Flavorings combine with solvents in e-cigarettes to produce new toxic chemicals that irritate the airways, triggering reactions that can lead to breathing and heart and blood vessel problems, according to new research presented at the “virtual” European Respiratory Society International…
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1 in 20 older Americans smoke pot regularly, survey finds
(HealthDay)—Marijuana use is on the rise among older Americans, with one in 20 saying they had used within the previous month, according to a new study. About 5% of men and women aged 55 and older said they’d used marijuana…
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New Zealand records first COVID-19 death in over three months
New Zealand recorded its first COVID-19 death in more than three months on Friday when a man in his 50s succumbed to the virus. Health officials said the man was part of a second-wave cluster of infections that emerged in…
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Blocking nerve signals to the pancreas halts type 1 diabetes onset in mice
Your pancreas is a little sweet potato-shaped organ that sits snug behind your stomach. The pancreas is studded with islets, the cell clusters that house insulin-producing beta cells. In people with type 1 diabetes, the body’s own immune cells head…
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First randomised trial backs safety of common heart drugs in COVID-19 patients
Heart patients hospitalized with COVID-19 can safely continue taking angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors and angiotensin receptor blockers (ARBs), according to the BRACE CORONA trial presented in a Hot Line session today at ESC Congress 2020. ACE inhibitors and ARBs are…
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Possible blood-clotting mechanism in COVID-19 found
Why so many COVID-19 patients get blood clots (thrombosis) remains uncertain. But scientists at Uppsala University and the University Hospital have now identified a mechanism they believe to be implicated. A particular protein triggers a part of our immune system…
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Katy Perry Poses in Nursing Bra, Postpartum Underwear 4 Days After Birth
All dressed up for her new role! Katy Perry struck a pose in her nursing bra and postpartum underwear on Sunday, August 30. Celebs Who Debuted Their Postpartum Bodies Days After Giving Birth “Hair n makeup by @exhaustion,” the Grammy…
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After’s Inanna Sarkis and More Pregnant Stars in Bathing Suits: Bump Pics
Bathing suit bumps! Lindsay Arnold, Hilaria Baldwin and more pregnant celebrities have been baring their budding bellies in swimsuits all summer long. The Dancing With the Stars pro and her husband, Sam Cusick, announced in May that they are expecting…
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Junk food linked to age-marker in chromosomes: study
People who eat a lot of industrially processed junk food are more likely to exhibit a change in their chromosomes linked to ageing, according to research presented Tuesday at an online medical conference. Three or more servings of so-called “ultra-processed…
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Tapping into the vast amount of nonconscious information continually represented in the brain
By using a combination of artificial intelligence and brain imaging technology, researchers have discovered that humans can be trained to rationally use the unconscious contents of their mental processes. The study, published in the journal Nature Communications, could open the…
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