Emerging research reveals how endless swiping, rejection cycles and dopamine-driven experiences are quietly eroding emotional well-being.
Category: 5. Health
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Is Swiping Fatigue Real? How Dating Apps Are Reshaping Mental Health
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Heart disease deaths worldwide linked to chemical widely used in plastics
Daily exposure to certain chemicals used to make plastic household items could be linked to more than 356,000 global deaths from heart disease in 2018 alone, a new analysis of population surveys shows.
While the chemicals, called phthalates, are…
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New machine algorithm could identify cardiovascular risk at the click of a button
An automated machine learning program developed by researchers from Edith Cowan University (ECU) in conjunction with the University of Manitoba has been able to identify potential cardiovascular incidents or fall and fracture risks based on bone…
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Rainfall triggers extreme humid heat in tropics and subtropics
Scientists believe they have found a way to improve warning systems for vulnerable communities threatened by humid heatwaves, which are on the rise due to climate change and can be damaging and even fatal to human health.
The team, from the…
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Should You Be Worried About Getting Cancer From Your CT Scan?
In the past few weeks, radiologists such as myself have fielded numerous questions from concerned patients who have read news articles such as “Study highlights cancer risk from millions of CT scans performed annually“ and “Radiation from…
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Humana’s CenterWell Expands Specialty Pharmacy As GLP-1 Drugs Take Off
Humana’s CenterWell healthcare services business Tuesday said it would expand beyond its traditional … More
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Whooping cough is making a comeback, but the vaccine provides powerful protection
Whooping cough, a bacterial infection that can be especially dangerous for babies and young children, is on the rise. Already in 2025 the U.S. has recorded 8,485 cases. That’s compared with 4,266 cases during the same period in 2024.
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A New Study Shows How Gen AI May Transform Access To Mental Health Services
With how rapidly AI is advancing, there is huge potential for the technology to transform the … More
In a new study published in the New England Journal of Medicine, AI Edition, scientists…
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Global study links consumption of ultraprocessed foods to preventable premature deaths
A study analyzing data from nationally representative dietary surveys and mortality data from eight countries (Australia, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Mexico, United Kingdom, and United States) shows that premature deaths attributable to…
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United States sees disproportionate increase in body mass index rates of more than 60
In the past 20 years, the average rate of obesity among adults in the United States has risen by approximately 30 percent, but the rate of those with the most severe forms of obesity, or those with a body mass index, or BMI, of more than 60…
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