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Psychology & Psychiatry

Q&A: Zooming for the socially anxious

Have you ever squirmed with self-consciousness during a Zoom meeting? Then this might be a relief: Social anxiety doesn't seem to hinder your ability to know how others see you on Zoom as much as it does during in-person ...

Oncology & Cancer

Cancers in distant organs alter liver function, shows study

Cancers often release molecules into the bloodstream that pathologically alter the liver, shifting it to an inflammatory state, causing fat buildup and impairing its normal detoxifying functions, according to a study from ...

Biomedical technology

Knitted robotic textile promising for hand edema patients

Researchers at Cornell University have developed a knitted wearable tool to treat hand edema—swelling caused by excess fluid accumulation, from injury or disease—that can be personalized and used in the comfort of one's ...

Gerontology & Geriatrics

'Beige fat' could hold key to age-related metabolism change

New research suggests a strategy to ward off age-related weight gain, which could prevent obesity and associated health disorders like type 2 diabetes, heart disease and chronic inflammation.

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