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If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, SheKnows may receive an affiliate commission. I am the child you’ve never had to worry about – the self-motivated “good girl” who has become quite…
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Read MoreCall for radical global action to end stigma and discrimination against people with mental health conditions
Experts call for radical global action to end stigma and discrimination against people with mental health conditions, as this is often “worse than the condition itself.” The new “Lancet Commission on Ending Stigma and Discrimination in Mental Health,” co-chaired by…
Read MoreMyotonic dystrophy: Mouse model shows that GABA receptors are implicated in sleepiness
People with the inherited disorder myotonic dystrophy (DM) often experience excessive daytime sleepiness and fatigue, as well as altered responses to anesthetics that can put them at risk for complications when hospitalized. Emory researchers, in collaboration with colleagues at Columbia…
Read MoreNew research provides employment figures of kidney transplant recipients
A recent study in Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology (CJASN) provides an estimate of the proportion of working-aged kidney transplant recipients who are employed in the Netherlands and identifies characteristics that are associated with lower work functioning….
Read MoreClinical trial shows implantable shock absorber relieves knee pain, delays knee replacement
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Read MoreResearchers Find ‘Weak Spot’ on Major SARS-CoV-2 Variants
Researchers have discovered a “weak spot” on the spike protein of the major SARS-CoV-2 variants, as well as a specific antibody fragment that attaches there to neutralize the virus. This discovery could pave the way for developing an antibody treatment…
Read MoreSmoking increases the risk of illness and viral infection, including type of coronavirus
A new study led by UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center researchers shows that current smokers have a 12% increased risk of a laboratory-confirmed viral infection and a 48% increased risk of being diagnosed with respiratory illnesses. These results did not…
Read MoreNew gene target for aggressive lung cancer discovered
Northwestern Medicine scientists have identified and described a new gene that is responsible for activating an aggressive subtype of small-cell lung cancer, the P subtype, for which there is no current effective treatment. “This type of cancer is resistant to…
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