Premature menopause has been described as a life-changing diagnosis with profound physical, psychological, and social consequences. Affected women not only experience the effects of estrogen deficiency, but they also experience the unanticipated loss of reproductive function. However, some women…
Category: 5. Health
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What Happens After The Championship? The Silent Struggle In Pro Sports
LONDON, ENGLAND – JULY 13: Jannick Sinner (ITA) [1] with the winner’s trophy after winning his … More
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Dogs can detect Parkinson’s years before symptoms—with 98% accuracy
People with Parkinson’s disease (PD) have an odour that can be reliably detected from skin swabs by trained dogs, a new study has shown.
The research, in collaboration with Medical Detection Dogs and the Universities of Bristol and Manchester, was published on July 15 in The Journal of…
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Can’t sleep, can’t focus, can’t thrive? ADHD and insomnia may be a vicious cycle
Insomnia could explain why adults with ADHD traits report having a lower quality of life, according to new research led by the University of Southampton and the Netherlands Institute of Neuroscience.
A study published on July 15 in BMJ Mental Health found that having higher ADHD traits was…
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Hawley, Who Voted To Slash Medicaid, Introduces Bill To Reverse Cuts
In this week’s edition of InnovationRx, we look at new legislation that could undo recently-passed Medicaid cuts, how Daniel Nadler became a billionaire building a ChatGPT for doctors, big news from two Chinese biotech companies, what doctors think about AI and more. To get it in your inbox,
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Over 80% Of Adults In The U.S. Experience Loneliness: Study
Lonely Christmas. Private Collection. Creator: Freiwirth-Lützow, Oskar (1862-1925). (Photo by Fine … More
A study of close to 50,000 people living in the United States revealed that at least 80% of them experience some degree of…
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A New Blood Type is Discovered
Blood usually falls into a few widely recognized categories or types, based on the proteins that are expressed on the surface of red blood cells. For example, A or B antigens may be present there, along with Rh factor. But there are some other very rare types…
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1,000-year-old health hacks are trending—and backed by science
It turns out the Dark Ages weren’t all that dark! According to new research, medieval medicine was way more sophisticated than previously thought, and some of its remedies are trending today on TikTok.
A new international research project featuring faculty at Binghamton University, State…
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No, shaken baby syndrome has not been discredited
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S.K. Narang et al. Abusive head trauma in infants and children: Technical report. Pediatrics. Published online February 24, 2025. doi: 10.1542/peds.2024-070457.
J.M. Leventhal, AG. Asnes and G.J. Otterman. How antiscience creates confusion about the diagnosis of abusive head…
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Multiplexing with Spectral Confocal Fluorescence Microscopy
Biologists are very interested in how proteins, lipids and other compounds are organized and interact in systems. Very few organizational details can be gained by using standard transmission-based light microscopy, even when employing phase or other…
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