A study on how structural economic risk at the occupational level is linked to long-term health outcomes of employees found that individuals in occupations characterized by high routine intensity are likely to become unemployed in the long term and have…
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The confinement-eliminated circulating coronavirus variants during the first wave in Spain
The most complete studies on the variants of the coronavirus that dominated the first waves in Spain have just been published in Nature Genetics. The study was carried out by the SeqCOVID consortium, which includes more than 50 Spanish institutions…
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Courage of the little girl in a lockdown that lasted FOUR years
Courage of the little girl in a lockdown that lasted FOUR years: We all chafed at the Covid restrictions. But for thousands of children like Suki, who are diagnosed with cancer, shielding is a way of life As the first…
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When will the pandemic end?
The worst of the pandemic may finally be over, according to new modeling results from a consortium of researchers advising the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The team’s COVID-19 Scenario Modeling Hub, which is co-coordinated by researchers at…
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Ozone exposure link to the development of type 2 diabetes
Older Californians who live in communities with poor air quality, even those who engage—as recommended—in physical activities but do so outdoors, have a higher risk of Type 2 diabetes, a complex and chronic metabolic disorder caused by insulin resistance and…
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COVID-19 increases the chance of getting an autoimmune condition
SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, can sometimes cause the immune system to mistakenly attack the person’s own body. This process, known as “autoimmunity,” can damage a number of different organs. After COVID-19, a small number of patients have developed…
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The monthly drug that stopped MP Rachel's devastating migraines
The monthly drug that stopped Home Office minister’s devastating migraines: New treatment prevents agonising attacks that blight lives, so why are NHS patients missing out? Over the past six years, Home Office minister Rachel Maclean has had such devastating migraines…
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New drug slows the regrowth of tumors among some bowel cancer patients
A new drug has shown promise in slowing the regrowth of tumors among some bowel cancer patients, according to new findings of a major trial run by researchers at UCL in collaboration with the Universities of Glasgow, Oxford, Leeds and…
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Researchers assess the effectiveness of short-term online meditation courses
HSE University researchers Evgeny Osin and Irina Turilina conducted an intervention study looking into the effectiveness of a short-term online mindfulness meditation course. They discovered that even after a three-week course of daily 10 to 15-minute meditation sessions, novice participants…
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How the brain accounts for uncertainties in motor planning
In baseball, a pitch can take as little as 400 milliseconds to reach the plate. With a typical reaction time of 200 milliseconds and a swing of about 150 milliseconds, a batter must decide whether to swing and how to…
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