Drs. Yanbin Dong and Li Chen (IMAGE)

Medical College of Georgia at Augusta University

Drs. Yanbin Dong and Li Chen

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A 'danger molecule' is higher in the blood of younger black adults than whites, females than males and increases with weight and age, researchers report in the first large, longitudinal study associating circulating HMGB1 levels with obesity, inflammation promoters and early indicators of cardiovascular risk in humans.

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Kim Ratliff, Production Coordinator, Augusta University

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