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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

How many times can I reuse my N95 mask?

Jan 28, 2022

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Health

Step up: Walking may reduce type 2 diabetes risk for adults 65 and older

Walking regularly and at greater intensity may help prevent Type 2 diabetes among 70 and 80 year olds, according to one of the first studies measuring steps and pace among this population.

Jan 21, 2022

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Neuroscience

Could meditation strengthen your immune system?

Meditation done at an intense level may bring a significant boost to the inner workings of your immune system.

Dec 23, 2021

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Overweight & Obesity

Climate change could bring rising obesity rates

(HealthDay)—You can add obesity and its related health risks to the long list of threats posed by climate change, researchers report.

Oct 14, 2021

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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Gender differences in fear and risk perception during COVID-19

Research from Virginia Tech suggests that men and women worry about the impact of COVID-19 in far different ways. For example, men are more likely to be concerned about financial consequences from COVID-19 while women report ...

Aug 26, 2021

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How often should we exercise to get in shape?

Elite athletes—like Jakob Ingebrigtsen, who won gold for the men's 1500m race at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics—train almost ten to 14 times per week, clocking up numerous hours on the track and in the gym. But for the rest ...

Aug 25, 2021

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Genetics

Researchers use gene editing to tackle facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy

Roughly 1 out of 15,000 people born suffer from Facioscapulohumeral Muscular Dystrophy (FSHD), a rare disease that starts with the progressive weakening of facial muscles and then the shoulders and upper body. By the time ...

Jul 20, 2021

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How quickly do we become unfit?

Getting in shape isn't easy. But after all that hard work, how long do we actually maintain it? Turns out that even the great effort we put into training, taking a bit of time off can mean that we become "unfit" much faster ...

May 14, 2021

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COVID-19 cost more in 2020 than the world's combined natural disasters in any of the past 20 years

What have we lost because of the pandemic? According to our calculations, a lot—and many of the worst hit countries and regions are far from world media attention.

Apr 20, 2021

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