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Researchers at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) found that rates of preteen suicide (ages 8–12) have been increasing by approximately 8% annually since 2008. The study appears in the journal JAMA Network Open.
Jul 30, 2024
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If you're trying to keep drivers from picking up their phones, make it a game, according to a new study led by researchers from the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania. When drivers could earn points ...
Jul 29, 2024
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Wildfire smoke has become a common feature of Canadian summers, fueled by bigger, more intense and more frequent wildfires. In 2023, Canada experienced its worst wildfire season on record, with many communities contending ...
Jul 29, 2024
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An analysis of blood samples from thousands of study participants, led by researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center, revealed 18 proteins associated with both heart failure and frailty, conditions that commonly develop ...
Jul 29, 2024
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All safe consumption sites should receive government funding for supervised inhalation. This way, the growing number of people who inhale substances will be closer to the help they need in case of drug poisoning. They'll ...
Jul 29, 2024
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The warm, soggy summer across much of the Midwest has produced a bumper crop of wild mushrooms—and a surge in calls to poison control centers.
Jul 29, 2024
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With five months still to go, the number of U.S. measles cases reported so far this year has already triple that of all the cases seen in the country last year, federal health officials report.
Jul 29, 2024
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Physician–scientists from the University of Alabama at Birmingham Marnix E. Heersink School of Medicine have uncovered significant findings regarding the impact of transthyretin, or TTR, protein levels on heart disease ...
Jul 29, 2024
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A surprising University of Minnesota study of stem cell transplants found that cancer patients were more likely to die if the cells they received came from donors who lived in poverty or low socioeconomic neighborhoods.
Jul 29, 2024
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Just as coronavirus transmission fluctuated in waves, so too have our responses to it. The world is four years from the acute phase of the pandemic, but not without lasting impact—including those who have maintained debilitating ...
Jul 29, 2024
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