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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The recent surge in people seeking mental health care across the country has led to long wait times for first appointments with therapists and psychiatrists.
Jul 18, 2024
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We're firmly in the "buyer beware" era of obesity drugs. And unfortunately, it seems like we're going to be stuck here for a while—even after product shortages are resolved.
Aug 9, 2024
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Research conducted at the University of Gothenburg shows that the physical activities we do as we go about our lives, at work or in the home, aren't enough to protect us from having a stroke. However, exercising in our free ...
Jul 24, 2024
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A drug that is currently used for the treatment of psoriasis has been found to be effective in treating the early stages of type-1 diabetes in children and adolescents, finds a new clinical trial led by Cardiff University.
Jul 30, 2024
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Scientists at the University of Sydney and Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine have made a remarkable discovery: a commonly-used blood thinner, heparin, can be repurposed as an inexpensive antidote for cobra venom.
Jul 17, 2024
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At the forefront of a movement to rewrite oral and oropharyngeal cancer outcomes, Dr. Petra Wilder-Smith has spent the last two decades working on devices for early detection.
Jul 23, 2024
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The Democratic Republic of Congo is suffering an "exponential rise" in the number of monkeypox cases, the government said Saturday.
Jul 21, 2024
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The very thought of being 'locked in' following a brain injury or even aware during general anesthesia induces fear because it awakens the classic terror trope of being buried alive. But what does it mean to be awake, but ...
Jul 22, 2024
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A study reported in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) shows how the presence of a specific protein called IL-22BP affects the composition of the gut microbiota and the body's response to bacterial infection.
Jul 29, 2024
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