My ears tingled as I leaned my head back into the water. I was in a giant man-made egg filled with salty liquid, with only artificial purple light and quiet […]
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Using the body’s natural cycle to improve shift workers’ health
The disruption to shift workers’ natural bodily rhythms may play a part in their increased risk of disease, according to a new study. Every human body runs on a 24-hour […]
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Pedal to the metal: Speeding up treatments for ALS
A therapeutic intervention for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, better known as ALS or Lou Gehrig’s disease, could be on the horizon thanks to unexpected findings by University of Arizona researchers. ALS […]
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Shannen Doherty kept her stage 4 cancer diagnosis a secret while filming the 90210 reboot
90210 actress Shannen Doherty revealed Tuesday she has stage four breast cancer on an emotional Good Morning America segment. The 48-year-old actress was first diagnosed with breast cancer in 2015, […]
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A Woman Grew Pubic Hair On Her Face After A 'Botched' Skin Graft
One dog bite victim had a skin graft to repair her face when she was young. Crystal Coombs’ doctor used skin from her groin for the procedure, and the new […]
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Resting-State EEG Can Predict Sertraline Treatment Outcomes
MONDAY, Feb. 10, 2020 — A latent-space machine learning algorithm tailored for resting-state electroencephalography (rsEEG) can predict treatment outcomes with sertraline in depression, according to a study published online Feb. […]
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General Anesthesia Boosts Postpartum Depression Risk After C-Section: Study
MONDAY, Feb. 10, 2020 — Women who receive general anesthesia during a cesarean section delivery are at higher risk of severe postpartum depression that requires hospitalization, as well as self-inflicted […]
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Hard times are coming: Brain tissue stiffness is crucial for neurogenesis
In mammalian adult brains, neural stem cells are only present in few specific regions, so-called niches. Only these niches are capable of generating new neurons. For the first time, researchers […]
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Cancer cell reversion may offer a new approach to colorectal cancer treatment
A novel approach to reverse the progression of healthy cells to malignant ones may offer a more effective way to eradicate colorectal cancer cells with far fewer side effects, according […]
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Study finds association between therapy time, length of stay after hip fracture surgery
The rate of recovery and a patient’s length of stay at nursing and rehabilitation facilities are associated with a patient’s mobility and their ability to provide self-care when they are […]
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