People who incorporate sprints into their exercise may be more likely to make healthier food choices after their workout, according to a new study by The University of Western Australia and James Cook University.
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New drugs on the horizon for stroke and hydrocephalus
Every 40 seconds, someone in the United States is having a stroke. The disease is one of the leading causes of short-term disability and kills about 140,000 Americans a year.
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Digital technology use and digital inequality could complicate teens’ lives
Adolescents are avid users of smartphones and social media. And with that use come concerns that constant connectivity is leading to bad academic performance, disconnection from life offline and heightened psychological distress.
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How can we prepare for the coronavirus? 3 questions answered
Public health officials in the U.S. warned that the coronavirus, which has in large part spared the U.S., is coming and that the country needs to be prepared. But just what does this mean for you, as well as for public health officials? Aubree Gordon, public health scholar at the University of Michigan, explains.
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Existing drugs may offer a first-line treatment for coronavirus outbreak
The number of people infected with the new coronavirus continues to skyrocket, with more than 80,000 cases worldwide as of the end of February. But there’s no vaccine or cure in sight, meaning that doctors can do little more than offer supportive treatment to the very sick and hope their bodies can survive the infection.
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Cases of poisoning attributed to manipulated cannabidiol liquids in e-cigarettes
The health risks of e-cigarettes have come into focus after the deaths of several “vapers” due to lung injury in the USA recently.
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They fell in love helping drug users. But fear kept him from helping himself.
She was in medical school. He was just out of prison.
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Brain imaging may help predict when liquid biopsy will benefit individual glioblastoma patients
Tracking brain cancer with a blood test instead of a surgical biopsy may greatly improve quality of life for glioblastoma (GBM) patients and provide critical information for their care, but it is not feasible in all cases.
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Vexed by how to contain virus, countries take tough steps
Saudi Arabia cut travel to Islam’s holiest sites, South Korea toughened penalties for those breaking quarantines and airports across Latin America looked for signs of sick passengers Thursday as a new virus troubled a mushrooming swath of the globe.
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Low fruit and vegetable consumption, increased body fat associated with anxiety disorders
New research from the Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging shows that adults who have low fruit and vegetable intakes have a higher likelihood of being diagnosed with an anxiety disorder.
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