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  Sitting for long periods increases risk of disease and early death, regardless of exercise

  • Posted by Milton Bertrand
  • January 19, 2015
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  The amount of time a person sits during the day is associated with a higher risk of heart disease, diabetes, cancer, and death, regardless of regular exercise, according to a review study.
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  Mapping human disease: 'Not all pathogens are everywhere'

  • Posted by Milton Bertrand
  • December 3, 2014
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  For the first time, researchers have mapped human disease-causing pathogens, dividing the world into a number of regions where similar diseases occur. The findings show that the world can be separated into seven regions for vectored human diseases --...  moreFor the first time, researchers have mapped human disease-causing pathogens, dividing the world into a number of regions where similar diseases occur. The findings show that the world can be separated into seven regions for vectored human diseases -- diseases that are spread by pests, like mosquito-borne malaria -- and five regions for non-vectored diseases, like cholera.  
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  Importance of Biomarkers in Clinical Laboratories

  • Posted by Milton Bertrand
  • April 30, 2014
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  BY MILTON BERTRAND
  The prevention or diagnosis of disease remains relevant to clinical laboratories. Clinical laboratories are always in search to test for relevant analytes. These biomarkers that are identified and validated though proteomics, metabo...