Health
What your hands say about your health
Your hands reveal a lot about the state of your health. This is something that has been recognized since at least the time of Hippocrates—the father of modern medicine.
Aug 25, 2023
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Health
Your body can be younger than you are—here's how to understand (and improve) your 'biological age'
The saying goes that money can't buy you love. But can it buy you time? This is what US billionaire Bryan Johnson is hoping to find out.
Aug 16, 2023
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HIV & AIDS
No safety concerns seen with use of dapivirine vaginal ring during third trimester of pregnancy
A vaginal ring containing the antiretroviral drug dapivirine posed no safety concerns when used in the third trimester of pregnancy, according to results to date from the first study of the dapivirine ring during pregnancy ...
Feb 20, 2023
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Psychology & Psychiatry
New study examines links between parents' income and sexual orientation of their children
Attraction to same-sex partners is common in humans but the biological influences on homosexuality and bisexuality are not fully understood.
Dec 16, 2022
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Hands in people with diabetes more often affected by trigger finger
Locked fingers, known as trigger finger, are more common among people with diabetes than in the general population. A study led by Lund University in Sweden shows that the risk of being affected increases in the case of high ...
Oct 19, 2022
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HIV & AIDS
What do young women in Africa want for HIV prevention? They want choice
In the first HIV prevention study to incorporate the concept of informed choice into its design, nearly all of the adolescent girls and young women who took part in the study accepted one of the two prevention products that ...
Feb 15, 2022
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HIV & AIDS
Approval of first long-acting HIV prevention option for women
The first long-acting option to protect women from HIV, proven to reduce women's HIV risk, has been recommended for use by the World Health Organization (WHO).
Dec 1, 2021
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Other
2D:4D ratio is not related to sex-determined finger size differences in men and women: study
The ratios between the lengths of the second and fourth fingers, known as the 2D:4D ratio, are different in males and females, which is often explained by levels of androgens and oestrogens. However, an alternative theory ...
Jul 8, 2021
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HIV & AIDS
90-day vaginal ring shows promise as method for preventing both HIV and pregnancy
A vaginal ring containing the antiretroviral drug dapivirine and the contraceptive hormone levonorgestrel delivered sustained levels of each drug when used continuously for 90 days—levels likely sufficient to serve its ...
Jan 26, 2021
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Researchers discover biomarkers of ALS in teeth
Mount Sinai scientists have identified biological markers present in childhood that relate to the degenerative and often fatal neurological disease called amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, also known as ALS or Lou Gehrig's disease, ...
May 21, 2020
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