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Doctors increasingly discourage vaping amid mounting health concerns Doctors are increasingly discouraging people from using e-cigarettes given the mounting evidence about the significant negative health impact of vaping-- even as a smoking cessation tool. For current smokers, "there are other very powerful, ...
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Factors That Increase the Risk of Long COVID in Children Outcomes for in-hospital mortality were compared between adult patients, women vs men, among those who had both acute myocardial infarction (AMI) and heart-related mechanical complications (MC).
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'We have hope for some breakthroughs': can we change the way we treat schizophrenia? Stefánsson is the chief executive of deCode genetics, based in Reykjavík, which has studied genetic information from more than two thirds of the Icelandic population. Since 2009, its work has helped to draw an assocation between people with schizophrenia ...
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Childhood obesity leads to a lifetime of poor health The global childhood obesity epidemic has exploded. Over the past four decades, the world has witnessed a tenfold increase in obesity in children and adolescents between 5 and 19 years old. More than 124 million children across the world are currently ...
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Tau-regulating protein identified as a promising target for developing Alzheimer's disease treatment A gene encoding a protein linked to tau production -- tripartite motif protein 11 (TRIM11) -- was found to suppress deterioration in small animal models of neurodegenerative diseases similar to Alzheimer's disease (AD), while improving cognitive and motor ...
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What these scientists learned from offering genetic screening to 13000 Oregonians for free A clinical laboratory team at Oregon Health & Science University is hoping to change that for residents of their state by providing free genetic screening for inherited cancer and familial hypercholesteremia to all adults with an Oregon address. After ...
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What to know: Rabies baiting starts Monday in Portage County An oral rabies vaccine will be distributed by ground and aircraft to immunize wild raccoons in several Ohio counties and cities, including Portage County, starting Monday. The baiting is being done by the U.S. Department of Agriculture Animal and Plant ...
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Threat of dengue fever escalates globally The World Health Organization (WHO) forecasts the possibility of record-level cases this year due to global warming favouring disease-transmitting mosquitoes. Dengue fever, caused by the dengue virus (DENV) ...
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Nerve cells in the brain can halt all movement in the body -- even breathing A group of nerve cells in the brain has the remarkable ability to completely stop all forms of movement, a new mouse study shows. The discovery provides valuable insight into how the nervous system can control our movements.
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How Light Sensitivity Influences Alzheimer's Progression Light therapy could potentially regulate erratic sleep patterns caused by altered circadian rhythms. Further exploration of the disease's effects on the biological clock might also offer preventative strategies. Key Facts: Increased light sensitivity ...
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What's the future of wastewater testing for COVID-19? Wastewater surveillance became an important tool for detecting COVID-19 outbreaks in communities throughout the pandemic, and it continues to be used in search for coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 as well as other pathogens. But ...
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What's the future of wastewater testing for COVID-19? And nearly three-and-a-half years since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, O'Connor's call for vigilance in the service of public health needs to be remembered and applied to COVID-19, said Prof. Mark Servos.
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Detecting Alzheimer's at the prick of a finger LANSING, Mich. (WLNS) — New research shows that finger prick blood tests have a good chance of detecting a protein in the body called beta-amyloid, a marker that is only present with Alzheimer's patients. Advocates we spoke to said that this proposed ...
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What's the future of wastewater testing for COVID-19? Wastewater surveillance became an important tool for detecting COVID-19 outbreaks in communities throughout the pandemic, and it continues to be used in search for coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 as well as other pathogens.
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Sales of Covid tests up by a third in a month as UK cases rise slightly The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) said its surveillance showed a slight increase in cases and hospital admissions, including those in intensive care, as of 20 July. Its records show that 3.7% of 4,403 respiratory specimens were identified as Covid-19, ...
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