The United States population is older than it has ever been. Today, the country’s median age is 38.9, which is nearly a decade older than it was in 1980. And the number of adults older than 65 is expected to balloon from 58 million to 82 million by 2050. The challenge of caring for the elderly,…
Category: 5. Health
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Brunch Isn’t Just A Meal—It’s A Way Back To Each Other
Whether loud or quiet, curated or casual, brunch carries emotional weight—and for many, it’s become … More
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- Brunch in 2025 holds a quiet duality: part spectacle, part softness.
- Data shows people are gathering differently—and less…
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Back As UnitedHealth Group CEO, Hemsley Says Issues Can Be Resolved
UnitedHealth Group chief executive officer Stephen J. Hemsley, returning to the healthcare giant’s … More
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With AI, researchers predict the location of virtually any protein within a human cell
Trained with a joint understanding of protein and cell behavior, the model could help with diagnosing disease and developing new drugs.
A protein located in the wrong part of a cell can contribute to several diseases, such as Alzheimer’s, cystic fibrosis, and cancer. But there are about 70,000…
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Hormone cycles shape the structure and function of key memory regions in the brain
Hormone levels fluctuate like the tides, ebbing and flowing according to carefully orchestrated cycles. These hormones not only influence the body, but can cross into the brain and shape the behavior of our neurons and cognitive processes. Recently, researchers at UC Santa Barbara used modern…
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UnitedHealth Group CEO Witty Is Out, Replaced By Former Boss Hemsley
UnitedHealth Group Tuesday said Andrew Witty’s is stepping down, citing “personal reasons” and will … More
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Seek medical advice before attempting water-only fasting diets, experts warn
Experts at the University of Sydney are urging people, especially those with existing heart or vascular conditions, to seek medical advice before attempting to lose weight using water-only fasting diets.
The study, published in Molecular Metabolism, was conducted by a team of researchers in…
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New survey shows privacy and safety tops list of parental concerns about screen time
As kids spend more time on screens, a new national survey conducted by Ipsos on behalf of The Kids Mental Health Foundation, founded by Nationwide Children’s Hospital, identifies parents’ greatest fears for their children around screen time.
The top three fears parents have around their child…
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Higher success rate using a simple oral swab test before IVF
About 15 per cent of all couples of reproductive age are involuntarily childless. A major reason why so many need assisted reproduction is that nowadays more and more people are putting off starting a family.
“This is a global trend that is expected to increase in the coming years. In Europe…
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Scientists film the heart forming in 3D earlier than ever before
Researchers at UCL and the Francis Crick Institute have, for the first time, identified the origin of cardiac cells using 3D images of a heart forming in real-time, inside a living mouse embryo.
For the study, published in The EMBO Journal, the teamused a technique called advanced light-sheet…
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