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Scientists reveal the biological pathways linking childhood trauma to chronic gut pain

Experiencing stress during early childhood physically alters the nerves in the digestive system. Recent studies reveal how this biological remodeling causes...

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Health news • Apr 27

What happened to Covid?

Experts analyze why Covid severity has declined, who still benefits from booster shots, and if a once-feared virus is now more like plain old colds or flu.

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Health news • Apr 27

Medieval art makes the body a site of theology and politics

Medieval artists depicted bodies as vehicles for politics and hierarchy. Repeated enough, these roles began to appear natural.

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Health news • Apr 27

Colon cancer rates for young people are up in NC. Here’s how to protect yourself

We spoke with North Carolina doctors about how to mitigate risk of colon cancer, and new treatments.

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Health news • Apr 27

Miniature camelid effigy: A silver llama with a wry smile that the Inca crafted 600 years ago

Llamas were vital to the Inca Empire and were seen as both useful pack animals and sacred beings.

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Health news • Apr 27

Asking Eric: Advice for caring for a parent with cancer

In today's Asking Eric column, R. Eric Thomas shares a reader's advice about how to ethically and responsibly care for a parent who has cancer.

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Health news • Apr 27

Why the key to losing weight may be enjoying your food

It's not just what you eat, but how you think about it that matters. The mind-body connection can shape our appetite because our expectation of what we've...

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Health news • Apr 27

South Carolina declares end to measles outbreak after nearly 1,000 cases

April 27 (Reuters) - South Carolina health officials have declared an end to a measles outbreak that sickened 997 people over six months, making it the...

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Health news • Apr 27

As heart, kidney and metabolic health worsen, cancer risk may rise

Cardiovascular-kidney-metabolic syndrome, a condition that includes heart and kidney disease and diabetes, is also linked to a higher risk of developing...

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Health news • Apr 27

Patients say they want Alzheimer's blood tests. Doctors aren't sure they help.

The idea is straightforward: Take a blood test now, even without symptoms, and learn if you could some day develop Alzheimer's disease.

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Health news • Apr 27

How often should you check your cholesterol? A cardiologist explains

Most of us are unfamiliar with our cholesterol “numbers” until midlife. But – if new US guidelines become the norm in the UK – we could be tested as young...

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Health news • Apr 27

Scientists search the microbiome for clues to the rise in colorectal cancers

Like so many in her field, The Ohio State University oncologist Ning Jin is alarmed by the number of patients in their 30s and 40s with late-stage cancer in...

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Health news • Apr 27

War and neglect fuel deadly measles epidemic in Sudan’s Darfur

Measles kills 70 in East Darfur's Labado in a few weeks as healthcare collapse leaves families without medicines.

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Health news • Apr 27

Sensed a bump in the night? It’s not ghosts — just bad vibrations

You go down into the basement of an old building. You feel uneasy even though you can see there is no danger. You cannot put your finger on why,...

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Health news • Apr 27

Is it true that … it’s harder for women to build muscle than men?

Men tend to have a higher ratio of muscle to fat, but women respond just as well to resistance training.

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Health news • Apr 27

Magnesium: You are eating right, but your body just isn’t holding on to the nutrient; doctor explains why

Health News: You can do everything right and still come up short on magnesium. That's not a failure on your part. It's actually how the human body works,...

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