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A first-of-its-kind analysis found that people living in hotter areas experienced more molecular changes than those in cooler places. By Mohana Ravindranath Extreme heat can be particularly dangerous ...

Immune system aging, known as immunosenescence, is associated with changes in immune cell composition and function that increase susceptibility to disease. The results of a study by researchers at the ...

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