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“Biomarkers have moved in a healthy direction through the intervention, yet clinical responses did not see a statistically significant benefit during the duration of the trial.” — Alzheimer’s Association

When hair turns gray, it may signal that the body has also avoided melanoma, as pigment-producing stem cells can either become depleted, which leads to hair graying, or multiply, depending on the kind of stress and signals in their environment.

These medications can reduce blood flow through the kidneys, which can contribute to kidney damage or failure. Patients with heart failure, liver disease, or existing kidney problems are at a higher risk.

Less than half of people prescribed gabapentin will not notice meaningful pain relief but will likely experience side effects or adverse events.

Although men in this cohort have a good prognosis, this finding is clinically relevant, as change in PSA is a factor in determining whether men opt to remain on [active surveillance].

Although most studies indicated a positive trend of yogurt intake on bone health, the evidence was insufficient to support that yogurt intake helps in BMD improvements or fracture prevention in adults.