Wednesday 31 July 2019

Another Trick Up The Immune System's Sleeve: Regrowing Blood Vessels


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DeepMind AI predicts loss of kidney function two days in advance


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U.S. to set up plan aimed at allowing prescription drugs from Canada


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How a Woman's Birth Control Implant Ended Up in Her Lung


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2 Teens Hospitalized with Kidney Damage After Doing 1,000 Squats Apiece


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What the brains of people with excellent general knowledge look like


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Some Juul 'Vape Juice' Found To Contain Ingredients That Might Inflame Airways


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Chronic insomnia sufferers may benefit from cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT), suggests new study, which found it is an effective treatment that doesn’t involve medication. Chronic insomnia (trouble falling or staying asleep, at least 3 nights/week, for 3 months or more), affects 10-15% of adults.


Chronic insomnia sufferers may benefit from cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT), suggests new study, which found it is an effective treatment that doesn’t involve medication. Chronic insomnia (trouble falling or staying asleep, at least 3 nights/week, for 3 months or more), affects 10-15% of adults.: https://ift.tt/310kIUk Read more... https://ift.tt/2Yf4J8b

‘Ear tickle’ therapy may help slow ageing, suggests a new study, which found that ‘tickling' the ear with a small electrical current, transcutaneous vagus nerve stimulation (tVNS), may rebalance the autonomic nervous system for over-55s, potentially slowing down one of the effects of ageing.


‘Ear tickle’ therapy may help slow ageing, suggests a new study, which found that ‘tickling' the ear with a small electrical current, transcutaneous vagus nerve stimulation (tVNS), may rebalance the autonomic nervous system for over-55s, potentially slowing down one of the effects of ageing.: https://ift.tt/2Mxptkt Read more... https://ift.tt/2yrUb6g

Japanese scientists have developed an efficient method of successfully generating hair growth in nude mice using "bead-based hair follicle germ" (bbHFG). The new method can be scaled up and therefore shows great potential for clinical applications in human hair regenerative therapy.


Japanese scientists have developed an efficient method of successfully generating hair growth in nude mice using "bead-based hair follicle germ" (bbHFG). The new method can be scaled up and therefore shows great potential for clinical applications in human hair regenerative therapy.: https://ift.tt/2YzsbrZ Read more... https://ift.tt/2K8GLTf

Israeli researchers discover how to boost Natural cancer-kiling cells


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Tuesday 30 July 2019

Competition among companies that produce name-brand drugs won't lower prices, suggests new study, which found competition usually leads to higher prices for consumers. Policies to promote competition, such as accelerating approvals, will likely not result in lower prices without structural reforms.


Competition among companies that produce name-brand drugs won't lower prices, suggests new study, which found competition usually leads to higher prices for consumers. Policies to promote competition, such as accelerating approvals, will likely not result in lower prices without structural reforms.: https://ift.tt/2LNiNiB Read more... https://ift.tt/2MtQvJ9

What are heat shock proteins (HSPs)?


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Skipping breakfast, a common habit among teenagers, associates directly with increased waist circumference and body mass index in this age group. The habit can lead to an unbalanced diet and other unhealthy behaviors, potentially making the adolescents vulnerable to weight gain.


Skipping breakfast, a common habit among teenagers, associates directly with increased waist circumference and body mass index in this age group. The habit can lead to an unbalanced diet and other unhealthy behaviors, potentially making the adolescents vulnerable to weight gain.: https://ift.tt/2GATgoC Read more... https://ift.tt/2yoOYfy

Monday 29 July 2019

Pfizer in talks to transition EpiPen maker into generics spinoff: spokeswoman


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Why You Can't Stop Farting at the Gym


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Two nights of recovery sleep restores the dynamic lipemic response, but not the reduction of insulin sensitivity, induced by five nights of sleep restriction [Ness et al., 2019]


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5 summer foods that are good for your health


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When You Should Go To The Hospital For Blood Pressure


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Six steps to stop Ebola from spreading


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Old-School Mattress Brands Join the Sleep-Tech Gold Rush - Threats to legacy mattress makers are coming from all sides. A foam mattress just ain’t what it used to be.


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High levels of estrogen in the womb linked to autism


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Liver transplants could be redundant with discovery of new liver cell, suggests a new study by researchers at King’s College London, who used single cell RNA sequencing to identify a type of cell that may be able to regenerate liver tissue, treating liver failure without the need for transplants.


Liver transplants could be redundant with discovery of new liver cell, suggests a new study by researchers at King’s College London, who used single cell RNA sequencing to identify a type of cell that may be able to regenerate liver tissue, treating liver failure without the need for transplants.: https://ift.tt/2LOZIwi Read more... https://ift.tt/2OrpTv5

Anticholinergic Drug Exposure and the Risk of Dementia: A Nested Case-Control Study


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Anti-circumcision advocates say their cause is 'shock treatment for the American public'


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Sunday 28 July 2019

A deadly mosquito-borne virus that causes brain swelling in humans has been detected in Florida


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More than 70% of America’s packaged food supply is ultra-processed, the fourth and final group of foods, that are are “industrial formulations” derived from hydrogenated fats and modified starch, and are synthesized in laboratories, finds a new study that analyzed 230,156 store products.


More than 70% of America’s packaged food supply is ultra-processed, the fourth and final group of foods, that are are “industrial formulations” derived from hydrogenated fats and modified starch, and are synthesized in laboratories, finds a new study that analyzed 230,156 store products.: https://ift.tt/2K29LL5 Read more... https://ift.tt/2YytxHg

The Link Between IBD and Anxiety


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The five medical biases against women - From drug trials that only use men to misconceptions about CPR, medicine’s gender inequalities can be matters of life or death


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Saturday 27 July 2019

Both politicians and voters need to accept this uncomfortable truth about U.S. health care - It’s a huge business first, societal good second


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Celebrations and coping with stress are the top reasons for blackout drinking, suggests a new study based on hundreds of Twitter tweets. Caused by drinking too much too fast, the person remains conscious but can't remember what happens later, and may lead to risk and long-term damage to the brain.


Celebrations and coping with stress are the top reasons for blackout drinking, suggests a new study based on hundreds of Twitter tweets. Caused by drinking too much too fast, the person remains conscious but can't remember what happens later, and may lead to risk and long-term damage to the brain.: https://ift.tt/2ZeFoHM Read more... https://ift.tt/2JZhxGZ

When temperatures in Southwestern U.S. climb to over 100 degrees, the pavement can get hot enough to cause second-degree burns on human skin within 2 seconds, finds a new study. The pavement on a 111-degree day, for example, can get as hot as 147 degrees in direct sunlight.


When temperatures in Southwestern U.S. climb to over 100 degrees, the pavement can get hot enough to cause second-degree burns on human skin within 2 seconds, finds a new study. The pavement on a 111-degree day, for example, can get as hot as 147 degrees in direct sunlight.: https://ift.tt/2GrQwtx Read more... https://ift.tt/2ZeMBHR

Friday 26 July 2019

Circumcision: My penis causes me constant pain


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Deadly Fungal Infection Emerged Because of Global Warming, Study Says


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How To Bring Cancer Care To The World's Poorest Children


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What's in Your Beet Juice? Nitrate and Nitrite Content of Beet Juice Products Marketed to Athletes. [Gallardo and Coggan, 2018]


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Juul went into a ninth-grade classroom and called its device 'totally safe,' teens testify


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Woman Contracts Horrifying Leg Infection from a Hot Tub - An Indiana woman's vacation took a grim turn when she developed a serious leg infection after spending time in the hotel's hot tub.


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New research uncovers compelling link between gut bacteria, obesity and the immune system


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Soon There Will Be Unlimited Hair - New uses of stem cells and 3-D printing could make baldness obsolete (for the wealthy)


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Study concludes that the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA)'s assessment that aspartame is safe, was based on cherrypicking papers


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Thursday 25 July 2019

Neil Armstrong’s Death, and a Stormy, Secret $6 Million Settlement


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The Human Brain Project Hasn’t Lived Up to Its Promise


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Hot weather: How to sleep in a heatwave


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A Montana man was billed $540,000 after receiving 14 weeks of life-saving dialysis


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Study: Millions should stop taking aspirin daily to prevent heart attack. Aspirin may not reduce the risk of a heart attack in people with no prior history. Researchers also found that the drug could cause other side effects such as digestive tract bleeding.


Study: Millions should stop taking aspirin daily to prevent heart attack. Aspirin may not reduce the risk of a heart attack in people with no prior history. Researchers also found that the drug could cause other side effects such as digestive tract bleeding.: https://ift.tt/2JNBq3F Read more... https://ift.tt/2YogqbU

Study: Home-delivered meals could save money for Medicare


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New Study Discovers drug for treating Pancreatic, Ovarian Cancers. - Conduct Science


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Trial of HIV prevention implant hailed as boost in fight against disease - Device tested in humans for first time, raising prospect of ‘fit and forget’ treatment


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EFSA’s toxicological assessment of aspartame: was it even-handedly trying to identify possible unreliable positives and unreliable negatives?


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