The best and worst essential oils for anxiety
Essential oils can have many uses. “The therapeutic effect of plants can be concentrated into medicinal powders, tinctures, and essential oils and, when used appropriately, can help you feel better, sleep better and think more clearly,” Joseph Clarke, nationally certified Diplomate…
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Gene responsible for controlling activity of T follicular cells identified
A team of researchers at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center has identified the gene responsible for controlling the activity of T follicular helper (TFH) cells. In their paper published in the journal Science Immunology, the group describes their…
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Brain imaging study reveals new clues about PTSD in victims of terrorist attacks
The terrorist attacks committed in Paris and Saint-Denis on November 13, 2015 have left lasting marks, not only on the survivors and their loved ones, but also on French society as a whole. A vast transdisciplinary research program, the 13-Novembre…
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What You & Your Family Need to Know About the Coronavirus
If you’ve been anywhere near the news or the Internet in the last few weeks, odds are you have heard about the new coronavirus (often referred to as Wuhan coronavirus in reports). With thousands (as of publication, reportedly 10,000, with…
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Preclinical study links human gene variant to THC reward in adolescent females
A common variation in a human gene that affects the brain’s reward processing circuit increases vulnerability to the rewarding effects of the main psychoactive ingredient of cannabis in adolescent females, but not males, according to preclinical research by Weill Cornell…
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Induced pluripotent stem cells used to regulate immune reaction to transplanted tissues
Scientists suggest a new strategy that uses induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) to regulate immune reaction to transplanted tissues. The team, led by Professor Ken-ichiro Seino of Hokkaido University’s Institute for Genetic Medicine, found that thymic epithelium cells derived from…
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Early-life screen time linked to reduced physical activity in kids: Study
These screen habits were recorded when the children were aged two and again at age three. Children who spend more than three hours daily on smartphones and television screens grow up to be less physically active as they enter school…
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Woman, 41, has 'miracle twins' after beating cervical cancer
Workaholic, 41, gives birth to ‘miracle twins’ – despite doctors warning she may NEVER have children following cervical cancer treatment Rebecca Allen was a ‘workaholic’ didn’t have a smear test for six years When she was diagnosed in 2017, she had…
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When you drink decaf coffee every day, this is what happens to your body
Coffee is a drug, thanks to the caffeine that makes coffee what it is. And while coffee connoisseurs might balk at the idea of having decaf, those of us who want to drink coffee but don’t want the hassle of…
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What do near-death experiences feel like?
Near-death experiences are rare but can be emotionally loaded occurrences for those who go through them. But what kind of mark do these unsettling experiences leave? A new study claims it can now offer an “unbiased” evaluation of people’s descriptions…
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