Fitness doping is still common despite well-known risks. Researchers at the University of Gothenburg and Linnaeus University have made an ethnographic study to understand the processes by which a person […]
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New drug limits cancer spreading
A research team that recently invented a drug to stop blood vessels from forming a treatment resistant barrier around some cancers has now discovered the drug can be used to […]
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More than 40 percent of status epilepticus patients suffer adverse outcomes
A new study published in Seizure gives insight into the short-term outcome of patients treated for status epilepticus in Kuopio University Hospital in Finland. The researchers found a 9 percent […]
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Older men are main victims of new epidemic say Chinese health chiefs
It came as more cities were locked down and Lunar New Year celebrations cancelled. The first 17 killed were 13 men and four women, all from central China’s Hubei province. […]
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Naturally-occurring protein could boost fitness without ANY exercise
Could a supplement one day REPLACE exercise? Boosting levels of a protein released during a workout ‘can boost muscle gain, fat burning and lung capacity’ Flies forced to produce an […]
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Could an answer to severe allergies be at hand?
Is this a cure for the killer food allergies terrifying so many families? After a huge spike in severe reactions linked to our modern mania for cleanliness, an answer to […]
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7 Signs Your New Tattoo Is Infected
New tattoos always carry the risk of infection. Of course, doing your homework and getting inked at a reputable tattoo shop can help mitigate the chances of your tattoo becoming […]
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What causes hangovers, blackouts and ‘hangxiety’? Everything you need to know about alcohol these holidays
With the holiday season well underway and New Year’s Eve approaching, you might find yourself drinking more alcohol than usual. So what actually happens to our body as we drink […]
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Survivors of firearm violence worse long-term outcomes than motor vehicle crash survivors
In 2017, for every victim who died of a firearm injury in the U.S, three individuals survived. But the burden of firearm injuries is not limited to death. A new […]
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Gene expression pattern pinpoints high-risk colorectal cancer
A new technique could dramatically reduce the number of colorectal cancer patients who unnecessarily undergo major surgery to remove tumors, instead of a minimally invasive procedure. Biomedical scientist Xin Wang […]
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