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How the death of his wife drives data scientist to improve the system

...Professor in Genetics and chair of the Department of Genetics. That year, Snyder was able to self-diagnose Lyme disease before he had any symptoms by using a wearable device that...

...Professor in Genetics and chair of the Department of Genetics. That year, Snyder was able to self-diagnose Lyme disease before he had any symptoms by using a wearable device that...

New cardiovascular risk calculator includes social determinants of health, excludes race

...to assess risk based on place, not race," Palaniappan said. Their new calculations also factor in measurements of kidney and metabolic diseases. Conditions like obesity, chronic kidney disease and diabetes...

...to assess risk based on place, not race," Palaniappan said. Their new calculations also factor in measurements of kidney and metabolic diseases. Conditions like obesity, chronic kidney disease and diabetes...

Why precision medicine’s targeted interventions may help prevent dangerously early births

...aggregate, you would say "that treatment didn't make any difference" because on average, it didn't affect the population. But we hypothesized that maybe there was something different about the individuals...

...aggregate, you would say "that treatment didn't make any difference" because on average, it didn't affect the population. But we hypothesized that maybe there was something different about the individuals...

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Health After Cancer podcast tackles survivorship, advocacy

...person receives a cancer diagnosis and begins intensive treatment, they will often have a community of other people with the same diagnosis and treatment," Steele said. "But when they transition...

...person receives a cancer diagnosis and begins intensive treatment, they will often have a community of other people with the same diagnosis and treatment," Steele said. "But when they transition...

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How California is taking on inequity for Black patients during pregnancy, childbirth

...we are leading with hospitals and clinics in the communities. We're really elevating diverse patient voices.  We also have a project funded by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention...

...we are leading with hospitals and clinics in the communities. We're really elevating diverse patient voices.  We also have a project funded by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention...

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Why we should be fighting heart disease more like we fight cancer

Every year, heart disease is responsible for 19 million deaths worldwide. That's nearly twice the number of cancer deaths, yet people's perceptions of heart disease and cancer are remarkably different....

Every year, heart disease is responsible for 19 million deaths worldwide. That's nearly twice the number of cancer deaths, yet people's perceptions of heart disease and cancer are remarkably different....

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How music gives aspiring physician-scientist a proper life rhythm

...Scientist Training MD-PhD program, focusing on new approaches to targeting acute myeloid leukemia, a devastating disease that affects both children and adults. Losing his mother to cancer in 2022 only...

...Scientist Training MD-PhD program, focusing on new approaches to targeting acute myeloid leukemia, a devastating disease that affects both children and adults. Losing his mother to cancer in 2022 only...

Sick of being sick? As respiratory viruses roar back, experts offer guidance 

...aren't expressly tailored outpatient treatments; inpatient treatments are used selectively for high-risk populations, Liu said. Severe COVID-19, flu and RSV symptoms, such as a fever lasting more than three days,...

...aren't expressly tailored outpatient treatments; inpatient treatments are used selectively for high-risk populations, Liu said. Severe COVID-19, flu and RSV symptoms, such as a fever lasting more than three days,...

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More kids are being hospitalized for eating disorders — researchers learned why

...the best predictor of successful eating disorder treatment, parents also need to recognize that eating disorders may look different from what they expect, Vo said. The study helps confirm what...

...the best predictor of successful eating disorder treatment, parents also need to recognize that eating disorders may look different from what they expect, Vo said. The study helps confirm what...

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Researchers seek healthy checks and balances for how products are designed

...conveniences like delivery services). It has encouraged an increase in behaviors that lead to chronic conditions such as heart disease and diabetes. "When measuring health broadly, we focus on behaviors...

...conveniences like delivery services). It has encouraged an increase in behaviors that lead to chronic conditions such as heart disease and diabetes. "When measuring health broadly, we focus on behaviors...

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Going beyond B cells in the search for a more multi-targeted vaccine

...taken up by antigen-presenting cells, which show BCG antigens to helper T cells. BCG-specific helper T cells get activated, enter circulation and home in on tissues displaying BCG antigens, which...

...taken up by antigen-presenting cells, which show BCG antigens to helper T cells. BCG-specific helper T cells get activated, enter circulation and home in on tissues displaying BCG antigens, which...

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Searching for vaccine variability in the land of the flu

...four hemagglutinin types gobbles up the entire matrix and displays bits of all four on its surface. Other immune cells called helper T cells assist in activating B cells, but...

...four hemagglutinin types gobbles up the entire matrix and displays bits of all four on its surface. Other immune cells called helper T cells assist in activating B cells, but...

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The hunt for a vaccine that fends off not just a single viral strain, but a multitude

...pump up and punch out that pest's lights -- preferably before it can invade any cells. 'B' is for bodyguard When antibody-producing immune cells called B cells sense a microbial...

...pump up and punch out that pest's lights -- preferably before it can invade any cells. 'B' is for bodyguard When antibody-producing immune cells called B cells sense a microbial...

2023 recap: Stories and videos that most connected with our readers

...third bout of the disease, even while expressing hope that cells being studied from her son's tumor will eventually help vanquish the disease. Gambhir died shortly after her story published...

...third bout of the disease, even while expressing hope that cells being studied from her son's tumor will eventually help vanquish the disease. Gambhir died shortly after her story published...

The endometriosis enigma: What to know about this disruptive disease

...a mild electrical current to tense and release muscles, alleviating pain. If symptoms don't get better with medical treatments, what else is available? Endometriosis is a chronic disease. Some of...

...a mild electrical current to tense and release muscles, alleviating pain. If symptoms don't get better with medical treatments, what else is available? Endometriosis is a chronic disease. Some of...

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How digital tools are heading off alcohol-related health problems

...Referral to Treatment (SBIRT) that employs motivational interviewing techniques to try to persuade individuals to reduce their drinking. But we rarely have the time or setting to effectively address the...

...Referral to Treatment (SBIRT) that employs motivational interviewing techniques to try to persuade individuals to reduce their drinking. But we rarely have the time or setting to effectively address the...

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