A study that tracked parental opinion about the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine showed that after hesitancy decreased for several years, hesitancy has now either stabilized or increased in some ethnic and age groups, according to results presented at the virtual…
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Genetic testing of the siblings of newborns with cancer genes could reduce rare pediatric cancer deaths by half
Genetic testing of the siblings of newborns found to have mutations in any one of 11 genes most commonly associated with childhood-onset cancers could reduce deaths from these rare cancers by about 50%, suggests a study funded by the National…
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The potential of natural extracts to reduce the reproductive capacity of the SARS-CoV-2 virus
A team from the Universitat Politècnica de València has just published a study analyzing the potential of plant extracts and/or natural compounds to inhibit the protease activity of the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus. According to Carla Guijarro, a researcher at the UPV’s…
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‘Down to My Last Diaper’: The Anxiety of Parenting in Poverty
For parents living in poverty, “diaper math” is a familiar and distressingly pressing daily calculation. Babies in the U.S. go through six to 10 disposable diapers a day, at an average cost of $70 to $80 a month. Name-brand diapers…
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Mental health services in the England are being ‘Uberised,’ and that’s bad for patients and therapists
There is a mental health crisis in England, with rates of depression doubling since the COVID pandemic began. Strategies of “speaking up”, mindfulness sessions at work, and national “happiness” campaigns have been touted as an effective approach to tackling mental…
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Pruning the dendritic tree for a better understanding of epileptic seizures
Researchers at the University of Bonn have shed light on the function of the enzyme SLK for the development of nerve cells in the brain. If it is missing, the neurons’ branches are less abundant. In addition, it is then…
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On the trail of a medical mystery: Scientists zero in on elevated MRSA susceptibility after liver transplants
For decades, recipients of liver transplants have been inexplicably vulnerable to MRSA infection after their lifesaving surgeries, but the molecular mechanisms underlying that risk had remained stubbornly mystifying, at least until now. In the hunt for a culprit at the…
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Antidepressants cut the risk of suffering from depression again
Depressed people who come off their meds are nearly a fifth more likely to relapse compared to those who stay on the drugs, study finds 39% of people taking long-term antidepressants will have depression relapse Meanwhile, 56% of those who…
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The exercise routine that's 3 times more beneficial than walking, according to researchers
Fox News Flash top headlines for September 29 Fox News Flash top headlines are here. Check out what’s clicking on Foxnews.com. Moderate or vigorous physical activity is more than three times more beneficial to a person’s health than walking, according…
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The Part of the ‘Free Britney’ Saga That Could Happen to Anyone
When Britney Spears last went before a judge, in June, she bristled as she told of being forced into psychiatric care that cost her $60,000 a month. Though the pop star’s circumstances in a financial conservatorship are unusual, every year…
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