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RFK Jr. is officially waging a war against pediatricians. This week, he went after the American Academy of Pediatrics for rebuffing the federal government and continuing to endorse covid-19 vaccines for children. In an X post Tuesday afternoon, the health secretary and longtime anti-vaxxer accused the AAP of bowing to corporate pressure in making the recommendations. He also claimed that …

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The ‘mutant species’ trend across America continues with ‘black-bubbled’ deer. Even though we’ve all only just recovered from Colorado’s poor ‘Frankenstein rabbits’ and ‘zombie’ squirrels, now it’s time to introduce some other growth-ravaged mammals over in Pennsylvania and Wisconsin. Pictures spreading – for lack of a better word – through social media showcase several warty deer going about their business. …

Experts Say Most People Aren’t Getting Enough of This Vital Vitamin  AOL.comView Full Coverage on Google News Source link

If you’re in good health and plan to get a Covid shot this fall, you might end up with an unwelcome surprise: a bill. The Food and Drug Administration is expected to approve the next round of Covid shots soon, but only for a smaller, high-risk group — adults 65 and older and people with underlying health conditions. The Centers …

Cholesterol Isn’t Just About Heart Health—It May Be the Missing Link In Alzheimer’s, Says New Study  AOL.com Source link

A new study suggests white-fleshed produce may reduce GI cancer risk by 36%. Red and purple vegetables may lower risk by up to 32%. Gastrointestinal cancers are on the rise globally and in the U.S. Gastrointestinal cancers include any cancer of the GI tract—stomach, liver, esophageal, pancreatic and colorectal. They represent more than 25% of all cancers, with 5 million …

I recently asked myself if I’ll still have a healthy brain as I get older. I hold a professorship at a neurology department. Nevertheless, it is difficult for me to judge if a particular brain, including my own, suffers from early neurodegeneration. My new study, however, shows that part of your brain increases in size with age rather than degenerating. …

Multimodal profiling of human SAT cell types To investigate the cell-type-level epigenomic landscape of human SAT, we profiled DNA methylation, chromatin conformation and gene expression on nuclei isolated from SAT biopsies from Finnish females (Fig. 1 and Supplementary Note 1.1). We used snm3C-seq to simultaneously profile single-cell-level DNA methylation and chromatin conformation of nuclei isolated from five SAT biopsies (see …

Imagine “little pets living inside your intestinal tract.” That’s how Cleveland Clinic microbiome expert Gail Cresci describes the trillions of microbes in your gut. Those microbes not only impact your gut health and break down food but also affect your overall well-being, as they support your immunity, regulate inflammation in the body, and even produce vital compounds like vitamins and hormones. Knowing how …