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Vaccine to prevent UTIs could be taken as a dissolving tablet
A vaccine tablet that dissolves under the tongue protects against urinary tract infections (UTIs) in mice and rabbits. If it is shown to work in people, it could reduce the need to treat these infections with antibiotics.
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Chris Hemsworth Changed His Life After an Ominous Health Warning
In an exclusive sit-down with Vanity Fair, the actor discusses movies, the future of Thor, his businesses, fatherhood, and how a genetic predisposition for Alzheimer’s alters everything.
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Encounters with birds linked to improved mental wellbeing for up to approximately 8 hours
Encountering birds in everyday life is associated with better mental wellbeing, according to new research published in Scientific Reports. The study found that people were more likely to feel confident, relaxed, happy, connected to other people, and energetic and less likely to feel anxious, stressed, down, lonely, and tired in the presence of birdlife.
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Web-based exercise intervention leads to mental health improvements in 3 months, according to controlled trial
Participants of a web-based physical activity intervention saw improvements in their depression, anxiety, and stress levels, according to findings published in the journal Mental Health And Physical Activity. Interestingly, these mental health benefits seem to have occurred without notable improvements in physical activity.
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Popular ‘anti-aging’ supplement may lead to brain cancer, study says
A popular anti-aging vitamin may lead to an increased risk of brain cancer, according to a new MU study.
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Two fifths of people have chronic pain by their 40s, with consequences for later life
Chronic pain is widespread among those in their mid-40s in Britain, with those who experience it more likely to report pain, poor health - including COVID-19 infection - and joblessness later in life, according to a new study by researchers at UCL and Dartmouth College, US.
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Highly processed foods can be considered addictive like tobacco products
Can highly processed foods be addictive? It’s a question that researchers have debated for years as unhealthy diets are often fueled by foods loaded with refined carbohydrates and added fats. To find a resolution, a new University of Michigan and Virginia Tech analysis took the criteria used in a 1988 U.S. Surgeon General’s report that established that tobacco was addictive and applied it to food. Study (PDF): Highly Processed Foods Can Be Considered Addictive Substances Based on Established Scie
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When destitute small towns mean dangerous tap water
Donna Dickerson’s heart would sink every time she’d wake up, turn on the faucet in her mobile home and hear the pipes gurgling. Sometimes it would happen on a day when her mother, who is 86 and has dementia, had a doctor’s appointment and needed to bathe.
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Thinking 'beyond the hospital' for Black men recovering from traumatic injury
When someone arrives at a hospital with a severe injury, the law guarantees that person will receive care. But how will recovery progress when it's time for that person to go home? "How often, when we discharge patients, do we think about the environment they're going back into and take that into consideration?"
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Alcohol death toll is growing, US government reports say
The rate of deaths that can be directly attributed to alcohol rose nearly 30% in the U.S. during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to new government data. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention had already said the overall number of such deaths rose in 2020 and 2021.
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Glute force: why big, strong bum muscles matter for your overall health
Forget about how your bum muscles look; what about what they do? In fact, having big, strong glutes is crucial to good overall musculoskeletal health.
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Dr. Paul Mason - 'Are you smarter than a Doctor? What your doctor doesn't know about nutrition'
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Sunlight: Optimize Health and Immunity (Light Therapy and Melatonin)
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Want To Live Longer? How Life Extension Industry Will Reboot Health, Wellness and The Economy
Do you want to live a healthier and longer life? Lets go back to 1937, when Albert Szent-Györgyi won a Nobel Prize for his discovery of vitamin C, a massively consequential discovery, as it not only saved and extended countless lives, but it also contributed to the foundations of modern nutrition.
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People with insecure attachment styles tend to have strong emotional bonds with pets, study finds
New research on German dog owners finds that people with stronger relationships to their pets display more symptoms of mental disorders and distress, but proposes that this link may be fully accounted for by insecure attachment to other humans. The study was published in BMC Psychiatry.
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Having more time to oneself is the top reported benefit of being single, study finds
New research published in the journal Evolutionary Psychological Science suggests that people view the single life as an opportunity to focus on self-development. Having more time for themselves, being able to focus on their goals, and having no one else dictate their actions were among the most highly rated benefits of being single.
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The U.S. Just Lost 26 Years’ Worth of Progress on Life Expectancy
COVID and overdose deaths have sharply cut U.S. life expectancy, with Indigenous peoples experiencing the biggest decline
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New study finds that monkeypox virus can spread widely within
Monkeypox virus can be shed into the surrounding environment by people who are infected, particularly in shed skin particles and in debris from monkeypox skin lesions and scabs. The virus is
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Fast food fever: how ultra-processed meals are unhealthier than you think
UPFs form 50% of Britons’ calorie intake. Now food scientists are learning more about what makes them so damaging. For a long time it has been known that diets dominated by ultra-processed food (UPF) are more likely to lead to obesity. But recent research suggests that high UPF consumption also increases the risk of cardiovascular disease, dementia and, according to a recent American study involving 50,000 health professionals, of developing colon cancer.
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The Underserved Market of Menopause
The history, market opportunity and investment outlook for the traditionally taboo space of menopause.
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