NRF2 helps control genes involved in protecting cells against stress and damage. vetre/Shutterstock The cells of our body are frequently exposed to hazards that can cause them to be damaged, malfunction or die. Yet they have defence systems that can sometimes be strengthened by small doses of stress, a phenomenonContinue Reading
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Sign up for our free Health Check email to receive exclusive analysis on the week in health Get our free Health Check email Get our free Health Check email With the arrival of fall, it’s time for Americans to think about flu shots. The flu kills around 45,000 people eachContinue Reading
Two lovers, from a 14th-century manuscript of the Le Roman de la Rose. Bibliothèque nationale de France Infertility was a source of stress and sadness for some medieval couples, as it is for modern ones. It was a personal matter, but also a public one. Both families and the churchContinue Reading
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