disease
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After identifying these cellular changes in mice, the researchers examined whether similar patterns occur in people with liver disease.
From Science Daily
Other anthropomorphic measures -- including waist circumference, waist-to-height ratio, and waist-to-hip ratio -- can provide additional insight by distinguishing fat mass from muscle and identifying abdominal fat linked to disease risk.
From Science Daily
She still has her sense of humor and her political engagement but no “diseases that will kill her,” as she puts it.
Young children from struggling families in some parts of England will be offered vaccinations at home to protect them from preventable diseases, the health secretary has said.
From BBC
This shift alters immune function and weakens the body's ability to respond to disease.
From Science Daily
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