New tool estimates your immune age, predicts risk of disease
A new tool gauges the degree of chronic inflammation in a person’s body to determine their “immunological age;” this number
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Cases of UK coronavirus variant highest in this state, CDC estimates show
New coronavirus strain is about 70% more transmissible: expert University of Washington Chief Strategy Officer of Population Health Dr. Ali
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Adjusting FRAX estimates to account for site of recent fracture
A prior fracture is a well-documented risk factor for future fracture, with the risk highest in the two years following
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Life expectancy estimates cut down because of slow health improvements
British babies born in 2043 will live for 2.6 years LESS than predicted because ‘improvements in life expectancy are slowing
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Combining genetic and sun exposure data improves skin cancer risk estimates
By combining data on individuals’ lifetime sun exposure and their genetics, researchers can generate improved predictions of their risk of
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Mental health burden for Indigenous Australians exceeds estimates
Mental health disorders are four to seven times more common among Indigenous adults than other Australians, University of Queensland researchers
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