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High birth number may harm cardiovascular health in women

November 11, 2019 birth, cardiovascular, harm, health, high, in, may, Number, women

(HealthDay)—Multiparity is associated with poorer cardiovascular health, especially among women with five or more live births, according to a study

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Some skin cancers may start in hair follicles

November 4, 2019 cancers, follicles, hair, in, may, Skin, some, start

Some of the most deadly skin cancers may start in stem cells that lend color to hair, and originate in

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Discovery may help derail Parkinson’s ‘runaway train’

October 31, 2019 'runaway, derail, discovery, help, may, Parkinson's, train

Researchers at the University of Dundee have made a discovery they believe has the potential to put the brakes on

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Avocados may help manage obesity, prevent diabetes

October 30, 2019 Avocados, Diabetes, help, manage, may, obesity, prevent

Your guacamole may hold the key to managing obesity and helping delay or prevent diabetes, according to a new study

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Changes in chromosome caps may be a marker for tumor aggression in neurofibromatosis type 1

October 16, 2019 1, A, Aggression, be, caps, Changes, chromosome, for, in, marker, may, neurofibromatosis, tumor, type

Researchers at the Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center report that their study of tumor samples from people with the rare

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Randomized controlled trial suggests healthier diet may directly reduce depression

October 9, 2019 controlled, Depression, diet, directly, Healthier, may, Randomized, reduce, suggests, trial

Young adults with depression whose diet is usually unhealthy showed significantly fewer symptoms of depression after eating a healthy diet

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Teens taking oral contraceptives may be at increased risk for depressive symptoms

October 2, 2019 at, be, contraceptives, Depressive, for, Increased, may, Oral, risk, symptoms, taking, teens

Ever since birth control pills first became available, researchers have been trying to understand the connection between oral contraceptive use

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Discovery of new source of cancer antigens may expand cancer vaccine capabilities

October 2, 2019 antigens, cancer, capabilities, discovery, expand, may, New, of, Source, vaccine

For more than a decade, scientist Stephen Albert Johnston and his team at Arizona State University’s Biodesign Institute have pooled

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Drug with immunotherapy may provide therapeutic opportunity for patients previously treated for kidney and lung cancer

September 26, 2019 and, cancer, drug, for, Immunotherapy, kidney, lung, may, opportunity, patients, previously, provide, therapeutic, treated, with

Pegilodecakin, a first-in-class drug currently in clinical trials, has shown positive safety results and may offer a potential new treatment

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Health News 

Pregnant women with obesity may not require additional calories for healthy pregnancies

September 23, 2019 Additional, Calories, for, Healthy, may, not, obesity, pregnancies, pregnant, require, with, women

The Institute of Medicine’s guidelines currently advise all pregnant women to increase calorie intake by 340-450 calories/day during their second

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