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Study supports recommendations to avoid pregnancy for at least 12 months after obesity surgery
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain A study presented at this year’s European Congress on Obesity (held online, 10-13 May) supports recommendations…
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Fully vaccinated enjoy new freedoms in Germany
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain People who have been fully vaccinated against COVID-19 are exempt from many restrictions in Germany from…
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South Africa reports four cases of India virus variant
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain South Africa’s health ministry on Saturday said four cases of a coronavirus variant fuelling a devastating…
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E-Commerce Mega-Warehouses, a Smog Source, Face New Pollution Rule
And the industry is surging. Last year, Inland Empire, a region close to the Los-Angeles-Long Beach port where retailers and…
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Artificial intelligence system may improve diagnosis of complicated metastatic cancers: Using routinely acquired pathology slides, the model accurately predicts the origin of cancers with unknown primary tumors
In 1 to 2 percent of cancer cases, the primary site of tumor origin cannot be determined. Because many modern…
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Possible novel migraine therapy
By discovering a potential new cellular mechanism for migraines, researchers may have also found a new way to treat chronic…
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Youngest children in class more likely to be diagnosed with learning disability
Children born in December, in school districts with a December 31 cut-off date, are almost twice as likely to be…
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Secret behind maintaining a healthy weight loss
Half of the Danish population have overweight, while 17 percent live with obesity. Worldwide, almost 40 procent have overweight and…
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Defective epithelial barriers linked to two billion chronic diseases
Epithelial cells form the covering of most internal and external surfaces of the human body. This protective layer acts as…
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Cell cytoskeleton as target for new active agents
Through a unique combination of computer simulations and laboratory experiments, researchers at the Paul Scherrer Institute PSI have discovered new…
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Alzheimer’s study: A Mediterranean diet might protect against memory loss and dementia
In Alzheimer’s disease, neurons in the brain die. Largely responsible for the death of neurons are certain protein deposits in…
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As US reopens, campuses tighten restrictions for virus
In this April 8, 2021, file photo, students exit the KSU Ice Arena after getting their Johnson & Johnson COVID-19…
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Variant accelerating India’s COVID explosion: WHO top scientist
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain A COVID-19 variant spreading in India is more contagious and may be dodging vaccine protections, contributing…
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India deaths top 4,000 as Macron urges end to vaccine export limits
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain New COVID-19 deaths surged past 4,000 for the first time in India on Saturday in one…
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One of Canada’s biggest carbon sinks is circling the drain
Canada’s continent-spanning forest used to remove massive amounts of CO2 from the air each year. It was a hugely valuable…
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Largest study to date confirms non-steroidal anti-inflammatory medications do not result in worse COVID-19 outcomes
Transmission electron micrograph of SARS-CoV-2 virus particles isolated from a patient. Credit: NIAID The use of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs),…
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Eli Broad’s medical research legacy will ‘touch almost the whole world’
Among scientists around the world, Eli Broad’s name will forever be tied to the role the institute he founded played…
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Mild COVID-19 infection is very unlikely to cause lasting heart damage
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Mild Covid-19 infection is very unlikely to cause lasting damage to the structure or function of…
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Studies Highlight Pandemic’s Impact on Patients With RMDs
Editor’s note: Find the latest COVID-19 news and guidance in Medscape’s Coronavirus Resource Center. Reduced access to medical care, increased…
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How we retrieve our knowledge about the world
To understand the world, we arrange individual objects, people, and events into different categories or concepts. Concepts such as ‘the…
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India’s surge hits southern states, prompts more lockdowns
Indians line up to receive the vaccine for COVID-19 at a medical college in Prayagraj, India, Saturday, May 8, 2021.…
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Early-Onset Colorectal Cancer — Are Sugary Drinks to Blame?
High consumption of sugar-sweetened beverages (SSB) in adolescence and young adulthood could partially explain the recent rapid rise in early-onset…
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Mathematical model predicting disease spread patterns
Early on in the COVID-19 pandemic, health officials seized on contact tracing as the most effective way to anticipate the…
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Why Ken Meter Is on a Mission to Build Community Food Webs | Civil Eats
Your book highlights the importance of trust within food webs. You also give examples of rare networks that can survive…
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EU seeks ‘concrete’ US plan on lifting vaccine patents
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain EU chief Charles Michel said the bloc is ready to discuss a US proposal to lift…
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Algorithms show accuracy in gauging unconsciousness under general anesthesia
Anesthestic drugs act on the brain but most anesthesiologists rely on heart rate, respiratory rate, and movement to infer whether…
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Thin and brittle bones strongly linked to women’s heart disease risk: Thinning lower spine, top of thigh bone and hip predictive of raised heart attack/stroke risk
Thin and brittle bones are strongly linked to women’s heart disease risk, with thinning of the lower (lumbar) spine, top…
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Denka toxic releases targeted by St. John Parish group, EPA inspector general
An environmental group is demanding that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency take emergency actions to reduce chloroprene emissions at the…
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Why do some neurons degenerate and die in Alzheimer’s disease, but not others?
In the brain of a person with Alzheimer’s disease, neurons degenerate and die, slowly eliminating memories and cognitive skills. However,…
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EXPLAINER: How activists target CDC vaccine tracking system
In this April 26, 2021, file photo, a nursing student administers the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine at a vaccination center at…
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Sleep disorders increase health care utilization and costs
Sleep disorders are associated with significantly higher rates of health care utilization, conservatively placing an additional $94.9 billion in costs…
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Researchers examine how neighborhood and social network affect binge drinking among adults
For some people, social gatherings can be a time to imbibe. And for some, that can turn into a time…
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Survey Offers Snapshot of Nationwide COVID-19 Discharge Practices
Editor’s note: Find the latest COVID-19 news and guidance in Medscape’s Coronavirus Resource Center. Discharge practices for COVID-19 patients vary…
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3M sues Michigan, seeks to invalidate PFAS drinking water rules
LANSING, MI — Minnesota chemical manufacturing giant 3M has sued the state of Michigan, claiming the state’s new drinking water…
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IM, IA Steroid Injections Prove Noninferior in Knee OA
Intramuscular injections of glucocorticoids have efficacy similar to that of intra-articular injections in reducing pain in knee osteoarthritis but without…
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Have high blood pressure? You may want to check your meds: Many people with high blood pressure are taking another medication that could raise it
Nearly 1 in 5 adults with high blood pressure, a leading risk factor for heart disease and stroke, also take…
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Targeted therapies could exploit unique metabolic features of pancreatic cancer cells
Probing the unique biology of human pancreatic cancer cells in a laboratory has yielded unexpected insights of a weakness that…
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Alcohol in moderation may help the heart by calming stress signals in the brain
Moderate alcohol intake — defined as no more than one alcoholic drink for women and two for men per day…
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California reports first ever yearly population decline
In this Dec. 7, 2020, file photo, a person wearing a protective mask walks in front of the skyline on…
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‘Precision’ Nutrition? DHA Benefit Modified by AD Genetic Risk
In cognitively unimpaired middle-aged adults at high genetic risk for Alzheimer’s disease (AD), higher intake of dietary docosahexaenoic acid (DHA)…
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Research breakthrough in the fight against cancer: Latest advance in targeted delivery of therapeutic proteins
A team of researchers at the Center for Bioactive Delivery at the University of Massachusetts Amherst’s Institute for Applied Life…
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‘Doomsday scenario’: Lagging vaccine rates stir fears of dangerous variants
Rochelle Walensky, the director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, said Wednesday it is essential to quickly get…
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Unique infectious profile explains why it is so hard to treat COVID-19
A comprehensive review into what we know about COVID-19 and the way it functions suggests the virus has a unique…
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Kamala Harris’ Family in India Where COVID Rages
Editor’s note: Find the latest COVID-19 news and guidance in Medscape’s Coronavirus Resource Center. Vice President Kamala Harris’ maternal uncle,…
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New EPA coolant rule is a no-brainer for addressing the climate crisis
The EPA’s new rule to phase down the manufacturing and use of hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) — the coolants used in air…
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EU calls on US to push exports to counter vaccine shortage
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen wears a protective face mask with the EU stars as she waits for…
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Audubon fostered toxic work culture for women and people of color, probe confirms
“Witnesses described Audubon as having a culture of bullying, fear and retaliation, which they said starts with Mr. Yarnold and…
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Mexico City exhales as COVID-19 infections fall
In this April 12, 2021 file photo, people over age 60 line up to be vaccinated with the AstraZeneca COVID-19…
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Research highlights the impact of stringent hand hygiene during the pandemic on hand skin health
May 7 2021 The dermatological impact of COVID-19 is a burning topic at EADV’s 2021 Spring Symposium. New research presented…
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2021 May Be Big Lyme Disease Year
May 7, 2021 — Planning to hit the beach this summer? You might want to throw some bug spray into that…
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