Health
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Gymnast Oksana Chusovitina Vaults to Standing Ovation in 8th-and-Final Olympic Games
When 46-year-old Oksana Chusovitina completed her two vaults early Sunday morning at the Tokyo Games, she became the oldest female…
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The insect apocalypse: ‘Our world will grind to a halt without them’
I have been fascinated by insects all my life. One of my earliest memories is of finding, at the age…
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Outbreaks of Untreatable, Drug-Resistant Fungus Spread in 2 Cities
While C. auris has long been notoriously hard to treat, researchers for the first time identified five patients in Texas…
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Wildfire smoke blowing across the U.S. is more toxic than we thought
From his uptown Manhattan home in Morningside Heights, Samir Kumar can usually see skyscrapers downtown. But this week, as smoke…
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In Charleston, S.C., Saving Historic Homes Means Hoisting Them in the Air
CHARLESTON, S.C. — Over the course of 150 years, the generations who lived in the handsome house at 17 Logan…
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U.S. Women’s Soccer Rebounds From Initial Loss at Olympics
The U.S. women’s national soccer team continued to fight on and off the pitch this week. Two days after the…
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Lifting advice doesn’t stand up for everyone, study finds
Commonly accepted advice to keep a straight back and squat while lifting in order to avoid back pain has been…
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Exoskeletons have a problem: They can strain the brain: The devices can be ‘like bad dance partners,’ new study suggests
Exoskeletons — wearable devices used by workers on assembly lines or in warehouses to alleviate stress on their lower backs…
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Evidence of sustained benefits of pimavanserin for dementia-related psychosis
Evidence of the sustained benefits of an investigational antipsychotic treatment for people with dementia-related psychosis has been published. Up to…
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Ashleigh Johnson on One Thing She Asks Herself Before She Falls Asleep
In our Sleeping With… series, we ask people from different career paths, backgrounds, and stages of life how they make…
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Study finds calcium precisely directs blood flow in the brain
Unlike the rest of the body, there is not enough real estate in the brain for stored energy. Instead, the…
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MRI, clear cell likelihood score correlate with renal mass growth rate: Standardized non-invasive clear cell likelihood score–derived from MRI–correlates with the growth rate of small renal masses and may help guide personalized management
According to ARRS’ American Journal of Roentgenology (AJR), the standardized non-invasive clear cell likelihood score (ccLS) — derived from MRI…
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9 Yoga Exercises Perfect for a Gentle Morning Stretch
If you’re looking for some gentle movement to start your day, a yoga core workout might be the wake-up sequence…
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Informing policy for long-term global food security
More than 820 million people in the world don’t have enough to eat, while climate change and increasing competition for…
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Researchers automate brain MRI image labeling, more than 100,000 exams labelled in under 30 minutes
Researchers from the School of Biomedical Engineering & Imaging Sciences at King’s College London have automated brain MRI image labelling,…
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Llama ‘nanobodies’ could hold key to preventing deadly post-transplant infection
Scientists have developed a ‘nanobody’ — a small fragment of a llama antibody — that is capable of chasing out…
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Gamma-secretase ‘buckles up’ to reach its destination
A research team led by Wim Annaert (VIB-KU Leuven) uncovered the early assembly of gamma-secretase, a protein complex linked to…
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Three degrees of global warming is quite plausible and truly disastrous
Jul 24th 2021 BY THE STANDARDS of the 21st century as a whole, 2021 will almost certainly go down as…
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Scientists develop tougher, safer bicycle helmets using new plastic material
As cities worldwide expand their networks of cycling paths and more cyclists take to the streets, the chances of cycling…
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5 Factors Soccer Icon Carli Lloyd Attributes to Her Amazing Career Longevity
“I think doing things on a consistent basis—sleep, hydration, massaging, recovery ice bath, training—has all allowed me to continue to…
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3D imaging reveals neural ‘vicious cycle’ in fatty liver disease
With the application of a novel three-dimensional imaging technology, researchers at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden have discovered that one portion…
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Structural biology provides long-sought solution to innate immunity puzzle
UT Southwestern researchers report the first structural confirmation that endogenous — or self-made — molecules can set off innate immunity…
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Mobility restrictions can have unexpected impacts on air quality
An international collaborative study led by University of Helsinki has conducted a holistic study to investigate the effects of COVID-19…
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Professional rugby may be associated with changes in brain structure, study finds
Participation in elite adult rugby may be associated with changes in brain structure. This is the finding of a study…
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Antibiotics may help to treat melanoma
Some antibiotics appear to be effective against a form of skin cancer known as melanoma. Researchers at KU Leuven, Belgium,…
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Wearable devices can reduce collision risk in blind and visually impaired people: New randomized trial shows potential for collision-warning devices as an added travel safety measure in addition to a conventional long cane
A new study showed that a wearable computer vision device can reduce collisions for both people who are blind or…
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Higher levels of omega-3 acids in the blood increases life expectancy by almost five years: A 1% increase in this substance in the blood is associated with a change in mortality risk similar to that of quitting smoking.
Levels of omega-3 fatty acids in the blood are as good a predictor of mortality from any cause as smoking,…
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This new study debunks one of the biggest criticisms of electric vehicles
In the past, some studies claimed that electric vehicles (EVs) weren’t actually better for the environment: The energy used to…
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Scientists discover gene therapy provides neuroprotection to prevent glaucoma vision loss: Research finds that calcium modulator CaMKII protects the optic nerve in mice, opening the door to new sight-saving therapy
A form of gene therapy protects optic nerve cells and preserves vision in mouse models of glaucoma, according to research…
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Geneticists pinpoint how a mutation causes devastating childhood cancer and successfully target tumor cells with tailored drug
Geneticists from Trinity College Dublin have discovered how a specific genetic mutation called H3K27M causes a devastating, incurable childhood cancer,…
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New approach eradicates breast cancer in mice
A new approach to treating breast cancer kills 95-100% of cancer cells in mouse models of human estrogen-receptor-positive breast cancers…
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The Stench of Climate Change
“Oh my gosh. It is just cranking.” Nathalie Eddy, a field advocate for Earthworks, the environmental monitoring group, is sitting…
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Alpha variant of COVID-19 spread via ‘super-seeding’ event in UK, research finds
The rapid spread of the Alpha variant of COVID-19 resulted from biological changes in the virus and was enhanced by…
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There is no place you can go to escape wildfire smoke
In British Columbia, where nearly 300 wildfires were burning as of July 21 (some of the nearly 900 total fires…
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How the brain paints the beauty of a landscape
How does a view of nature gain its gloss of beauty? We know that the sight of beautiful landscapes engages…
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A stronger electricity grid is crucial to cutting carbon. Does that make it green? | InvestigateWest
Three viewpoints: A proposal to lay cables beneath the Columbia River is met with skepticism from an Indigenous activist and…
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Potential role of ‘junk DNA’ sequence in aging, cancer
The human body is essentially made up of trillions of living cells. It ages as its cells age, which happens…
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Climate change will bring heavier storms and our sewers aren’t ready – The Boston Globe
Rocky Morrison, of the Clean River Project, raked through sludge and garbage collected in a boom the Merrimack River in…
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Brain-repair discovery could lead to new epilepsy treatments
University of Virginia School of Medicine researchers have discovered a previously unknown repair process in the brain that they hope…
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Extreme heat triggers mass die-offs and stress for wildlife in the West
As the Pacific Northwest baked in 115 degree heat last month, fuzzy baby hawks sat sweltering in their nests, 50…
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Reverse optogenetic tool developed
A new optogenetic tool, a protein that can be controlled by light, has been characterized by researchers at Ruhr-Universität Bochum…
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Quinn Becomes First Openly Transgender Athlete to Compete at Olympics
Two days before the opening ceremony at the Olympics, Quinn made history as the first openly transgender athlete to compete…
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A toxic travelogue
Tis’ the season for summer travel — let’s take a look at four U.S. stops steeped in history and lingering…
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‘Feel good’ brain messenger can be willfully controlled, new study reveals: Neuroscientists show that mice can learn to manipulate random dopamine impulses for reward
From the thrill of hearing an ice cream truck approaching to the spikes of pleasure while sipping a fine wine,…
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China’s port city Qingdao suffers worst algae infestation
BEIJING, July 20 (Reuters) – China’s eastern port city Qingdao is experiencing the worst ever algae infestation in the region,…
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Better healthcare management can reduce the risk of delirium among older adults: New research outlines how those admitted on Sunday and Tuesday are more likely to develop delirium, a hospital complication
Elderly patients with neurological conditions are significantly more likely to develop delirium shortly after they are hospitalised. A new study…
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Climate reporter burns out
A picture of my friends and me in 2010, the year The List was created. I hung this picture in…
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Industry Voices—For payers, determining Aduhelm coverage is a waiting game
While it has been over a month since the FDA announced its controversial decision to approve Biogen’s Alzheimer’s drug, Aduhelm,…
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Americans with higher net worth at midlife tend to live longer
One of the keys to a long life may lie in your net worth. In the first wealth and longevity…
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Why Patti LaBelle Was ‘Petrified’ That She Wouldn’t Make it to 50
If you skipped a doctor’s visit or regular screening procedure during the COVID-19 pandemic, you’re not alone. But legendary singer…
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