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New imaging modality targets cholesterol in arterial plaque

June 13, 2019 Cholesterol, Diseases and Conditions, Heart Disease, Medical Devices, Medical Imaging, Medical Topics, Triglycerides, vegetarian

In an article published in the peer-reviewed SPIE publication Journal of Biomedical Optics (JBO), “Frequency-domain differential photoacoustic radar: theory and

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Denying Women Abortions Can Hurt Their Health For Years

June 13, 2019 Pregnancy Abortion Women's Health University of California, San Francisco

Anti-abortion legislators around the country have been passing restrictions in the name of women’s health for years. But a major

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Hospitals in desperate need of O negative blood as they urge

June 13, 2019 'Desperate, As, Blood, Hospitals, in, Need, negative, O, of, They, urge

NHS in desperate need of O negative blood as health chiefs urge people with the universal type to check if

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Women caught in a pickle by their own immune systems: ASU scientists develop new hypothesis explaining sex differences in human diseases

June 13, 2019 Diseases and Conditions, Human Biology, Immune System, Lupus, Lymphoma, Menopause, Pregnancy and Childbirth, Women's Health

Women get autoimmune diseases, such as multiple sclerosis, lupus and rheumatoid arthritis eight times more than men do. On the

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Body composition shown to affect energy spent standing versus sitting

June 12, 2019 affect, body, composition, energy, shown, sitting, Spent, Standing, to, versus

A person’s body composition could influence the difference between the amount of energy they spend while sitting versus standing, according

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Potential new therapeutic target for Alzheimer’s disease

June 12, 2019 Alzheimer's, Alzheimer's Research, Caregiving, chronic illness, Dementia, Diseases and Conditions, Disorders and Syndromes, Healthy Aging

Apolipoproten E (apoeE) is a major genetic risk factor for the development of Alzheimer’s disease, yet the protein tends to

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Does pornography use affect heterosexual women’s intimate experiences with a partner?

June 12, 2019 A, affect, does, experiences, heterosexual, intimate, partner, pornography, Use, with, Women's

A new study has shown that the relationship between pornography and intimate partner experiences among heterosexual women is indirect and

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Global collaboration will move health tech forward, says Finland's health secretary

June 12, 2019 Government & Policy

Responding to future healthcare challenges will depend on a “closer network of public-private partnerships and international co-operation”, Päivi Sillanaukee, permanent secretary

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New Screening: MRI Scans to discover prostate cancer earlier and more accurately

June 11, 2019 prostate, Prostate Cancer, Prostate Carcinoma, Prostate Enlargement, tumor

MRI instead of PSA A new method for the diagnosis of prostate cancer is tested. The promising Test could be

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People are deliberately getting sunburn to give themselves temporary tattoos

June 11, 2019 Are, deliberately, Getting, give, people, Sunburn, tattoos, temporary, themselves, to

Today in ‘people doing silly things’ news, it appears that the sunburn tattoo trend is making a comeback. For those

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