Nearly half of women with uncomplicated urinary tract infections received the wrong antibiotics and almost three-quarters received prescriptions for longer than necessary, with inappropriately long treatment durations more common in […]
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New experiences enhance learning by resetting key brain circuit
A study of spatial learning in mice shows that exposure to new experiences dampens established representations in the brain’s hippocampus and prefrontal cortex, allowing the mice to learn new navigation […]
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U.S. ‘Stand Your Ground’ laws do not cut crime but risk public health and safety
Stand Your Ground laws, designed to protect individuals who actively defend themselves from crime, have not improved public safety across the United States, according to a new study in the […]
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Food Groups Fight to Save One Trump Virus Program
Des Moines Area Religious Council operations manager Joe Dolack, left, loads a Farmers to Families Food Box for Thomas Washington at a mobile food pantry stop. DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) […]
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Challenge's Ashley Cain Says Daughter’s Cancer Is Back: We're 'Blindsided'
Ashley Cain’s 6-month-old daughter Azaylia’s leukemia has returned after her stem cell transplant. Celebrity Health Scares Through the Years “Today was supposed to be a day of unquestionable happiness,” the […]
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Increased green space in prisons can reduce self-harm and violence
Prisons with more green space have lower levels of violence and self-harm, according to new research at the University of Birmingham and Utrecht University. The study is the first to […]
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When COVID-19 hits home: Understanding the fight with fear
When the first U.S. case of COVID-19 due to community spread was diagnosed in late February 2020, it set off a rapid series of events. As cases surged, many states […]
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Older women who ate more plant protein had lower risk of premature, dementia-related death
Postmenopausal women who ate high levels of plant protein had lower risks of premature death, cardiovascular disease and dementia-related death compared with women who ate less plant proteins, according to […]
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Italy's health minister rules out loosening of COVID-19 curbs
FILE PHOTO: A woman wearing a protective face mask walks her dog near the Roman Forum, a day before the country went back into lockdown as part of efforts to […]
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Germany approves three COVID home test kits to help chart way out of lockdown
FILE PHOTO: A schoolchild participates in a lesson at Gustav-Falke elementary school, after it reopened according to first measures to lift the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) lockdown in Berlin, Germany, February […]
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