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These 8 health screenings should be on your calendar for 2024, according to doctors

This post was originally published on this siteBeyond the common resolutions involving diet and exercise, the New Year is a great time to take stock of recommended health screenings and get them on the calendar, experts say. Each person’s screening decisions will depend on individual factors such as gender, medical conditions, family history and other […]

Bottled water found to contain tens of thousands of ‘tiny plastic particles’ in new study

This post was originally published on this sitePeople who drink bottled water may be getting more than just hydration, some researchers claim. A new study published in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences found that each bottle of water can contain hundreds of thousands of nanoplastics, which are tiny particles of plastic […]

Blood test may predict the organs in the body that are aging faster than normal, says Stanford study

This post was originally published on this siteA simple blood test could detect which organs are aging at an accelerated pace for people who otherwise appear healthy, according to a recent study published on Dec. 7 in the journal Nature. Researchers from Stanford University Medicine found that roughly one in every five “reasonably healthy” adults […]

Breast cancer breakthrough: AI predicts a third of cases prior to diagnosis in mammography study

This post was originally published on this siteArtificial intelligence could have the capability to pinpoint cancer diagnoses a lot sooner. A new study published in the journal Radiology last week noted that AI helped predict one-third of breast cancer cases up to two years prior to diagnosis. The research surveyed imaging data and screening information […]

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