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There were nearly 70,000 cases of uterine cancer in 2024, according to the National Cancer Institute.  Uterine cancer involves cancer of what many folks think of as the womb, “or the place where a pregnancy is housed and grows,” said Dr. Ami Vaidya, a gynecological cancer doctor at Hackensack Meridian Health in New Jersey. “The uterus has two components; there’s …

A paper describing the findings of the study was published July 29 in Nature. Zou and John Pak, PhD, a scientist at Chan Zuckerberg Biohub, are the senior authors of the paper. Kyle Swanson, a computer science graduate student at Stanford University, is the lead author. Running a virtual lab The virtual lab begins a research project just like any …

The 15-Minute Walking Habit That Could Extend Your Life  Study Finds Walkers who pick up their pace get a big boost in health benefits  The Washington Post How to Maximize the Health Benefits of Walking  Time Magazine Pick up the pace of your daily walk to boost longevity, experts say  Medical Xpress A fast daily walk could extend your life: Study  EurekAlert! Source link

PORTLAND (WGME) — A Maine resident has tested positive for a tick-borne illness. It’s the first confirmed case identified in a person in Maine this year. The Maine CDC says an adult in Hancock County was hospitalized after becoming infected with Powassan virus. The CDC says they’ve also identified case of West Nile virus, a mosquito-borne disease, in a bird …

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Study Finds One Workout Can Cut Cancer Cell Growth by 30%  SciTechDaily Opinion | The surprisingly simple treatment that could transform cancer care  The Washington Post It’s Time to Make Lifestyle Interventions Standard in Oncology  MedCity News VisualAbstract: 3-Year Structured Exercise after Adjuvant Chemotherapy Improved Survival for Colon Cancer  2 Minute Medicine Colon cancer and exercise: Can physical activity reprogram genes?  Medical Xpress Source link

A mother-of-three who was left paralysed after her routine Botox top-up has revealed that she spent £22,000 to get a diagnosis. Amanda Wolaver, 33, from Goodhope, Georgia, thought she was ‘slowly dying’ when her ‘severe’ headaches left her unable to move and made her housebound for months. The sales director had gone for her routine anti-wrinkle injection in her face to smooth …

Sweetened dairy is a source of added sugar in the diet, so opt for unsweetened when you can. Dairy contains protein, calcium, phosphorus and potassium to support overall health. Use dairy in a variety of recipes from smoothies and desserts, to main dishes and sandwiches. If you’ve ever eaten a spoonful of flavored yogurt, you know just how sweet it …

Westmoreland Conservation District is urging residents to take precautions against tick and mosquito bites as samples of the pests collected in the county have tested positive for Lyme disease, West Nile virus and a less familiar new threat — Jamestown Canyon virus. Chrissy Edwards-McCune, West Nile Virus coordinator for the conservation district, reported Tuesday that West Nile virus has been …

By almost any measure, living through a once-in-a-century pandemic emergency that killed 7 million people — including 1.1 million in the U.S. alone — was a harrowing experience. Now, there’s new evidence suggesting our brains bear the scars of that ordeal. Living through the pandemic aged our brains faster — even among people who never became sick with COVID-19, according …