Chronic & Lifestyle Diseases

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Moderna melanoma vaccine research in a clinical laboratory with a scientist preparing a personalized mRNA cancer vaccine

mRNA Vaccine: How It Works, Benefits & Risks

By HBC Team
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The Moderna melanoma vaccine — known clinically as mRNA-4157, V940, or intismeran autogene — is an investigational, personalized mRNA shot given after melanoma surgery, ...

What Happens to Your Bones When You Don't Get Enough Calcium

What Happens to Your Bones When You Don’t Get Enough Calcium?

By HBC Team
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When you don’t get enough calcium, your body pulls it out of your bones to keep your blood calcium steady — and over months ...

Coffee and Heart Health

Coffee and Heart Health: What New 2026 Research Reveals

By HBC Team
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For most adults, up to five cups of coffee a day (about 400 mg of caffeine) is safe for the heart and may even ...

Artificial Sweeteners

Artificial Sweeteners and Heart Disease Risk: 2026 Study Explained

By HBC Team
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A major 2026 review from Tufts University, combined with a separate large-scale analysis of over 3.6 million people, found that artificial sweeteners are linked ...

Prediabetes

What Is Prediabetes? A Reversible Warning Sign 115 Million Americans Have

By HBC Team
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What Is Prediabetes? Prediabetes means your blood sugar is higher than normal but not high enough yet to be diagnosed as type 2 diabetes. ...