Medical
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AHA Statement Outlines Symptoms of Common Heart Diseases
Symptoms of six common cardiovascular diseases often overlap and vary over time and by sex, the AHA says in a new 'state of the science'...
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Noses Might Be Kids' Secret Weapon Against COVID
Researchers have found that the linings of kids' noses are better able than those of adults to guard against SARS-CoV-2 infection.
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Grease Star Olivia Newton-John Dies at 73
The “Xanadu” star was first diagnosed with breast cancer in 1992, but the cancer returned in 2013.
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Keeping Your Laundry Free From Monkeypox
Is your laundry a way to spread monkeypox? Keeping your laundry clean is good for your health and might be especially important if you or someone...
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How Well Do Vaccines Protect Against Long COVID?
There is little consensus about how much vaccines can lower the risk of long-term COVID symptoms, but several studies suggest that number lies...
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Self-Employed Women Are Often Healthier
A new study suggests women who are their own bosses might have healthier hearts.
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When Pain and Insomnia Collide: How to Manage ‘Painsomnia’
A report based off a recent online survey of 1,250 U.S. adults found that “painsomnia” (insomnia from chronic pain) keeps many people counting...
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Are You Getting Enough Vitamin D?
What you need to know about vitamin D, including how much you need, food sources of vitamin D, vitamin D blood tests, and vitamin D deficiency.
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Loneliness Can Be a Real Heartbreaker
The American Heart Association (AHA) warns social isolation and loneliness put people at a 30% higher risk of heart attack, stroke or death.
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The New War on Science: 4 Reasons People Reject Good Data
Scientific skepticism is a global phenomenon. Social psychology researchers sought to find out why and what we can do about it.
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How Retraining Your Brain Could Help With Lower Back Pain
New research suggests the solution for the world’s leading cause of disability may lie in fixing how the brain and the body communicate.
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Is an HIV Cure Possible?
Very few people have been reported “cured” of HIV. Read what researchers are learning from them.
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Nepal has the highest death rate from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, study reveals
Nepal has the world's highest age-adjusted death rate for chronic lung disease at 182.5 per 100,000 population, with more than 3,000 years lost to...
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Lack of strength in smooth muscle cells leads to malformations of the blood vessels, study shows
The heart pumps blood through the vascular system, supplying cells with oxygen and energy Smooth muscle cells in the vessels finely regulate the...
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Therapeutic target for several metabolic diseases may help fight Alzheimer’s disease
In the recent popular Korean TV series "The Light in Your Eyes," many viewers emphasized with the main character suffering from Alzheimer's disease.
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New study advances the understanding of genetic basis of autism
A new study of genes underlying neurodevelopmental differences has uncovered more than 70 that are very strongly associated with autism and more...
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UNC scientists map the surface of young brain's cortex with unprecedented resolution
Scientists at the UNC School of Medicine have mapped the surface of the cortex of the young human brain with unprecedented resolution, revealing...
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NIH-funded centers of excellence to conduct research on the role of telehealth in cancer care
The National Cancer Institute, part of the National Institutes of Health, will award $23 million to four academic institutions to establish centers...
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'Flat Denial' Can Leave Breast Cancer Patients With Lasting Scars
Of women who chose to undergo an aesthetic flat closure following a mastectomy, more than 1 in 5 may experience flat denial, new research suggests....
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What Parents Need to Know About Monkeypox and School This Fall
"Children and adolescents are more likely to be exposed to monkeypox if they live in or have recently traveled to a community with higher...
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Rich or Poor, Educated or Not, All Face Risk for Hypertension
Historically, thought to be a disease of the rich and sedentary, hypertension occurs with similar frequency in low- and middle-income countries,...
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Organizers Blame 'Systemic Racism' for AIDS Conference Visa Fiasco
The International AIDS Society has pledged that it "will not go back to business as usual" after hundreds of delegates to its 2022...
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Novel method aims to demystify communication in the brain
From sunrise to sunset, the flow of communication across brain areas helps to facilitate every move we make. Seeing, hearing, walking, and singing,...
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Genetic variants that dampen A-to-I RNA editing associated with increased risk of autoimmune disorders
A team of researchers at Stanford University, working with two colleagues from Fudan University and another from the Broad Institute of MIT and...
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10 percent of carbapenem-resistant Enterobacterales cases in U.S. not tied to health care risk factors
In 2012 to 2015, 10 percent of carbapenem-resistant Enterobacterales (CRE) cases in the United States were community-associated (CA), according to...