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Middle-aged adults with high blood pressure, Type 2 diabetes, heart disease or stroke could be at high risk for cancer and early death when sleeping less than six hours per day, according to new research published in the Journal of the American Heart Association, the open access journal of the American Heart Association. Our study […] Read more
They’ve been called the “special forces” of the immune system: invariant natural killer T cells. Although there are relatively few of them in the body, they are more powerful than many other immune cells. In experiments with mice, UCLA researchers have shown they can harness the power of iNKT cells to attack tumor cells and […] Read more
Medical bills are a major frustration for many Americans who wonder what explains the prices and why they end up paying so much. On Monday, CBS News will air the first of a three-part series called “Medical Price Roulette,” which investigates the lack of transparency in health care pricing. The series is produced in partnership […] Read more
Young people who spend more than 3 hours a day on social media are susceptible to depression, anxiety and other illnesses and are more likely to internalize bad feelings about themselves, according to the study produced by Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health. “Time spent on social media may increase the risk of […] Read more
