Graphical abstract. Credit: Nature Aging (2024). DOI: 10.1038/s43587-024-00753-6 Thirteen proteins linked to brain aging in humans are identified in a Nature Aging paper. Changes in the concentrations of these blood proteins may peak at 57, 70, and 78 years old in humans, and suggest that these ages may be important for potential interventions in the

MedPage Today) — SAN DIEGO — Increased dietary fiber had a significant association with improved outcomes in blood cancers, according to studies reported here. Patients undergoing allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplant (allo-HCT) had significantly…

Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Researchers at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSK) have reported results from the first-ever clinical trial demonstrating that a high-fiber, plant-based dietary intervention may delay progression to multiple myeloma, a rare and incurable blood cancer affecting the bone marrow. The study enrolled 20 participants with a precancerous blood disorder and an

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A recent major review of data published by The Lancet and led by Emory sports cardiologist Jonathan Kim, MD, shows that Black athletes are approximately five times more likely to experience sudden cardiac arrest (SCA) and sudden cardiac death (SCD) compared to white athletes, despite some evidence of a decline in rates of SCD overall…