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Psychology

The length of your fingers may hold a vital clue to your drinking habits

Pranjal Malewar

How long ring fingers can point to a love of alcohol?

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Health

The impact of menopause hormone therapy on cognition

PLOS

Women in early postmenopause taking short-term MHT had no cognitive effects a decade later.

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Health

Females sleep less and awaken more frequently than males

Pranjal Malewar

What may underlie sleep differences in men and women?

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Health

Estrogens secretly impact cancer by weakening a crucial immune cell

Dr. Prajakta Banik

A study from Duke Cancer Institute found that estrogens not only help breast cancer with receptors grow but also fuel cancers without receptors, including...

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Health

Is hormone therapy safe for the heart?

Dr. Prajakta Banik

Using WHI data, this new study suggests that long-term use of specific hormone therapies may help heart health.

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Health

Scientists create mouse model with human immune system

Dr. Prajakta Banik

Humanized mouse exhibits advanced antibody responses.

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Health

The facts behind intermittent fasting myths

Dr. Prajakta Banik

UIC debunks intermittent fasting myths.

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Health

Ovary removal before menopause reduces brain white matter

Dr. Prajakta Banik

Impact of premenopausal bilateral oophorectomy on brain white matter integrity in later life.

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Health

Dementia risk rises with menopausal hormone therapy

Dr. Prajakta Banik

A nationwide study explores the link between menopausal hormone therapy and dementia.

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