Heart sex differences in myocarditis fuel research shift
Di Florio recalls a turning point in his Mayo Clinic training when he and Fairweather highlighted how vitamin D and sex influence heart disease. Fairweather studies myocarditis, a viral‑triggered inflammation more deadly in young men, and works to tailor diagnostics and therapies by sex. Her translational approach, using sex‑specific data, reshapes how scientists interpret gene activity in infected hearts and the role of mitochondria in disease.
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Amian di Florio
DeLisa Fairweather
di Florio
Mayo Clinic Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences
Fairweather
Department of Cardiovascular Diseases
Zyn nicotine pouches rise as teen friendly tobacco alternative
The article notes Zyn and similar nicotine pouches rapidly spreading in New York and beyond. It discusses synthetic nicotine, potential health risks, rising appeal to youth despite age limits, and concerns over industry funded research. It also questions whether pouches aid cessation and warns of unknown long term effects.
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Zyn
U.S
Brittney Keller-Hamilton
Ohio State University College of Medicine
Tory Spindle
Johns Hopkins School of Medicine
Spindle
Phillip Morris International Inc
Food and Drug Administration
Wall forward leg raises with expert tips
Rae Lynn Esser- Moore, fitness specialist at University Hospitals Avon Health Center, guides wall forward leg raises. Stand with back and head against a wall, lift straight leg to hip height, lower slowly, 15 reps per leg, three sets. Beginners may halve range or use a chair for support, building core stability and balance over six weeks. For more details, contact Renee Barrett at 440 988 6822.
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University Hospitals Avon Health Center
Rae Lynn Esser- Moore
Esser- Moore
HPV vaccine benefits men and boys highlighted
A Bloomberg News report summarizes new findings that HPV vaccination lowers men's risk of any HPV related cancer by 54 percent and head and neck cancer by 56 percent. It notes low uptake among boys, cites physician recommendation as key, and urges earlier conversations and wider provider efforts to raise teens vaccination to 80 percent by 2030.
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Australia
Scotland
U.S
Heather Brandt
St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital
Mississippi
American Cancer Society
Amy Ellis
ACS
Nosayaka Osazuwa-Peters
Duke University School of Medicine
Washington State
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