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Ophthalmologist examining a woman's eye with a slit lamp in an eye clinic. Experimental Vitamin A Therapy Slowed Retinal Atrophy in People With Stargardt Disease - Key Takeaways An experimental oral drug called gildeuretinol acetate slowed the expansion of retinal atrophic lesions in a phase 2…
Woman receiving ongoing cancer treatment sits with a supportive caregiver, illustrating the long-term physical and emotional needs of people living with advanced cancer. People Are Living Longer With Advanced Cancer, but Support Has Not Kept Pace, Canadian Research Suggests - Key Takeaways Some people with advanced cancer are living longer while continuing treatment, creating supportive-care needs that may last for…
The same middle-aged man eating breakfast at 7:30 on Monday and 11:00 on Saturday. Changing Your Mealtimes on Weekends May Affect Heart Health, Especially in Men - Key takeaways Researchers followed 104,806 French adults for a median of 8.1 years to investigate “eating jet lag”—differences between weekday…
Older woman performing a chair-stand test while an exercise physiologist observes her performance. A Common Gene Variant May Change How Older Women Respond to Exercise - Key Takeaways A study of 682 adults aged 65 and older found that greater physical activity was generally associated with…
Pregnant woman sitting at home, representing research on sedentary time and hypertensive disorders during pregnancy. Sitting More Than 10 Hours a Day During Pregnancy Was Linked to Higher Blood Pressure Risk - Pregnant women who spent more than 10 hours a day sedentary had a sharply higher predicted risk of developing hypertensive…
Man and woman surrounded by illustrations of human organs, representing research showing that tissues age at different rates. Your Body Doesn’t Age at One Speed: Some Tissues Change Fastest in Your 30s - Aging is often described as a slow process that gradually affects the entire body. But a new analysis of more…
Woman sleeping in bed, representing research on sleep duration and weight regain after a low-carbohydrate diet. People Who Slept 6 to 8 Hours Were Less Likely to Regain Weight After a Low-Carb Diet - Losing weight is difficult, but keeping it off can be an even greater challenge. New research suggests sleep habits may…
Man sleeping later in the morning, representing research on weekend catch-up sleep and high blood pressure risk. Sleeping In on Weekends Linked to Lower Blood Pressure Risk in New Study - Sleeping longer on weekends may help compensate for sleep lost during the working week, with new research linking moderate weekend…

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