• Experts Concerned as NIH Axes Critical Vaccine Study Funds
• Brain Implant Lets Woman Talk After 18 Years of Silence Due to Stroke
• Major Job Cuts at NIOSH Pose Risks to Worker Safety, Critics Warn
• Microplastics Linked To High Blood Pressure, Diabetes, Stroke
• Pregnant Women, New Moms Dying More Often From Heart Conditions
• Navigators Help Patients Get Colonoscopy For Suspected Cancer
• GLP-1 Drug Use For Weight Loss Has Soared, Costing Billions
• Fasting Outperforms Calorie Cutting, Clinical Trial Says
• Cardiac Arrest Deaths During Marathons Down By Half
• Local Outbreaks Can Motivate the Vaccine-Hesitant, Poll Finds

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  Gene Tweak Boosts Lifespan by 20 Percent in Mice

  But NIH study also found more bone loss, greater infection risk in engineered rodents

  • Posted August 29, 2013
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  Health Highlights: Aug. 29, 2013

  Gay Couples Under Medicare Should Have Equal Access to Same Nursing Home, HHS Says Men Just as Likely to Suffer Depression as Women: Study

  • Posted August 29, 2013
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  Prescription Sleep Aids a Common Choice for American Insomnia

  More than 8.5 million adults reported using them, CDC researchers found

  • Posted August 29, 2013
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  New Clues to Causes of Autism Found

  A certain group of enzymes may affect many genes linked to the developmental disorder, scientists say

  • Posted August 29, 2013
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  Middle-Aged Health Behavior a Matter of Degrees

  When medical conditions arose, study found college-educated people were more apt to change their lifestyles

  • Posted August 29, 2013
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  Kids’ Attitudes Toward Disabled People Improve With Contact

  More empathy, less anxiety pave way for better relationships, study finds

  • Posted August 29, 2013
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  Anti-Fungal Drug Not Tied to Most Birth Defects: Study

  But experts may still avoid prescribing fluconazole for pregnant women since it's still linked to a rare heart defect

  • Posted August 28, 2013
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  Humans Hardwired to Feel Others’ Pain, Study Finds

  This ability is likely an evolutionary adaptation, researcher says

  • Posted August 28, 2013
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  Women Who Care for Grandchildren May Be at Risk for Depression

  Six-year study of Ohio grandmothers found effect persisted over time

  • Posted August 28, 2013
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  Anti-Fungal Drug Not Tied to Most Birth Defects: Study

  But experts may still avoid prescribing fluconazole for pregnant women since it's still linked to a rare heart defect

  • Posted August 28, 2013
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