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Health news • May 25

Beet juice lowers blood pressure in older adults in just 2 weeks

Drinking nitrate-rich beetroot juice may do more than support heart health — it could actually reshape the bacteria living in the mouth in ways that help...

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Health news • May 25

A Single Dose of Psilocybin Could Ease Depression For Months, New Study Finds

A single dose of psilocybin eased symptoms of depression within days, with benefits lasting for more than three months compared to placebo, our new study...

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Health news • May 25

Large Review Shows What Sugary Diets May Be Doing to Your Memory

Our love of sugar once helped our foraging ancestors get more bang for their buck from rare, high-energy foods. Today, it drives us back to the store at...

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Health news • May 25

First video of immune cells eating live skin cancer in real time

For the past 15 years or so, a class of drugs called immune checkpoint inhibitors have been used to treat melanoma – the most dangerous kind of skin cancer.

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Health news • May 25

Utahns concerned about hantavirus outbreak: Poll

What causes hantavirus? Can hantavirus spread person to person? How transmissible is hantavirus? Where is the Hondius cruise ship?

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Health news • May 25

Researchers Reveal the Surprisingly Easy Habit Linked to Longer Healthier Lives

A long-running study suggests that one of the simplest ways to support healthy aging may also be one of the most effective: eating slightly fewer calories.

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Health news • May 25

Scientists Discover Grapes Can “Reprogram” Your Skin Against Sun Damage

New research suggests grapes may help switch on your skin's natural defense systems against sun damage.

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Health news • May 25

Number of suspected Ebola cases in DR Congo passes 900 as health workers face attacks and shortages

World Health Organization says outbreak poses 'very high' risk for Congo, but risk of disease spreading globally remains low.

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Health news • May 25

Pennsylvania schools shared widely debunked vaccine claims with thousands of parents

With vaccination rates plummeting in Pennsylvania schools and the nation on the verge of a massive measles outbreak, state health officials three years ago...

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Health news • May 25

Scientists Create “Trojan Horse” Weight Loss Drug That Supercharges Results

A new “Trojan horse” weight-loss drug sneaks extra metabolic power into cells and delivers striking results in mice.

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Health news • May 25

While you were sleeping: URochester reshapes the science of sleep

URochester's researchers and clinicians are helping us understand the science of sleep—including how it might be one of the most consequential forces in...

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Health news • May 25

5 Things You Should Never Do After Dinner If You’re Trying to Lower Cholesterol

Trying to lower cholesterol? Experts share after-dinner habits to limit, from sitting too long to late night snacking.

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Health news • May 24

DR Congo’s neighbors impose Covid-style measures in push to limit Ebola’s spread

Regional concern over the Ebola outbreak intensified as Uganda confirmed three new cases, while neighboring countries stepped up monitoring measures amid...

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Health news • May 24

WHO chief says hantavirus ‘situation is stable for now’

World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus on Sunday said the hantavirus “situation is stable for now.”.

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Health news • May 24

More than 900 suspected Ebola cases identified in DRC, WHO chief says

Item 1 of 2 Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO) Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus speaks during the opening session of the WHO's 79th World...

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Health news • May 24

‘Stomach flu’ outbreak slams hikers on California section of Pacific Crest Trail

Dozens of hikers have fallen ill while on California section of the 2,650-mile Pacific Crest Trail, authorities said. The trail runs from Canada to Mexico...

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Health news • May 24

In City at Center of Ebola Crisis, ‘the Virus Is Far Ahead of Us’

Since an Ebola outbreak was declared in Bunia, a bustling city in northeastern Democratic Republic of Congo, global alarms have gone off.

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Health news • May 24

US well-positioned to deal with current Ebola outbreak, Deborah Birx says

Dr. Deborah Birx, President Donald Trump's former Covid response coordinator, expressed confidence Sunday that the United States could respond effectively...

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Health news • May 24

The 5 Best Protein-Rich Canned Foods, According to Dietitians

Want to add more protein to your diet? Stock up on these dietitian-recommended high protein pantry staples like canned trout, chicken and chili.

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Health news • May 24

What to know about sepsis, the dangerous condition that contributed to NASCAR driver Kyle Busch’s death

Kyle Busch's family says the NASCAR superstar died after severe pneumonia progressed into sepsis, a dangerous condition that many people do not understand.

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