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Diabetes drug metformin may echo the benefits of exercise in prostate cancer care

A new study has found that metformin, a widely prescribed diabetes drug, may mimic one of exercise's core biological effects in men with prostate cancer,...

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Health news • Apr 06

Shingles can hit younger than you think. The vaccine can prevent the painful illness

A reactivation of the virus that causes chickenpox, the illness can be miserable. Here's what to know about early warning signs, long-term symptoms and some...

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Health news • Apr 06

Is it true that … more testosterone means more muscle?

Popular diet tweaks may boost the hormone a little, but the effect on your pecs is likely to be limited.

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Health news • Apr 06

I was diagnosed with prediabetes. Here’s how I changed my diet.

In February, I wrote about my experience managing prediabetes, which I learned I had from an A1C blood test. I received many email responses from people...

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Health news • Apr 06

How octopuses have sex without even seeing each other

Male octopuses can fertilise a mate, even if they cannot see their sexual partner.

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Health news • Apr 06

Cardiologist Warns - This Daily Habit Doubles Heart Attack Risk

A cardiologist warns that prolonged sitting can double the risk of heart attack and stroke. Physical inactivity slows circulation, raises blood sugar levels...

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Health news • Apr 06

New COVID variant has been detected in Florida: CDC

A newly identified COVID-19 variant is being monitored by federal health agencies after spreading to multiple states, including Florida.

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Health news • Apr 06

Top 10 high-fibre foods that aren't vegetables

Fiber plays a key role in the holistic well-being of the human body. It is primarily found in plant-based foods like fruits, vegetables, whole grains,...

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Health news • Apr 05

Nearly Half of Americans Don’t Know This Food Could Raise Your Colon Cancer Risk

Processed meat raises colon cancer risk, yet 40 percent of Americans are unaware. Learn about the dangers, poll results, and how to make informed choices.

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Health news • Apr 05

Study Reveals the Single Cause of Cognitive Decline—and a Cure

Researchers pinpoint a lone protein that speeds up the dysfunction of an aging brain. Eliminating it, they claim, can reverse the damage.

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Health news • Apr 05

Study discovers people don’t age steadily, but in dramatic bursts at two specific ages

Aging happens in bursts, says new Stanford research, with major molecular shifts at ages 44 and 60 in both men and women.

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Health news • Apr 05

Multiple medics missed student’s fatal cancer

Zac Summers-Cameron's death was 'avoidable tragedy', says mother.

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Health news • Apr 05

A natural molecule present in the human body protects against the flu

A research team led by the Fisabio Foundation has demonstrated that dermcidin, an antimicrobial peptide produced constitutively by the human body,...

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Health news • Apr 05

Common drinking habit may quietly triple risk of advanced liver condition

Even occasional binge drinking could triple the risk of advanced liver fibrosis, a new USC study suggests, highlighting the danger of alcohol consumption...

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Health news • Apr 05

How to ‘detox’ your body for free without juice, teas or flushes

This article originally appeared on PolitiFact. It's time for spring cleaning — is it also time for a detox? The idea of starting fresh and clearing toxins...

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Health news • Apr 05

A Special Protein in Your Gut Has The Power to Neutralize Bacteria

Researchers have discovered that a particular protein in the gut is fighting an important battle against the spread of bacteria.

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Health news • Apr 05

Surprising links between autism, Alzheimer’s could change how we treat both

The idea that two conditions at opposite ends of life might be biologically linked is beginning to upend long-standing assumptions in brain science,...

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Health news • Apr 05

Imaging study sheds light on how deep brain stimulation acts on Parkinson's disease

For each patient, parcellation of the cerebral cortex into 152 individual-specific brain regions using rsfMRI (Methods). These 152 brain regions were...

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Health news • Apr 05

We may have less control over how long we live than previously thought

A study resets the longevity discussion, after previous research focused on those born between 1870 and 1900, and shows genetics and environment play...

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