The primary function of kidneys is to filter blood, removing waste products that build up in a human body. If kidneys are damaged and their function fails, an excessive amount of water and waste products accumulates in the blood and…
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New treatments for deadly lung disease could be revealed by 3-D modeling
A 3-D bioengineered model of lung tissue built by University of Michigan researchers is poking holes in decades worth of flat, Petri dish observations into how the deadly disease pulmonary fibrosis progresses. The causes of pulmonary fibrosis are not fully…
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Mum drops five stone and saves thousands a year by expertly meal prepping
Mum Emily Forbes, 30, has a lot of reasons to sing the praises of meal prepping. Not only has prepping every meal in advance saved Emily thousands of pounds and hours of evening cooking, but it also helped her drop…
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Study sheds light on brain mechanism activated by uncertainty
Tel Aviv University researchers examined the brain’s reactions in conditions of uncertainty and stressful conflict in an environment of risks and opportunities. The researchers identified the areas of the brain responsible for the delicate balance between desiring gain and avoiding…
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Model says COVID-19 deaths could surpass 317,000 by December
(HealthDay)—A widely cited model for COVID-19 deaths in the United States predicts a total of 317,000 deaths by December. On Friday morning, a model from the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME) at the University of Washington forecasts that…
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Influencer devastated by 'drooping' bum and lumpy leg after three butt lifts
When Renee Donaldson came across the offer of a Brazilian butt lift – a surgery that removes fat from the body through liposuction then injects this into the buttocks to change the size and shape of the bum – for…
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Signs your freckles need to be checked out by a doctor
If you have a love/hate relationship with your freckles, it may be time to change your thinking. After all, they call them beauty marks for a reason — and some women are even drawing on fake freckles. But what causes…
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Expanded access to treatment in prisons can reduce overdose deaths by more than 31%, study finds
The epidemic of opioid-related overdose death persists across the United States, and people released from jails and prisons are at particular risk. While the benefits of life-saving medications for opioid use disorder (MOUD)—such as methadone, buprenorphine and extended-release (XR) naltrexone—has…
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Doctors motivated by both health, malpractice concerns when ordering additional tests
A UCLA-led study has found that dermatopathologists, who specialize in diagnosing skin diseases at the microscopic level, are motivated both by patient safety concerns and by malpractice fears—often simultaneously—when ordering multiple tests and obtaining second opinions, with a higher proportion…
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Your risk of severe COVID-19 may be affected by blood type, new genetic analysis suggests
Genes associated with certain blood types may increase the risk of severe COVID-19 infections, leading to respiratory failure and death, a new study suggests. The study authors found that people with blood type A were 50% more likely than people…
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