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Health news • May 01

Molecular biologist shares three food categories you need in your diet to improve gut microbiome | Health

Learn from a molecular biology expert what exactly you need to put on your plate to improve the complex ecosystem of microorganisms in your gut. | Health.

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Health news • May 01

Dietitians Reveal the 10 Drinks to Never Drink for Better Health

Nutrition experts share the drinks to never drink if you're trying to be proactive about your health. Plus, the better-for-you alternatives to try instead.

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Health news • May 01

Washoe County School District reports gastrointestinal illness outbreaks at five schools

The Washoe County School District is reporting schoolwide outbreaks of gastrointestinal illness at five elementary schools.

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Health news • Apr 30

Yawning Does Something Unexpected in Your Brain, MRI Scans Reveal

Yawning has an unusual and unexpected effect on the flow of fluid protecting the brain, a recent study reveals, though it's not yet clear what the impact of...

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Health news • Apr 30

Scientists identify exactly how and why coffee fights aging and boosts overall health

Scientists found that NR4A1 compounds in coffee interact with a cell receptor that helps reduce stress and inflammation.

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Health news • Apr 30

Active ingredient in Ozempic, Wegovy shows early promise for treating alcohol use disorder among those with obesity: Study

The active ingredient found in popular weight-loss drugs used by millions of people may also help reduce alcohol use in those with obesity,...

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Health news • Apr 30

Groundbreaking advancements in pancreatic cancer treatment excite UW Health doctor

MADISON (WKOW) -- In recent weeks, researchers have announced several breakthroughs in treatment for pancreatic cancer. Researchers in New York shared...

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Health news • Apr 30

GLP-1 reduces heavy drinking days in treatment seeking people with alcohol use disorder and obesity, finds small trial

A trial of 108 adults with obesity seeking treatment for alcohol use finds a once-weekly semaglutide injection reduced heavy drinking days in the past 30...

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Health news • Apr 30

US may lose measles elimination status after outbreaks spread to 45 states

After public health experts declared measles eliminated in the U.S. in 2000, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) established seven...

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Health news • Apr 30

Novo Obesity Shot Wegovy Helped Alcoholics Drink Less in Study

Novo Nordisk A/S's obesity shot Wegovy helped people with alcoholism reduce their drinking, in the first controlled study of patients who sought help with...

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Health news • Apr 30

People with alcohol problems could benefit from taking weight loss jabs, researchers find

Alcoholics given semaglutide reduced alcohol consumption, had fewer heavy drinking days and saw a reduction in alcohol cravings.

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Health news • Apr 30

Forget weight loss – fat jabs curb binge drinking by 40% by ‘reducing cravings’

MILLIONS of Brits who struggle with binge drinking could benefit from taking weight loss jabs, researchers have found. Alcoholics with obesity given Wegovy...

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Health news • Apr 30

Scientists restore memory by blocking a single Alzheimer’s protein

Researchers have identified a new potential weapon against Alzheimer's: blocking a protein called PTP1B. In mice, this approach boosted memory and helped...

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Health news • Apr 30

Itʼs been proven : people who cross their legs while sitting at a desk are compressing an artery that raises blood pressure over time according to a new study

The habit feels comfortable, almost automatic. Yet a growing body of evidence suggests that crossing your legs at a desk does more than shift your posture.

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Health news • Apr 30

RFK Jr.’s Unsupported Claims About Tylenol-Autism Study He Called ‘Garbage’

During an April 17 congressional hearing, Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. called for retraction of a new Danish study that didn't...

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Health news • Apr 30

Tick season is here — here’s how to avoid getting bitten

With spring in the air and summer around the corner, more people are taking to the great outdoors. Of course, that means more people are exposing themselves...

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Health news • Apr 30

Love the skin you’re in? Check it for signs of cancer

Melanoma Monday, which this year falls on May 4, is an annual day aimed at spreading awareness about skin cancer.

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Health news • Apr 30

VA shuttering underperforming clinics, addressing leadership shortcomings at others

The VA is closing underperforming clinics and addressing issues at troubled facilities, VA Secretary Doug Collins says.

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Health news • Apr 30

A single swab paves the way for simplified tuberculosis diagnosis

Led by researchers from Heidelberg Faculty of Medicine at Heidelberg University and the University of California, San Francisco (U.S.), an international...

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Health news • Apr 30

Childhood trauma linked to biological aging and gaze avoidance

Childhood maltreatment is associated with accelerated biological aging and a tendency to avoid looking at people's eyes. New research published in PLOS One...

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