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Health news • Apr 30

Genetic association and machine learning improve the prediction of type 1 diabetes risk

Type 1 diabetes (T1D) has a large genetic component, and expanded genetic studies of T1D can enhance biological and therapeutic discovery and improve risk...

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Health news • Apr 30

Do Supplements Help You Sleep? Here’s What to Know.

One in eight American adults is regularly taking some kind of sleep aid, like a supplement or an over-the-counter drug, to help them fall or stay asleep,...

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Health news • Apr 30

Mercy Health launches new trial to reduce chemo nerve damage

A new clinical trial in the Springfield area is giving cancer patients access to a potential way to reduce a common and often painful side […]

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Health news • Apr 30

FAQs on Colorectal Cancer, Treatment, and Prevention

Education on colorectal cancer symptoms and screening can help to prevent advancing disease in a cancer that is seeing increased incidence in younger...

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Health news • Apr 30

Brain scans reveal 3 ADHD subtypes, including a more extreme form

A study analyzing 1154 children and adolescents breaks new ground in how to think about the growing diagnosis.

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Health news • Apr 30

Opinion | Under my leadership, the CDC will follow the evidence

Jay Bhattacharya is director of the National Institutes of Health and senior official carrying out the delegable duties of the director of the Centers for...

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Health news • Apr 30

Brain Prioritizes "Sound Offsets" During Hearing Repair

Researchers discover that the brainstem can reorganize neural circuits within 24 hours to restore sound offset detection after noise-induced damage.

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Health news • Apr 30

Glucose Levels Signal the Growth of Myelin

New research reveals that high glucose levels drive stem cells to multiply, while low levels signal them to mature into myelin-producing cells,...

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Health news • Apr 30

Puffy legs, heavy aches, rippled skin: what is lipedema?

This underdiagnosed condition, which causes leg pain and swelling, affects one in 10 women, yet most doctors haven't heard of it.

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Health news • Apr 30

6 Daily Exercises That Firm Waist Thickening Faster Than Weight Lifting After 50

Certified trainers share 6 daily moves that target waist thickening after 50, including planks, dead bugs, and cardio.

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Health news • Apr 30

Extensive review finds only modest relief and major risks from a common go-to pain drug

A large review of existing research took a hard look at how well the pain pill tramadol actually works for chronic pain.

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Health news • Apr 30

Why beets are good for your heart and how to get more of them in your diet

Scientists have found that beets and other nitrate-rich vegetables may help lower blood pressure.

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Health news • Apr 30

Abilene Taylor County Public Health District warns of Salmonella Outbreak

ABILENE, Texas (AP) — The Abilene-Taylor County Public Health District is warning residents about a salmonella outbreak linked to live backyard poultry .

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Health news • Apr 30

Misidentified 'edible' mushrooms linked to a surge of ALS cases

A recent study discovered measurable poison in wild false morel mushrooms eaten before a rare cluster of the fatal nerve disease ALS.

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Health news • Apr 30

CDC Issues Warning About Drug-Resistant Salmonella Outbreak That's Sickened 34 People, Mostly Children

The U.S. Centers of Disease Control is investigating a multi-state outbreak of drug-resistant salmonella that has sickened more than two dozen people...

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Health news • Apr 30

4 Standing Exercises That Build Thigh Strength Faster Than Leg Press After 60

For adults over 60, exercise machines like the leg press aren't the most effective or safest way to rebuild thigh strength. While these machines can help...

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Health news • Apr 30

High hopes for new pancreatic cancer therapies

A new pancreatic cancer treatment is showing good signs of longer life expectancies. Dr. Deirdre Cohen joins with more details.

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Health news • Apr 30

This Golden Retriever Visits Shelter Cats Every Day—Then People Notice Why

Parade Pets and Yahoo may earn commission from links in this article. At first, Harry just looks like a very good dog on a very good walk.

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Health news • Apr 30

Whooping cough outbreak: Pasadena health officials confirm 4 cases at Don Benito Fundamental School

Pasadena health officials are investigating a whooping cough outbreak after four cases were confirmed at a school.

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Health news • Apr 30

Blocking A Single Protein In Alzheimer’s Disease Could Boost The Brain’s Cleanup Crew, Slowing Memory Loss

Inhibiting an enzyme in the brain could unlock a novel way of slowing Alzheimer's disease, a new study suggests. With controversy raging over the latest...

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