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Morning Exercise May Offer the Most Weight Loss Benefits

Jul 31, 2019 by Gretchen Reynolds

People who exercise in the morning seem to lose more weight than people completing the same workouts later in the day, according to a new study of workouts and waistlines. The findings help shed light on the vexing issue of why some people shed considerable weight with exercise and others almost none, and the study adds to the growing body of science suggesting that the timing of various activities, including exercise, could affect how those activities affect us.
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Gender Differences in Manifestation of Diseases Lead to Poorer Diagnosis and Treatment in Women

Jun 11, 2019 by James Ives

For women, gender bias can result in poorer diagnosis and treatment. As María Teresa Ruiz Cantero, Prof. in Preventive Medicine and Public Health at the University of Alicante states, "We can no longer pursue the 'one size fits all' model based on men," as this negatively impacts the quality of health care, medical education and research.
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Fighting the Gender Stereotypes That Warp Biomedical Research

May 30, 2019 by JoAnna Klein, New York Times

"The first time I had a heart attack, no one took me seriously. The emergency room doctors assumed I was having a panic attack...
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Ramón Lorca, PhD

Jan 1, 2019 by Ludeman Center

Currently, Ramón is working to study how ion channels – certain proteins that regulate the electrical activity of the cells – affect the uterine vasculature during pregnancy, and how that relates to the pathological conditions of pregnancy observed at high altitudes.
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Rebecca Scalzo, PhD

Jul 1, 2018 by Ludeman Center

In my opinion, I think team science is how we’re going to make big advances in biomedical research. Two heads are better than one, so if we think about questions together, we can make greater steps forward. Everything works better when you can get into a group and share ideas; individuals bring their own strengths to a group which improves the outcome when you’re working within a team.
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