Weekly Roundup | Health and Body: Top 10 stories of the week of September 5 - 12th, 2017
"You are not a mistake. You are not a problem to be solved. But you won't discover this until you are willing to stop banging your head against the wall of shaming and caging and fearing yourself." - Geneen Roth (Women, Food and God: An Unexpected Path to Almost Everything)
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1 +17y+ ago
Can You Get Addicted to Trolling?
It’s becoming increasingly evident that, for some people, trolling isn’t just playing an asshole on the internet.
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Submitted on September 8th 2017 by mariogi
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2 +17y+ ago
Reversing Memory Loss in Alzheimer's Closer With Discovery of New Protein Target
An enzyme that interferes with key memory-forming processes in people with Alzheimer's can now be specifically targeted thanks to the discovery of a protein that helps it do its dirty work, according to new research out of MIT.
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Submitted on September 10th 2017 by LisMan
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3 +17y+ ago
Proposed new food guide tells Canadians to cut back on sugar and eat better fats
Canadians may soon be encouraged to eat more fibre, less sugar and not fret too much regarding overall fat intake. The 10-year-old Canadian Food Guide is in the process of being updated after about three years of research and consultation. The final product isn't ready, but it's shaping up to look a lot different than the current model. "You could say little has changed and everything has changed. When you think about how people get information...
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Submitted on September 8th 2017 by hxxp
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4 +17y+ ago
A Completely New Type of Camera Can Actually See Through The Human Body
Medical techniques for looking inside our bodies have come a long way , but in the future it looks like doctors may be able to see absolutely everything going on under our skin.
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Submitted on September 6th 2017 by kxh with 1 comments
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5 +17y+ ago
The Unlikely Medical History of Chocolate Syrup
How the sundae staple went from treatment to just treat
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Submitted on September 10th 2017 by Apolatia
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6 +17y+ ago
Drinks industry distorts alcohol cancer risk - scientists
The alcohol industry uses denial, distortion and distraction to mislead people about the risks of developing cancer from drinking, often employing similar tactics to those of the tobacco industry, a study said on Thursday. Drinks industry organisations often present the relationship between alcohol and cancer as highly complex, implying there is no clear evidence of a consistent link, said the study led by scientists at the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (LSHTM) and Sweden’s Karolinska Institutet.
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Submitted on September 8th 2017 by Chubros
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7 +17y+ ago
Depression is a physical illness which could be treated with anti-inflammatory drugs, scientists suggest.
Depression could be treated using anti-inflammatory drugs, scientists now believe, after determining that it is a physical illness caused by a faulty immune system.
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Submitted on September 11th 2017 by tranxene with 1 comments
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8 +17y+ ago
Climate Change is Turning Dehydration into a Deadly Epidemic
A mysterious kidney disease is striking down laborers across the world and climate change is making it worse. Meet the doctors who are trying to stop it.
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Submitted on September 9th 2017 by archmagician
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9 +17y+ ago
How the NBA Failed Royce White
He was compared to basketball superstars like Charles Barkley and LeBron James. But without comprehensive mental health treatment, Royce White found himself fighting for a new cause.
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Submitted on September 7th 2017 by sashinator
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10 +17y+ ago
Plastic fibres found in tap water around the world, study reveals
Microplastic contamination has been found in tap water in countries around the world, leading to calls from scientists for urgent research on the implications for health. Scores of tap water samples from more than a dozen nations were analysed by scientists for an investigation by Orb Media, who shared the findings with the Guardian. Overall, 83% of the samples were contaminated with plastic fibres.
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Submitted on September 6th 2017 by spacepopper
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Here are this week's top five Health & Body tribes:
/t/health 83 posts, 42 comments, 338 votes.
/t/getmotivated 15 posts, 8 comments, 63 votes.
/t/psychology 16 posts, 5 comments, 74 votes.
/t/mentalhealth 22 posts, 2 comments, 51 votes.
/t/medicine 22 posts, 9 comments, 84 votes.
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