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<image:caption><![CDATA[ The team will map the exact genetic and epigenetic alterations occurring in the brain and immune system, particularly within microglia cells.]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ Researchers at Wayne State University, to investigate how air pollution levels commonly found in Detroit accelerate biological aging and impact metabolic and cognitive health.]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ A prolonged reduction in blood flow, oxygen and nutrients to the intestines can also damage the cells that line the gut. ]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ This reduction in blood flow has been shown to cause symptoms such as diarrhea in athletes.]]></image:caption>
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