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A new study says playing 18 holes (sans golf cart) is just as good, and maybe better, as brisk walking or Nordic walking for cardiovascular health in older adults.

A polypill that targets vascular risk factors can help slow functional but not cognitive decline compared with placebo in older relatively healthy adults, new research suggests.

​A large study looking at the effects of fertility treatment has found no robust difference in blood pressure, heart rate, lipids, and glucose measurements between children conceived naturally and those conceived using assisted reproductive technologies (ART).

Local government units need to have a communication plan in place and to enhance their communication capacities by upgrading equipment and allocating funds for training to improve their ability to respond to pandemics and other emergencies, state think tank Philippine Institute for Development Studies said.

In our body, we have both an innate immune system and an immune system that is developed throughout life. Part of the innate immune system consists of so-called NK cells.

Heart failure and liver stiffness often coexist due to cardio-hepatic interactions.

The study suggests that "PCSK9 inhibition is causally associated with reduced risk of psoriasis" and has implications for prevention and possibly treatment of psoriasis, the investigators say.

Most cancer diagnostic techniques rely on uncomfortable and invasive procedures, such as biopsies, endoscopies or mammograms.

Continuous use of glucose-, blood pressure-, and cholesterol-lowering medications by adults with mainly type 2 diabetes declined in 2005-2019. This may explain worsening diabetes complications.

Researchers developed a multi-omics-based microsampling workflow for profiling proteins, metabolites, lipids, and specific cytokines and hormones, i.e., multiple analytes, in a single blood sample of 10 μl (microsample).