Shohei Ohtani #17 of the Los Angeles Dodgers looks on after hitting his second home run during Game 4 of the National League Championship series while Milwaukee Brewers catcher William Contreras has the “what the…” look. (Photo by Sean M….
Category: 5. Health
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Most women get uterine fibroids. This researcher wants to know why
Painful experience has taught Erika Moore that benign doesn’t always mean harmless. Moore, a biomedical engineer at the University of Maryland in College Park, lives with noncancerous tumors in the uterus called uterine fibroids….
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Spatial Repellents Could Help Supercharge The Fight Against Malaria
A Guardian spatial repellent hung in a schoolroom in Busia County, Kenya.
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Ten years ago, when Eric Ochomo started researching a relatively new type of mosquito control device, he didn’t realize how long it would take before those…
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Running fixes what junk food breaks in the brain
Researchers at University College Cork, led by Professor Yvonne Nolan, have uncovered the specific metabolic processes that explain how exercise helps offset the harmful behavioral effects of eating a Western-style cafeteria diet. Published on…
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Doctors just found a way to slow one of the deadliest prostate cancers
A major international study led by UCL researchers has found that combining two cancer drugs could substantially slow the progression of a severe and often deadly form of prostate cancer in men with specific genetic mutations.
Published in Nature…
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Scientists discover how a high-fat keto diet could keep your brain young
Protecting your brain’s energy and keeping your mind sharp might start with what’s on your plate. Foods such as fish and seafood, meat, non-starchy vegetables, berries, nuts, seeds, eggs, and even full-fat dairy may play a key role in maintaining…
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This simple innovation could change blood pressure testing forever
A newly developed method that improves the accuracy of ankle blood pressure measurements could transform care for people who are unable to have their blood pressure taken from the arm.
Researchers from the University of Exeter Medical School, in…
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Teen’s ‘Stomach Ache’ Was Stage 3 Ovarian Cancer. Read Her Journey.
Maya Ortiz is currently undergoing treatment for Stage 3 Ovarian Cancer
Maya Ortiz
At 18, Maya Ortiz developed sharp stomach pain that flared after meals. She chalked it up to her usual “sensitive stomach.” But over the following months, the…
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Brain fog during menopause? Here’s what’s really going on
Many women going through menopause report experiencing what they describe as “brain fog,” a mix of forgetfulness, reduced focus, and mental fatigue. These symptoms are thought to stem in part from hormonal fluctuations that occur during this…
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A New Hope For Lupus Patients
A newly discovered molecule may hold the key to rebalancing the immune system in lupus and autoimmune diseases.
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A newly discovered molecule may hold the key to rebalancing the immune system in lupus and autoimmune diseases. Two…
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