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'Skeletal age' study finds bone fracture is associated with loss of 1 to 7 years of life

Medical Xpress

Researchers from The University of Technology Sydney (UTS) have measured the extent to which a bone fracture can lead to early death and created a publicly available tool that doctors and patients can use to calculate risk.

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Older Adults Turning to Pot for Common Health Problems

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Cannabis is being used to ease problems such as pain, sleep disturbances and psychiatric conditions like anxiety and depression, researchers say. He’s an assistant professor in the Division of Geriatrics and Gerontology in the Department of Medicine at the University of California, San Diego (UCSD). TUESDAY, Oct.

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Scientists aim to treat, prevent disease by understanding benefits of exercise

Scienmag

Credit: Dan Addison | UVA Communications A top exercise researcher and colleagues at the University of Virginia School of Medicine have launched an ambitious effort to understand the whole-body benefits of exercise so that doctors can use that information to prevent and treat disease.

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‘Selfies’ could be used to detect heart disease

Scienmag

New research uses artificial intelligence to analyse facial photos Credit: European Heart Journal Sending a “selfie” to the doctor could be a cheap and simple way of detecting heart disease, according to the authors of a new study published today (Friday) in the European Heart Journal [1].

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