Pancreatic islets are mini-organs that make and release insulin and several other peptide hormones to control our glucose levels. Although various studies have previously looked at how pancreatic cells communicate with each ...
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The first two years of the COVID-19 pandemic saw an increase in mortality rates, both from COVID-19 and other causes, but the groups hardest hit shifted between the first and second years, according to an analysis of publicly ...
Nov 17, 2022
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Black, Indigenous and other women of color who were pregnant or gave birth during the pandemic said these experiences were overshadowed by isolation, confusion and fear, much of it caused by unclear or frequently changing ...
Nov 15, 2022
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Teenage refugees in Uganda who engaged in "sexting"—the practice of sending and receiving sexually explicit digital images and messages—were more likely to report that they used condoms, two recent studies found.
Nov 3, 2022
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Researchers at the University of Illinois College of Veterinary Medicine have demonstrated in a mouse model that a specific type of T cell, one of the body's potent immune defenses, produces cytokines that are necessary for ...
Oct 25, 2022
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The influenza virus, which causes the flu, is a major public health issue, infecting millions of people and estimated to cost $10 billion in direct medical costs in the United States each year. Like most viruses, influenza ...
Oct 18, 2022
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The fear, uncertainty and stress associated with the COVID-19 pandemic took a toll on adults' mental and physical health—and their sex lives, several studies reported. However, new research suggests that individuals who ...
Oct 13, 2022
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In an effort to streamline the process of diagnosing patients with multiple sclerosis and Parkinson's disease, researchers used digital cameras to capture changes in gait—a symptom of these diseases—and developed a machine-learning ...
Oct 11, 2022
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A history of peer adversity sensitizes teen girls to situational threats to their self-esteem and interpersonal needs, cultivating feelings that their self-worth is constantly in jeopardy, a new study found.
Oct 11, 2022
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A new study explored whether adherence to American Academy of Pediatrics guidelines for diet and physical activity had any relationship with toddlers' ability to remember, plan, pay attention, shift between tasks and regulate ...
Sep 29, 2022
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