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  • Nightly brain ‘cleaning service’ that resets mind found in new research: 6 habits to boost it

    Nightly brain ‘cleaning service’ that resets mind found in new research: 6 habits to boost it

    Sleep is often seen as a passive state, but new research shows it is an active, highly organized process in which the brain shifts gears rather than simply turning off. According to recent neuroscience findings, different brain regions remain…

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  • Role of Maternal Body Composition and Associated Factors in the Nutritional Status of Under-Five Children of South India: Findings From the Comprehensive National Nutritional and Health Survey

    Role of Maternal Body Composition and Associated Factors in the Nutritional Status of Under-Five Children of South India: Findings From the Comprehensive National Nutritional and Health Survey

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  • Rotary Club Obuasi partners AGA Health Foundation to mark World Polio Day – Modern Ghana

    1. Rotary Club Obuasi partners AGA Health Foundation to mark World Polio Day  Modern Ghana
    2. Polio: Decline in Aid and Challenges in Vaccine Implementation  TOLOnews
    3. Rotary Club leads Polio Awareness Rally in Agartala on World Polio Day  

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  • Medical Journal Screed Decries All Fetal Personhood Laws

    Medical Journal Screed Decries All Fetal Personhood Laws

    This article is republished from National Review with the permission of the author.

    Fetal personhood is a controversial issue that deserves respectful debate. But the New England Journal of Medicine just published a screed by two…

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  • Success Rate of Hormone Therapy for Breast Cancer: What Patients Need to Know in 2025

    Success Rate of Hormone Therapy for Breast Cancer: What Patients Need to Know in 2025

    The success rate of hormone therapy for breast cancer is among the highest of all treatment options available for hormone receptor–positive (HR+) disease. Hormone therapy—also called endocrine therapy—is one of the most…

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  • Success Rate of Hormone Therapy for Breast Cancer: What Patients Need to Know in 2025

    Success Rate of Hormone Therapy for Breast Cancer: What Patients Need to Know in 2025

    The success rate of hormone therapy for breast cancer is among the highest of all treatment options available for hormone receptor–positive (HR+) disease. Hormone therapy—also called endocrine therapy—is one of the most…

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  • Gene and inflammation factors heighten memory decline after early menopause

    Gene and inflammation factors heighten memory decline after early menopause

    Takeaways

    • Earlier age at menopause was associated with faster memory decline in women without dementia at baseline.
    • The association was strongest among APOE ε4 carriers and was further exacerbated by higher levels of systemic inflammation.
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  • Understanding body composition changes during the menopausal transition, with Brooke Aggarwal, EdD

    Understanding body composition changes during the menopausal transition, with Brooke Aggarwal, EdD

    Takeaways

    • Estrogen decline during the menopausal transition contributes to increased visceral fat, loss of lean muscle, and changes in lipid metabolism.
    • These body composition shifts elevate cardiometabolic risk, underscoring menopause as a key…

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  • Early Natural Menopause Linked to 27% Higher Risk

    Early Natural Menopause Linked to 27% Higher Risk

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    New research identified a 27% increased risk of metabolic syndrome among subjects experiencing early natural menopause. Nazar Rybak/Getty Images
    • A study has found that early menopause is linked with a higher risk of metabolic…

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