Feeling anxious from time to time is completely normal. You might feel anxious starting a new job or going on a first date. You might feel anxious about signing up for the 3-month meal delivery commitment. Or about the revealing…
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Looking to Kentucky’s Past to Understand Montana Health Nominee’s Future
The nominee to be Montana’s next health director faced an unwieldy disease outbreak and pushed Medicaid work requirements — two issues looming in Montana — when he held a similar job in Kentucky. Montana senators will soon decide whether to…
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Researchers are striving to understand the complexities of living with HIV and acquiring COVID-19
Every day, she donned a mask and was vigilant about washing her hands or using hand sanitizer which made the ensuing fever, headaches, sore throat and COVID-19 diagnosis startling. Anna (a pseudonym for privacy protection) has been living with HIV…
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Biomarkers may help us understand recovery time after concussion
A blood test may help researchers understand which people may take years to recover from concussion, according to a study published in the May 27, 2020 online issue of Neurology, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology. The…
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Youth who understand mental illness more likely to ask for help later
Stigma associated with mental illness hinders many people from seeking help when they need it most. Because attitudes toward mental illness are typically formed early in life, ensuring youth receive education about mental illness and stigma could also be key…
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Neural circuits mapped: Now we understand vision better
Researchers from Aarhus University have discovered the function of a special group of nerve cells which are found in the eye and which sense visual movement. The findings give us a completely new understanding of how conscious sensory impressions occur…
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