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Health news • Apr 10

The unexpected link between loneliness, status, and shopping habits

Feelings of social isolation can drive people to purchase items to soothe their emotions, a habit that often evolves into buying flashy goods for social...

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Health news • Apr 10

Scientists Found a Common Brain 'Fingerprint' Across 5 Psychedelics

A growing amount of research is investigating how psychedelics might be used to treat depression and other disorders, and now a new study highlights a...

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Health news • Apr 10

Why I Got a Nose Job in My Mid-30s

For a long time, my nose wasn't something that bothered me. It was nondescript: cute, average size with a slightly bulbous tip and a slender bridge with the...

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Health news • Apr 10

5 Mediterranean Diet Foods to Stock Up on in April

Spring is the perfect time to lean into fresh, seasonal foods. Try these five Mediterranean diet picks in the month of April.

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Health news • Apr 10

A new trick for old science, and biotech VCs’ scrambled playbook

Today's biotech news covers CAR-T promise in autoimmunity, GSK's goodbye to leucovorin, and biotech VCs' scrambled playbook.

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Health news • Apr 10

Revolutionary Therapy Cured Three "Incurable" Autoimmune Diseases in a Patient

A 47-year-old woman in Germany had spent more than a decade battling three severe autoimmune diseases at once: autoimmune hemolytic anemia (AIHA),...

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Health news • Apr 10

Modifiable Risk Factors Play Major Role in Early-Onset Dementia Risk

Early-onset dementia (before the age of 65), has traditionally been viewed as primarily driven by genetic factors. However, emerging research suggests that...

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Health news • Apr 10

New strain of COVID detected in 25 states including Minnesota

(St. Paul, MN) -- State health officials are keeping an eye on a highly mutated new COVID variant called B-A 3-dot-2, or “cicada.” Minnesota Department of...

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Health news • Apr 10

Tobacco is still one of the world’s top killers – here are the key obstacles to enacting generational smoking bans

Smoking is really bad for you. Most people know that. Even smokers think smoking is bad for one's health. But most people don't know just how bad it is.

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Health news • Apr 10

Genetic variations linked to weight loss, side effects from GLP-1 drugs

Weight-loss responses to GLP-1 obesity drugs, and risks of side effects, may be ‌linked to genetic variants, according to a study conducted by DNA-testing...

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Health news • Apr 10

Miltenyi Bio's CAR-T clears triple autoimmune burden in single patient

CAR-T therapies are currently approved to treat several types of blood cancers, and are increasingly making inroads into autoimmune disease,...

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Health news • Apr 10

Deborah Johnson Obituary

Deborah A. Johnson, 66, of Worcester was reunited with her Mom, Meme and Pepe whom she dearly missed on Tuesday, April 7th at home surrounded by...

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Health news • Apr 10

Common Vitamin May Reduce Buildup of Alzheimer's Proteins, Study Finds

New research has linked levels of vitamin D in midlife with toxic tangles of tau protein that accumulate in the brains of those with Alzheimer's disease.

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Health news • Apr 10

Menopause products are having a hot minute. But doctors urge women to be wary of the marketing surge

Women suffering through the hot flashes, night sweats, mood changes and sleep problems that can come with menopause — all while looking in the mirror and...

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Health news • Apr 10

Alarm as acting CDC director delays report showing Covid vaccine benefits

Study that reportedly found reduction in ER visits and hospitalizations being reviewed by Jay Bhattacharya.

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Health news • Apr 10

Want muscle from creatine? Resistance training is the missing link

A meta-analysis reveals creatine enhances high-intensity performance, with muscle gains linked to resistance training context and supplementation.

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Health news • Apr 10

Warning to some vitamin D users as NHS doctor says 'this is bad'

A doctor has issued a warning about vitamin D intake after revealing it can cause hypercalcemia if instructions are not followed properly.

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Health news • Apr 10

BuzzBallz, High-Alcohol Mixed Cocktails, Are Taking Over Gen Z

BuzzBallz, a brand of pre-mixed cocktail in colorful orbs, are all the rage. Experts worry they are a magnet for underage drinkers.

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Health news • Apr 10

AI scans 400,000 Reddit posts to flag overlooked GLP-1 side effects

By using AI to analyze more than 400000 Reddit posts, Penn researchers have identified patient-reported symptoms associated with GLP-1s,...

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Health news • Apr 10

Study reveals the small changes to your diet, sleep and exercise that can add years to your life

Leading activity researchers from the University of Sydney found small changes to your sleep, diet and activity levels can improve heart health and...

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