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Learning and Staying in Shape Key to Longer Lifespan, Study Finds
People who are overweight cut their life expectancy by two months for every extra pound of weight they carry, research suggests. A major study of the genes that underpin longevity… Read more
Científicos Revelan la Relación Entre el Azúcar y el Cáncer
Un proyecto conjunto de nueve años, conducido por VIB,KU Leuven y VIB, ha llevado a un progreso en la investigación del cáncer. Los científicos han clarificado como el efecto Warburg,… Read more
Más Adolescentes Pierden el Sueño
Investigadores encontraron que aproximadamaente el 40 por ciento de adolescentes en el 2015 durmieron menos de siete horas por noche, lo que es 58 por ciento más que en 1991… Read more
Ayunos Intermitentes Ayudan a Combatir la Obesidad, Dice un Estudio
Hasta dieciseis semanas de ayunos intermitentes, sin de otra manera tener que contar las calorías, ayudan a combatir la obesidad y otros desórdenes metabólicos. Tales ayunos muestran ya beneficios después… Read more
Aprender y Mantenerse en Forma es Clave para una Vida Mejor y Más Larga
La gente que tiene sobrepeso corta su expectativa de vida en dos meses por cada libra extra de peso que lleva, sugiere una investigación. Un importante estudio de los genes… Read more
FDA Approves New Targeted Therapy for Advances Breast Cancer
On September 28, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved Verzenio (abemaciclib), a kinase inhibitor that disrupts cancer growth, for people with certain types of advanced or metastatic breast cancer… Read more
Activist and Community Leader Juan M. Calderón to Serve as a Member of the Chicago Board of Health
By: Ashmar Mandou Community activist Juan M. Calderón was appointed by Mayor Rahm Emanuel to serve as a member of the Chicago Board of Health. City Council approved the Mayor’s… Read more
Drinking More Water Reduces Urinary Tract Infection Risk in Women
While urinary tract infections (UTIs) affect women at least once in their lifetime, one in four have repeat infections. Now, new findings presented at IDWeek 2017 suggest that drinking more… Read more
Study Ranks Rush No. 4 Among Leading U.S. Academic Medical Centers
Rush University Medical Center ranked fourth among 107 leading academic medical centers in the United States, up from fifth last year, in a national study conducted by the health care… Read more
Northwestern Memorial HealthCare named to Working Mother “100 Best Companies” for the 18th Consecutive Year
Northwestern Memorial HealthCare (NMHC) has been recognized by Working Mother magazine as one of the 2017 “Working Mother 100 Best Companies” for its outstanding leadership of women’s advancement in creating… Read more
