Loneliness in Middle-Aged Men Linked to Increased Cancer Risk
Loneliness among middle-aged men ups their risk of cancer, and being single at the time of diagnosis confers a worse prognosis, suggest results from a longitudinal Finnish study with a mean follow-up of 20 years. The study also found that…
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Scientists find gene mutation linked to exfoliation syndrome, most common cause of glaucoma
A team of researchers from the Agency for Science, Technology and Research’s (A*STAR) Genome Institute of Singapore (GIS) and Bioprocessing Technology Institute (BTI), as well as Singapore Eye Research Institute (SERI), have identified a genetic mutation (functionally defective CYP39A1 gene)…
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Fatty liver disease: Do your gums and teeth look like this? Signs of risk found in the mou
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Quarantine and financial support for plagues were already in place in the 1600s
Plagues have ravaged Norway many times over the centuries. As early as 1625, the state took systematic action to prevent the plague from spreading. Isolation was a new idea that would prove to be effective. Strict restrictions were imposed on…
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Lindsey Vonn Used a Genius Form Hack to Improve Her Squat Depth
Olympian Lindsey Vonn has been crushing the Instagram workout game lately, and she just shared an amazing hack for getting deep with squats: Do them over a toilet. “Progress never stops! 💪🏻,” Lindsey captioned a hilarious workout video of herself…
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Pandemic worsened older adults’ mental health and sleep; others show long-term resilience
Nearly one in five older adults say their mental health has gotten worse since the pandemic began in March 2020, and an equal percentage say their sleep has suffered in that time too. More than one in four say they’re…
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Cocaine drives supporters’ aggression in football, study finds
Cocaine use may be associated with aggression between rival football fans, according to a new paper published by Dr. Martha Newson, an expert in group bonding and conflict, with the Universities of Kent and Oxford. Based on an online survey,…
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Covered California Says Health Insurance Just Got Too Cheap to Ignore
If you are uninsured because health coverage seemed too expensive the last time you looked, it’s time to look again. A new federal law could make it a whole lot cheaper to buy your own insurance if you don’t get…
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Study examines movement in children with autism
For more than a year, researchers at The University of Texas at El Paso’s Stanley E. Fulton Gait Research & Movement Analysis Lab in the College of Health Sciences have been using real-time 3-D animation to investigate motor impairments in…
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Developmental abnormalities are controlled by genetics of the fetus and placenta
Yale researchers have shown that developmental abnormalities, including those that lead to pregnancy loss and autism, are controlled by the genetics of the fetus and placenta — and not the mother's intrauterine environment. The findings are reported in the April…
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