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Health news • Aug 05

Do Altered Immune Cells Drive Skin Cancer in Immunosuppressed Patients?

Immunosuppressed patients with non-melanoma skin cancer are not missing the macrophages found in immunocompetent patients. Instead, their cells have lost...

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Health news • Aug 05

How new findings on ovarian cancer origins may help reduce risk

One of the deadliest forms of cancer for women may not start where we once believed. Researchers now know nearly all fatal ovarian cancers begin in the...

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Health news • Aug 05

Explainer: Why Congo's Ebola outbreak is spreading faster than previous epidemics

The Ebola epidemic in Democratic Republic of Congo is on track to surpass 4000 cases this week and has been described as the fastest spreading on record...

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Health news • Aug 05

Beach discovery takes sinister turn as major catastrophe looms on Australia's doorstep

A dog walker's stroll along a quiet Australian beach this week took an ominous turn after he spotted a dark mass on the shoreline.

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Health news • Aug 05

Wayne County Health Department confirms 2 measles cases

The Wayne County Health Department (WCHD) has confirmed two measles cases in Wayne County.

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Health news • Aug 05

Vets Traced a Lemur’s Fatal Herpes Infection Back to a Yoga Class

HSV-1 typically only causes cold sores in humans, but it can be very dangerous to some of our primate cousins.

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Health news • Aug 05

Drug-resistant ‘superbug’ on the rise in Texas

Texas has the highest number of cases of Candida auris, a drug-resistant fungus that can lead to life-threatening infections.

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Health news • Aug 05

New psychedelic candidate may spare the gut while still healing the brain

Psychedelic drugs are best known for altering perception and producing vivid hallucinations, but scientists are increasingly interested in what else they...

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Health news • Aug 05

He posted about this controversial medical test. Then came the backlash

Andrew Huberman's recent comments about full-body MRIs sparked a new wave of controversy. Here's what happened.

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Health news • Aug 05

DNR Closes Additional Areas of Cunningham Falls State Park Following Second Beaver Attack

The Maryland Department of Natural Resources is closing additional areas of Cunningham Falls State Park around Hunting Creek Lake after a fisherman reported...

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Health news • Aug 05

Viagra could do more than advertised as study reveals surprising health superpower

Viagra could do more than give men a boost in the bedroom, as new research suggests it may have benefits for cancer patients.

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Health news • Aug 05

Avoiding 3 Things During Middle Age Is Linked to 13 More Years Without Dementia

A study led by NYU Langone Health finds that eliminating three risks extends dementia-free lifespans by 13 years on average.

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Health news • Aug 05

Avoiding 3 things during middle age may delay dementia risk by 13 years

Avoiding three health factors may delay the odds of developing dementia by about 13 years, a new study has found: type 2 diabetes, smoking and high blood...

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Health news • Aug 05

Three factors in midlife can delay the onset of dementia by 13 years

A study involving 12000 adults in the US suggests that taking action to prevent dementia during your 50s can make a big difference later in life.

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Health news • Aug 05

What You Do Between 45 And 65 Could Buy You 13 Extra Dementia-Free Years, Study Finds

It's not clear exactly how dementia gets started or might be stopped, but we do know that there are many different risk factors for the condition,...

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Health news • Aug 05

The Dutch spent a century becoming the tallest population on Earth, then the run quietly ended. Men born in 1980 reached 183.9 centimetres; those born in 2001 measure 182.9. Women born in 2001 are 1.4 centimetres shorter than the 1980 cohort

A century of growth that made the Dutch the world's tallest has mysteriously reversed, with each new generation losing height they can't seem to get back.

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Avoid smoking, diabetes and high blood pressure to cut dementia risk

Avoiding smoking and diabetes while maintaining healthy blood pressure of 90/60mmHg to 120/80mmHg could keep dementia at bay for more than a decade,...

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Colon cancer deaths dropped by half for people who did at-home, no-laxative test program

Colonoscopies are the top-recommended screening for colorectal cancer, which is is the second most common cause of cancer deaths in men and women.

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Health news • Aug 05

Birth order may influence your disease risk later in life, study finds

Whether you are first-born or second-born may be associated with your risk of developing certain diseases, according to a new study published in Nature...

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Health news • Aug 05

The #1 Cooking Oil for Heart Health, According to Nutrition Experts

Based on scientific research and expert consensus, extra-virgin olive oil is the healthiest oil for your heart, since it's rich in antioxidants and healthy...

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