Researchers looked at 11 aspirin therapy trials involving 6,560 PVD patients. They found that aspirin has no significant effect on the death rates and incidents of stroke, heart attack, or major cardiac events.

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PRP practitioners now use platelets on the skin and inject the platelets into the skin. The platelets begin work immediately to heal and rejuvenate the tissue. Unlike Botox, which wears off in three to six months, and Dermal Fillers, which wear off over the course of a year, PRP changes happen slowly and can last for up to two years.

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Researchers found that high concentrations of cortisol in the body affect important DNA processes. This causes an increased risk of long-term psychological problems.

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Researchers genetically modified mice to lack hepcidin. They found these mice were particularly susceptible to bacterial pneumonia. Nearly all of the mice with this modification had the pneumonia bacteria spread from the lungs into their bloodstream, ultimately killing them. This is how pneumonia spreads in people as well. Without the hormone, the mice weren’t able to hide iron away from the bacteria, allowing the pneumonia to spread.

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Researchers from the Department of Geriatric Medicine at the University of Hawaii John A. Burns School of Medicine, found one simple nutrient can activate the FOX03 longevity gene. The nutrient is astaxanthin. Animals fed higher doses of astaxanthin experienced a significant increase in the activation of the FOXO3 gene in their heart tissue. 

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