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An interdisciplinary research team led by Professor Dr. Bent Brachvogel has examined how mitochondria influence the premature ...

An interdisciplinary study led by the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB) reveals that women living in the region of ...

Alphatec Holdings commercially launched its Prone TransPsoas (PTP) corpectomy system, expanding the type of spine surgeries ...

When a medical examiner needs help identifying a deceased person and determining how that person died, they turn to forensic anthropologists.

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Decreasing insulin resistance can increase your body’s sensitivity to insulin, allowing it to transport glucose from your bloodstream to your cells more efficiently. Coupled with the potential ...

Stress can drain the joy from your day, but does it serve any purpose in your life? Use WebMD's quiz to test your knowledge of the “stress response.” Insomnia. Headaches. Stress affects your ...

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