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Fracture Risk Increases for Most Women Within One Year After Stopping HRT

Researchers have found that in most cases, stopping HRT is then followed by some years of elevated fracture risk compared to women who have never used the treatment.
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Walking 7,000 Daily Steps Offers Similar Health Benefits to 10,000

A major new study led by the University of Sydney suggests that walking 7,000 steps a day offers similar health benefits across several outcomes as walking 10,000.
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Study Finds Differences Between Benign and Cancerous Breast Calcifications

Benign and cancerous calcium phosphate deposits that may look identical on a mammogram have distinct differences in their structures and formation processes, researchers found.
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Heart Health Relies on Key Muscle-Regulating Protein

New research from the University of Missouri School of Medicine reveals more information about this vital function and how it’s related to certain heart diseases and conditions.
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Device Detects Endometriosis Biomarker in 10 Minutes Using Menstrual Blood

Researchers explore the diagnostic potential of menstrual effluent – biological material routinely shed and often disregarded as medical waste. This overlooked resource may harbor key biomarkers that could help detect endometriosis more efficiently.
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Intranasal Insulin Reaches Brain Regions Tied to Memory

A Wake Forest study found that intranasal insulin reaches brain areas tied to memory and cognition in older adults. PET imaging revealed differing insulin uptake patterns in those with mild cognitive impairment, suggesting disease-related effects.
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Breath Test Could Help Detect Blood Cancers

Molecules exhaled in the breath may help detect blood cancer, according to new research from Queen Mary University of London.
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Misfolded Proteins in Mitochondria Could Drive Type 2 Diabetes

Researchers at the University of Michigan found that mitochondria also accumulate misfolded proteins, which kills β-cells. Reversing this process could help treat type 2 diabetes.
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Scientists Can Now Predict Obesity Risk in Early Childhood

A large-scale genetic analysis involving over five million people has revealed new insights into obesity risk and enabled reliable predictions from early childhood through adulthood.
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GLP-1 Drugs Fail To Provide a Key Improvement in Lung and Heart Function

Popular GLP-1 drugs help many people drop tremendous amounts of weight, but the drugs fail to provide a key improvement in heart and lung function, experts warn in a new paper.
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