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Young girls are using anti-aging products they see on social media. The harm is more than skin deep
Scarlett Goddard Strahan, 11, poses for a portrait at her home on Tuesday, Aug. 20, 2024, in Sacramento, Calif. Credit:…
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The next pandemic? How a familiar virus exploits new hosts
Influenza A boasts a wide range of natural hosts, with different strains established in different species. This wide network gives…
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A UCLA doctor is on a quest to free modern medicine from a Nazi-tainted anatomy book
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain As Dr. Kalyanam Shivkumar pondered how to fix the human heart, he was given a gift…
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A rural Ugandan community is a hot spot for sickle cell disease. But one patient gives hope
Barbara Nabulo cleans clothes at her home in Busamaga-Mutukula village in Mbale, Uganda, Thursday, April 25, 2024. There can be…
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Some psychedelic drug users are stuck with unwelcome highs
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain A.J. took two small hits off a cannabis vape pen, a common ritual with his morning…
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Global study reveals stark differences between females and males in disease burden causes
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Globally, there are substantial differences between females and males (aged 10 and older) when it comes…
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Many people with breast cancer ‘systematically left behind’ due to inaction on inequities and hidden suffering
Urgent breast cancer challenges can—and should—be tackled. Credit: The Lancet Breast cancer is now the world’s most common cancer; at…
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How to encourage healthy habits
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Ask a teenager whether they’re eating healthy or getting enough exercise, and you might get a…
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Exploring how oxytocin interacts with testosterone while humans play a game modeling intergroup conflict
Photograph taken during one of the sessions showing individuals playing the intergroup chicken game. Credit: Boaz Cherki. Over the past…
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A paramedic was skeptical about this treatment for stopping repeat opioid overdoses. Then he saw it help
Credit: CC0 Public Domain Fire Capt. Jesse Blaire steered his SUV through the mobile home park until he spotted the…
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Dramatic declines in global fertility rates set to transform global population patterns by 2100, says study
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain The world is approaching a low-fertility future. Although by 2100 more than 97% of countries and…
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Cities know that the way police respond to mental crisis calls must change. But how?
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Philadelphia police officers Kenneth Harper and Jennifer Torres were in their patrol car sitting at a…
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Fecal microbiota transplants: Past, present and future
Fecal microbiota transplants are used in the treatment of recurrent C. difficile infection. Credit: American Society for Microbiology The premise…
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Can we fight back against Parkinson’s disease? These research volunteers hope so
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain About three years before he retired, David Campbell noticed something weird happening as he typed. Whenever…
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