Between the time you read the Wi-Fi password off the café's menu board and the time you can get back to your laptop to enter it, you have to hold it in mind. If you've ever wondered how your brain does that, you are asking ...
Dec 29, 2022
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The risk of firearm death in the U.S. is on the rise: in 2020, firearms became the leading cause of death for children, adolescents and young adults. Yet the risk is far from even—young men in some U.S. zip codes face disproportionately ...
Dec 22, 2022
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A new generation of effective weight loss drugs is now available in the U.S., but the drugs' high cost highlights a reality hurting the nation's economy and those who want to shed pounds: Obesity is expensive, and so are ...
Dec 21, 2022
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Sitting is the default state in many people's day-to-day lives, with significant health implications—but a smartwatch simply ordering people to stand will not make much difference to their behavior or health, say researchers ...
Dec 20, 2022
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When free hot drinks and biscuits are on offer to health care staff, how much is reasonable to take before it's deemed "excessive" consumption, ask researchers in the Christmas issue of The BMJ?
Dec 19, 2022
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More than 155,000 people who have taken part in a massive genetic study orchestrated by the U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH) have already gotten something in return—personalized DNA results that tell them whether ...
Dec 14, 2022
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Michelle Anderson recently learned her body metabolizes medicines more slowly than average.
Dec 13, 2022
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The rise of the internet has led to a rampant growth in online child sexual exploitation and abuse material. To take swift action in the best interests of suspected underage victims of sexual abuse, police officers need to ...
Dec 12, 2022
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For years, American cities and towns have struggled with how to address those living on their streets who suffer from mental illness but refuse treatment. New York City Mayor Eric Adams' controversial new plan to make it ...
Dec 9, 2022
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Public health officials are warning that it could be a different flu season than what the U.S. experienced the past two years, so protecting yourself and your family is more important than ever.
Dec 9, 2022
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