Archive: 05/02/2020

Fiber crossings ahead: Key enzymes affecting nervous system pathway identified

Voluntary motor movements rely on the corticospinal tract (CST)—a group of neuronal fibers in mammals that connect each side of the brain to the opposite side of the spinal cord, and ultimately to muscles. It contains about ...

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What is Charles Bonnet syndrome, the eye condition that causes hallucinations?

Visual hallucinations, or seeing things that aren't really there, can be frightening and distressing.

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Irrefutable evidence that lung cancer screening works

Professor Stephen Duffy, Professor of Cancer Screening at the Wolfson Institute of Preventive Medicine, and Professor John Field, from the University of Liverpool's Department of Molecular and Clinical Cancer Medicine, comment ...

Feb 5, 2020

Chronic stress can cause heart trouble

Sometimes stress can be useful. But constant stress can affect overall well-being and may even impact heart health.

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Animals suffer for meat production – and meatworkers do, too

Industrial livestock farms or factory farms account for more than 50% of global pork and poultry meat production and 10% of beef and mutton production. Graphic exposés of how animals are processed in such places rarely fail ...

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Gluten-free and dairy-free diets: No effect on behavior of children with autism spectrum disorders

A study by researchers from the Department of Psychiatry at the University of Granada (UGR) has analyzed the effects of a gluten-free diet and casein-free diet on the behavior of children diagnosed with autism spectrum disorders.

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Excessive exercise and eating disorders: Psychological mechanisms decoded

Excessive and obsessive exercise is very harmful to health, this being particularly pronounced for persons suffering from eating disorders. Based on electronic diaries, a team of researchers of Karlsruhe Institute of Technology ...

Feb 5, 2020

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Coronavirus fears: Should we take a deep breath?

With a new infectious disease outbreak on our doorstep, we might ask ourselves: are we reacting to the coronavirus in a way that is proportional to the threat?

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Less advertising for high-calorie snacks on children's TV

The number of overweight children has increased significantly. In addition to psychological problems, chronic diseases such as diabetes, high blood pressure and joint wear and tear are on the rise. Some food and beverage ...

Feb 5, 2020

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Coronavirus: How health and politics have always been inextricably linked in China

Since the onset of the Chinese revolution in the early 20th century, public health objectives have been an integral part of the Chinese Communist Party's (CCP) ideology. China's overwhelming poverty, linked to poor hygiene ...

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