Health and Fitness

Space-filling model of the Cholesterol molecule. Credit: RedAndr/Wikipedia Increased levels of lipoprotein(a), a variant of “bad cholesterol” in the bloodstream, are a risk factor for recurrent coronary heart disease (CHD) in people aged 60 or over, according to the results of a new study which tracked the issue over the course of 16 years. The …

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Myeloid immune cells alongside red blood cells in an electron micrograph of human blood. Credit: National Cancer Institute According to a new study, older female mice had more immune cells entering areas of the body where they should not have, demonstrating that sex differences contribute to age-related inflammation, which should be considered in future research. In …

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Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Weight and body mass index (BMI) policies introduced by NHS commissioning groups in England are inappropriate and worsening health inequalities, according to a new study published in BMC Medicine today that analyzed nearly 490,000 hip surgeries. With one in ten people likely to need a joint replacement in their lifetime, many …

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Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain The informed consent process in biomedical research is biased towards people who can meet with clinical study staff during the working day. For those who have the availability to have a consent conversation, the time burden can be off-putting. Professor Eric Vilain, from the Department of Pediatrics, University of California, Irvine, …

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Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain The VLA1553 vaccine candidate for chikungunya disease was generally well tolerated and produced an immune response in 99% (263/266) of participants, according to a phase 3 randomized controlled trial published in The Lancet. Because the study, VLA1553-301, was not conducted in regions where chikungunya is endemic, researchers were unable to investigate …

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With a career spanning more than two decades and 13 studio albums under his belt, it’s safe to say that Lil Wayne has built the kind of body of work that he can look back on proudly—if he could only remember any of it. In a recent interview with Rolling Stone, the prolific rapper revealed …

Lil Wayne Says His Memory Is So Bad He Doesn’t Remember His Own Albums Read More »

This content is imported from youTube. You may be able to find the same content in another format, or you may be able to find more information, at their web site. Alex Goulding holds several Guinness World Records in the pushup category, but the way he sees it, there’s always room for improvement. “Fitness is …

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The first season of drama series Based on a True Season dropped on Peacock this week, following realtor Ava and former tennis pro Nathan, a bored married couple whose shared obsession with true crime media leads them to try and solve the ongoing case of a serial killer who is operating dangerously close to home. …

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We are officially into summer blockbuster season, where theater marquees are dominated by action-packed franchise fare. This year is no different, and the latest tentpole sequel is Transformers: Rise of the Beasts, the seventh movie in the live-action series inspired by the Hasbro toy line. Rise of the Beasts introduces Anthony Ramos as tech expert …

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Never Have I Ever, the raucous high school comedy series about Indian-American teenager Devi and her chaotic coming of age, has been praised by critics and viewers alike for its nuanced and humorous portrayal of life in a Hindu household, and for depicting a realistically diverse—and at times excruciating—high school experience. The fourth season of …

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