Boomers Face More Pain Health Issues in Retirement Study
A federally funded Health and Retirement Study finds people born 1948 to 1953 report more pain, depression, and chronic conditions than earlier cohorts, despite less smoking and more treatment options. Experts caution self reports and note health patterns may vary with later boomers.
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Kidney disease fuels heart danger and vice versa link found
Washington AP reports two large studies show kidney disease speeds heart disease even as heart disease worsens kidneys. Over 50,000 patients analyzed, tests under 25 dollars could flag CKD earlier. chronic kidney disease affects 19 million Americans, with 400,000 on dialysis or awaiting transplant. researchers urge routine kidney checks in heart patients.
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Reconstructing Neanderthal Genome Now Feasible
A Paabo led team from Max Planck Institute reports that degraded Neanderthal DNA may yield a complete genome, with potential reconstructions of mammoth and cave bear genomes. Findings, published in PNAS, address long standing questions about Neanderthal relation to modern humans and possible interbreeding.
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Svante Paabo
Max Planck Institute For Evolutionary Anthropology
Leipzig
Germany
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National Academy of Sciences
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