processed foods at greater risk for hypertension
Research Highlights:
- A study of almost 6,000 adults ages 45 and older found that Black adults who ranked within the top 25% of all participants for consumption of ultra-processed food were 55% more likely to have high blood pressure compared to white adults […]
Synribo for CML: Side Effects & Dosage
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Adult obesity, inactivity associated with violent crime in Black and Hispanic communities
Research Highlights:
- High violent crime rates in Chicago were associated with high levels of physical inactivity and obesity in adults in Black and Hispanic communities, yet this was not the case in white communities.
- As the violent crime rate increased, the prevalence of physical […]
A Potential Lifesaver for Most
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Gender-affirming hormone therapy may not increase CVD risk for transgender adolescents
Research Highlights:
- Before receiving gender-affirming hormone therapy, transgender adolescents are more likely to have at least one atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD) risk factor compared to cisgender (same gender as at birth) adolescents.
- After one year of gender-affirming hormone therapy, fewer adolescent transgender females had […]
Faulty Gene Could Raise Vulnerability to Asbestos-Linked Cancer
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Moderate-to-high TV viewing in midlife linked to later cognitive and brain health decline
Research Highlights:
- Television viewing is a type of sedentary behavior that is cognitively passive or does not require much thought.
- Moderate-to-high amounts of television viewing during midlife are associated with greater declines in cognitive function and lower gray matter volumes in the brain.
- Higher amounts […]