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Vitamin D Supplementation Could Cut Type 2 Diabetes Prevention Costs by Nearly Half, Modelling Study Suggests
A microsimulation modelling study published in The Lancet Regional Health—Americas finds that vitamin D supplementation prevents type 2 diabetes in…
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Northwestern researchers identify cause of neuron overfiring in ALS and design potential treatment
Researchers at Northwestern Medicine's Les Turner ALS Center have identified the molecular mechanism driving neuronal hyperexcitability in ALS and designed…
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How Muscle Really Grows: Exercise Triggers Protein Synthesis, Not Just Microscopic Tears
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