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When it comes to medicine, how we define slippery concepts like race, gender and age matters

Chuck Dinerstein | 
The foundation of medical research, which is considered the gold standard, is the Randomized Controlled Trial when individuals are matched ...
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Who is most vulnerable by age and race to die from COVID-19?

Alex Berezow | 
While coronavirus is obviously concerning and a very real threat to some people (namely, the elderly and immunocompromised), these data ...
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Infographic: There’s no such thing as ‘too young’ to be hospitalized by coronavirus

Emma Charlton | 
Getting infected by COVID-19 isn’t just a worry for the elderly. That’s one of the first findings about the virus in the ...
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How old is that child? ‘Epigenetic clocks’ could help fight child labor, trafficking and improve age records on immigrant children

Epigenetic clocks are a new type of biological test currently capturing the attention of the scientific community, private companies and ...
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People with more active brains have shorter lifespans, study suggests

Jamie Ducharme | 
There are many factors that influence how long somebody lives. Some, like their genes, are out of their control. Others, ...
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Are we reaching the limits of human life expectancy?

With life expectancies steadily rising in most countries, high quality care is essential for aging populations ...
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Are men angrier than women? Or do they just show it more?

Hannah Devlin | 
Science is beginning to provide new explanations about the ways that personality, age, gender and life experiences shape the way ...
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Attracted to men and women? Our sexual orientation can undergo ‘extensive’ changes as we age, and more so in women, study says

Carly Cassella | 
The vocabulary we currently use to describe sexual orientation is hopelessly inadequate, with labels like 'gay', 'straight' and 'bi' falling ...
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