Many people finish the workday not just tired but wired. Their mind keeps racing, their body feels tense, and even in moments that should be restful they feel a lingering sense of urgency. Conversations replay in their mind, unfinished tasks resurface, and their nervous system seems…
Category: 5. Health
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Pollen allergies are brutal this year – a doctor explains why, and how to find relief
Spring means beautiful flowers, fragrant lilacs – and lots of tree pollen coating cars and setting off sneezing, wheezing and headaches.
As an allergist and immunologist at the University of Colorado School of Medicine, I help patients with seasonal allergies and associated allergic…
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The AI Revolution In Coding Offers A Preview Of Medicine’s Future
What happens when AI takes over routine work? Lessons from software developers suggest how medicine and the role of doctors may soon change.
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U.S. Courts Are Once Again Litigating Abortion Pill’s Distribution By Mail
Despite more than two decades of safe and effective use, the abortion pill is once more in the crosshairs of American politics and the judicial system.
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Scientists say travel could slow aging and boost your health
Retinol creams may get most of the attention in the fight against visible aging, but researchers at Edith Cowan University (ECU) have pointed to a much bigger and more adventurous possibility: travel.
In a 2024 interdisciplinary study published in the Journal of Travel Research, ECU researchers…
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Is Hantavirus An Emerging Threat? What You Need To Know
The recent outbreak of hantavirus aboard a cruise ship serves as a reminder that while hantavirus infections are rare, they can be rapidly progressing and deadly
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Shingles Can Hit Even A Healthy 26-Year-Old — What Tyrese Haliburton’s Case Reveals
Tyrese Haliburton’s shingles diagnosis highlights why the virus can affect younger adults, what symptoms look like and who should get vaccinated.
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This simple amino acid supplement greatly reduces Alzheimer’s damage
Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is a progressive brain disorder and a leading cause of dementia worldwide. Despite years of research, there is still no cure. New antibody-based treatments that target amyloid β (Aβ) have recently emerged, but their benefits have been modest. These therapies can also…
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Sex Matters: The Heart Disease Risk Women Can’t Afford To Miss
From preeclampsia to menopause, a Yale cardiologist explains how women’s life stages shape heart disease risk—and what to ask your doctor.
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MIT scientists finally reveal the hidden structure of a mysterious high-tech material
Materials known as relaxor ferroelectrics have played an important role for decades in technologies such as ultrasound imaging, microphones, and sonar. Their unusual performance comes from the way atoms are arranged inside them. However, that internal structure has been extremely difficult to…
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