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Cancer
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 day ago

Quarter of healthy years lost to breast cancer are due to lifestyle factors, research finds

Over 25% of healthy years lost to breast cancer result from lifestyle factors including red meat consumption and smoking, with projections showing global cases rising from 2.3 million to 3.5 million by 2050.
fromwww.scientificamerican.com
3 months ago

How Long Can People Survive with Type 1 Diabetes? It Depends on Where They Live

Scientists aren't totally sure why cases are climbing. It's partly because we've gotten better at detecting type 1 diabetes early on. But that's not the whole story. Researchers have a handful of hypotheseslike maternal and early-childhood diets, exposure to microbes in the environment, viral infections early in life or even gut bacteriathat could be potential factors in triggering this autoimmune condition.
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