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Measles exploded in Texas after stagnant vaccine funding. New cuts threaten the same across the US
by LAURA UNGAR, MICHELLE R. SMITH and DEVI SHASTRI Cesar Acevedo, left, holds his infant son, Adriel Acevedo, as as…
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Anti-amyloid drug shows signs of preventing Alzheimer’s dementia
Randall J. Bateman, MD, the Charles F. and Joanne Knight Distinguished Professor of Neurology at WashU Medicine, is the study…
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Why do children use loopholes? New research explains the development of intentional misunderstandings in children
Credit: CC0 Public Domain Most people are familiar with loopholes. When your boss, landlord, partner, customer, or government asks you…
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What I learned during three years at the UK’s most secretive chemical weapons laboratory
Credit: Александр Македонский from Pexels When I first arrived at the top secret Porton Down laboratory, I was aware of…
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How the FDA allows companies to add secret ingredients to food
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain It’s a U.S. Food and Drug Administration rule that most Americans know little about, yet gives…
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Expert discusses surviving a stroke
Credit: Anna Shvets from Pexels In the not-so-distant past, doctors treated strokes in an after-the-fact way. A stroke did its…
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Without immediate action, nearly 260 million people in the US predicted to be overweight or obese by 2050
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Over the past three decades, there has been a startling increase in the prevalence of obesity…
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Breakdancers may risk ‘headspin hole’ caused by repetitive headspins, doctors warn
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Breakdancers may be at risk of developing a condition caused by repeatedly doing a cardinal move…
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The global fight for eradication
Since 1988, all but 2 countries have eliminated polio. Credit: CDC Poliomyelitis is an ancient disease that has resulted in…
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The global fight for eradication
Since 1988, all but 2 countries have eliminated polio. Credit: CDC Poliomyelitis is an ancient disease that has resulted in…
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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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