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Diets, not just in terms of obesity but also of food composition, can have a major impact on underlying factors (see also #Aging below), with reviews suggesting i.a. that a 20-years old male in Europe who switches to the "optimal diet" could gain a mean of ~13.7 years of life and a 60-years old female in the U.S. switching to the "optimal diet ...
In 2021, the global rate of suicide deaths for men was 12.3 per 100,000, more than double the rate for women, which stood at 5.9 per 100,000 population. However, the sex disparity was uneven across regions, with a male-to-female ratio ranging from as low as 1.4 in the Southeast Asia Region to nearly 4.0 in the Region of the Americas.
Blood is a peer-reviewed medical journal published by the American Society of Hematology.It was established by William Dameshek in 1946. The journal changed from semimonthly (24 times annually) to weekly publication at the start of 2009.
Polycythemia is defined as serum hematocrit (Hct) or hemoglobin (HgB) exceeding normal ranges expected for age and sex, typically Hct >49% in healthy adult men and >48% in women, or HgB >16.5 g/dL in men or >16.0 g/dL in women. [8] The definition is different for neonates and varies by age in children. [9] [10]
The journal provides commentary and analysis to elucidate best clinical practice in hematology and to translate advances in research – in areas such as immunology, stem cell research, and cell and gene therapy – into the clinical context. Each review includes an ‘expert commentary’ and a 'five-year view' section, in which authors are ...
American Journal of Hematology is an academic journal devoted to the coverage of blood diseases. It has been published since 1976. The editor-in-chief is Carlo Brugnara (Harvard Medical School). [1] According to the Journal Citation Reports, the journal has a 2022 impact factor of 12.8, ranking it 7th out of 76 journals in the category ...
Hematology (spelled haematology in British English) is the branch of medicine concerned with the study of the cause, prognosis, treatment, and prevention of diseases related to blood. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] It involves treating diseases that affect the production of blood and its components, such as blood cells , hemoglobin , blood proteins , bone marrow ...
[1] [3] The specific genetic mutations present within the cancer cells may guide therapy, as well as determine how long that person is likely to survive. [3] In 2015, AML affected about one million people, and resulted in 147,000 deaths globally. [4] [5] It most commonly occurs in older adults. [2] Males are affected more often than females. [2]