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… children with the artificial pancreas showed more stable blood glucose levels than the kids getting standard care. They had about three more hours per day of better blood glucose control. …

… this cancer will be alive five years after treatment. Scientists have been testing ways to get the body’s disease defense system, called the immune system, to fight pancreatic cancer. One …

… specialist and researcher at NIH. Your liver helps fight infections. It cleans your blood by getting rid of your body’s natural waste products and other harmful substances, including alcohol … completely—a condition known as liver failure—you can survive for only a day or 2 unless you get emergency treatment. Many things can affect liver function. Some liver problems are inherited … normal blood tests. The only sure way to diagnose the severity of fatty liver disease is by getting a liver biopsy. For this test, a doctor inserts a thin needle through the skin and into …

… shows that many frail older people can reap rewards from regular physical activity. As you get older, reduced mobility can raise the risk for disease, disability, and even death. Regular … took place at a clinic twice a week and at home 3 or 4 times a week. The comparison group had 26 weekly health education workshops, later followed by monthly meetings. Over the course of the study—an average of 2.6 years—the physical activity program significantly reduced the risk of major mobility …

… so-called recovery sleep may make some things worse. About one of every three adults regularly gets less than seven hours of sleep a night. Over time, lack of sleep can lead to changes in …

… Many people lose some of their hearing as they get older. Experts say that, of those over the age of 75, about half have hearing loss. Not being …

… the body’s disease defenses reacting to something that’s harmless for most people. Some people get allergy shots to reduce these reactions. The shots gradually expose them to higher doses of …

… don’t have the life experience to know that these things will be temporary, that they’ll get through it,” Pearson says. And they might think they’d rather be dead than feel the way they … moment in time, she adds. Persistent misunderstandings about suicide can also keep teens from getting the help they need, adds Pearson. “Many people think that a teen talking about or …

… But autoimmune conditions in men are often more severe. For instance, more women than men get multiple sclerosis (MS), a disease in which the body’s [qtip:immune system|The body’s defense … germs and foreign substances.] attacks the brain and spinal cord. But men seem more likely to get a progressive form of MS that gradually worsens and is more challenging to treat.  “Not only …

… findings at national and international conferences. Networking with their peers lets them get feedback from other experts while doing their research. Once they’ve collected enough … a more formal peer-review process. They write a paper summarizing their study and try to get it published in a scientific journal. After they submit their study to a journal, editors …