(HealthDay)—From April to December, there was a significant decline in the number of Americans who say they are willing to get a COVID-19 vaccine, according to a research letter published online Dec. 29 in the Journal of the American Medical…
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Shut Down! Kourtney Tells Friend 'Get Me Pregnant' After Sparking Baby Rumors
Nice try, trolls! Kourtney Kardashian swiftly shut down pregnancy speculation after sharing a series of bathing suit photos on Instagram — and had fun while doing it. Jennifer Aniston and More Celebs Who’ve Slammed Pregnancy Rumors The Poosh founder, 41,…
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Tracking down the causes of heart attack
Heart attacks strike suddenly and have a range of different triggers. Researchers from Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin and the German Centre for Cardiovascular Research (DZHK) were able to uncover a further underlying cause. Studying arterial deposits (plaque) in patients with…
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Guidelines developed for care of adults with Down syndrome
(HealthDay)—In an evidence-based clinical guideline, published online Oct. 20 in the Journal of the American Medical Association, recommendations are presented for the medical care of adults with Down syndrome. Amy Y. Tsou, M.D., from the ECRI Center for Clinical Excellence…
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Study underscores value of Down Syndrome Clinic to You program
A new software program effectively brings the expertise of Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) specialists to many more patients with Down syndrome (DS), according to a study published today in Genetics in Medicine. Down Syndrome Clinic to You (DSC2U) is a…
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Mum who thought she just had a tummy ache wakes up paralysed from the waist down
When Emese Illes-Toth found herself in agonising stomach pain as she walked to the post office, she thought it was your usual tummy ache. But just five days later, the mum woke up paralysed from the waist down. An MRI…
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Study reveals humans are impatient, even down to seconds
An Ohio University study seeking to understand the psychological mechanisms of waiting for a larger reward in contrast to instant gratification with a smaller reward was recently published in the Journal of Experimental Psychology: General, a flagship journal of the…
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Researchers bid to slow down heart failure
A new research project funded by the British Heart Foundation (BHF) at the University of Manchester aims to find a way to slow down the progression of heart failure. Heart failure is a life-threatening condition that affects 920,000 people in…
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