Launching no earlier than March 6 at 11:50 PM EST, the Johns Hopkins University will send heart muscle tissues, contained in a specially-designed tissue chip the size of a small cellphone, up to the microgravity environment of the International Space Station (ISS) for one month of observation.
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New research has shown that older workers with obesity are at a higher risk of prolonged sickness absence or losing their jobs for health reasons than those of normal weight, with women affected significantly more than men.
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A new study links being overweight in middle age and later adulthood to a greater risk of advanced prostate cancer.
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Dr. Jennifer Logue of Lancaster Medical School has been awarded half a million pounds by the National Institute for Health Research to examine the effectiveness of NHS and local government interventions to treat obesity.
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Many health problems in the developed world stem from the disruption of a delicate metabolic balance between glucose production and energy utilization in the liver.
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The United States’ two biggest cities reported 10 more coronavirus cases Wednesday, as lawmakers in Congress reached a deal to provide more than $8 billion to fight the outbreak.
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Egypt’s government said Wednesday it will ban Qatari nationals from entry over fears of coronavirus after the oil-rich Gulf state took similar measures against people coming from Egypt.
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The damaging impact of poverty on children and their families and the growing problem of exploitation are revealed in a new report by researchers at the University of East Anglia and University of Warwick.
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A novel class of antimalarial compounds that can effectively kill malaria parasites has been developed by Australian and US researchers.
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Women who proactively have their ovaries removed to minimize their cancer risk may face a greater risk–premature death because of heart disease.
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