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HPV vaccine credited for declining cervical precancer rates

The Hill

Rates of precancerous lesions in women between the ages of 20 and 24 dropped by roughly 80 percent from 2008 to 2022, according to new data published by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report. The first ever HPV vaccine Gardasil was put on the market in 2006. Kennedy Jr.

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Raspberry Pi Health Care

The Health Care Blog

If you are of a certain age or have studied the history of computers, you’ll know that in the 1970s and early 1980s, (home) computers came in a kit. Between 2006 and 2011, Eben Upton and his collaborators sought to change this. The target age range is 9 to 13. Kids love their screens, at ever younger ages.

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People taking adult education classes run lower risk of dementia

Frontiers

By Mischa Dijkstra, Frontiers science writer Researchers analyzed health information on middle-aged and senior participants in the UK Biobank. These had been enrolled between 2006 and 2010, when between 40 and 69 years old. Adult education also appeared to help preserve nonverbal reasoning performance and fluid intelligence.

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Five Nobel Prize winners publish scientific article collection for children

Frontiers

Written for young people aged eight to 15, the collection has been published in the journal Frontiers for Young Minds. By sparking an interest in science from a young age, the Nobel Collection aims to improve young people’s scientific worldview. Kornberg , awarded The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2006. ABOUT FRONTIERS.

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Why is Covid-19 more severe in some patients? Using AI, we found a likely answer

Frontiers

Now, one of those leading the breakthrough research, Dr Emmanuelle Logette, reveals as part of the Frontier Scientists series how even at a very young age she knew she wanted to be a researcher in the fascinating world of genetics. For many years, fat was the enemy of health, before realizing that the actual ‘devil’ is probably sugar.

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Study Reveals Growing Industrial Practice of Altering Milk's Natural Fat Composition

Mercola

Among their many functions is a remarkable process called biohydrogenation, 1 in which these microbial "workers" convert normal levels of unsaturated fats from the cows diet into stable, health-promoting saturated fats. Research repeatedly shows that dairy fats benefit our health. With an astonishing 1.2

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Atopic Dermatitis Linked to Higher Risk of Hyperparathyroidism

Mercola

Another important health concern, known as hyperparathyroidism, involves your parathyroid glands producing too much parathyroid hormone (PTH). 1 If you have eczema, its worth learning about this connection, because understanding it helps you make wiser decisions for better long-term health. Age also raises your risk.