Excess Weight Nearly Doubles a Woman’s Risk of Endometrial Uterine Cancer
Lifelong excess weight almost doubles a woman’s risk of developing womb cancer (cancer of the uterus),[1] according to a Cancer Research UK-funded study published today…
Lifelong excess weight almost doubles a woman’s risk of developing womb cancer (cancer of the uterus),[1] according to a Cancer Research UK-funded study published today…
First-ever study to measure high-density lipoprotein particle numbers in spinal fluid led by Keck School of Medicine of USC. Keck School of Medicine of USC…
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Study might offer new therapies to treat obesity. A study at McMaster University has found that brown adipose tissue (BAT) is less active in boys…
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