Health
Outdoor workers face skin cancer danger
Steve Murray, 68, has spent a lot of time out in the sun, at work and at play.
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Mental Health Awareness Month: A time for BIPOC people to lift the stigma
Mental Health Awareness Month highlights the importance of mental well-being for everyone, but it's especially critical for those who have borne the brunt of its impacts. Celebrated in May, it's a time to reflect on practices, ...
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Five things to know about bird flu
As a new virus takes center stage at the heart of a global outbreak, it's easy to get flashbacks of March 2020.
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Health
Pandemic agreement talks near end with deal elusive
Last-ditch talks aimed at striking a landmark global agreement on handling future pandemics went into the final hours on Friday with the chances of finalizing a deal looking increasingly unlikely.
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Obstetrics & gynaecology
States with abortion bans saw greater drops in medical school graduates applying for residencies
Fewer U.S. medical school graduates are applying to residency programs, but the drop is more striking in states that ban abortion compared with other states.
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Neuroscience
Study shows that astrocytes integrate information about past events in their soma
Neurons are known to communicate and integrate information they receive from their dendrites, branch-like structures extending from their body. In contrast, the activity in astrocytes, a class of star-shaped glial cells found ...
Health
Navy Growler jet noise over Washington state's Whidbey Island could impact 74,000 people's health
Bob Wilbur thought he'd found a retirement home that would be a place of peace. Nestled against Admiralty Bay on the western edge of Whidbey Island, the three-story house is surrounded by trees and shoreline. It offers the ...
May 9, 2024
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Diabetes
Study shows how night shift work can raise risk of diabetes, obesity
Just a few days on a night shift schedule throws off protein rhythms related to blood glucose regulation, energy metabolism and inflammation, processes that can influence the development of chronic metabolic conditions.
May 9, 2024
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Neuroscience
High school student helps transform 'crazy idea' into a model that can predict neurotransmitters
Like many good ideas in science, it started with a walk in the woods. During a stroll through the Berlin Botanic Garden in 2019, HHMI Janelia Research Campus Group Leader Jan Funke and some of his scientific colleagues started ...
May 9, 2024
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Neuroscience
Human brain map contains never-before-seen details of structure
A cubic millimeter of brain tissue may not sound like much. But considering that tiny square contains 57,000 cells, 230 millimeters of blood vessels, and 150 million synapses, all amounting to 1,400 terabytes of data, Harvard ...
May 9, 2024
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