Health
Can kimchi really help you lose weight? Hold your pickle. The evidence isn't looking great
Fermented foods have become popular in recent years, partly due to their perceived health benefits.
Feb 8, 2024
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Can an experimental cell phone app screen coughs for TB? Scientists say 'yes'
What telltale features—many inaudible to the human ear—separate one kind of cough from another? Scientists are on the verge of finding out with a new machine learning tool aimed at identifying the signature sounds of ...
Vaccination
Vaccine effectiveness: Which COVID-19 shots are most protective against severe disease?
First boosters, second boosters, monovalent, bivalent. Just like the SARS-CoV-2 virus strain, the vaccines to combat the virus are always changing—and perhaps confusing.
Feb 2, 2024
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Study looks at cardiovascular risks in COVID-19 survivors
The emergence of COVID-19 pandemic caused as a result of severe acute respiratory syndrome-coronavirus marked a global health crisis with over 770 million cases of infection and 6 million deaths by September 6, 2023. Around ...
Jan 11, 2024
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Dentistry
Just add milk: Choosing beverages wisely during chlorhexidine treatment
Antiseptic mouth rinses containing the active ingredient chlorhexidine (CHX) are widely used in dentistry. For many decades, CHX has set the gold standard for the management of oral diseases. During the treatment, however, ...
Jan 2, 2024
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Addiction
Brisk walks found to support smoking cessation
Good news for anyone who wants to quit smoking in the new year: In a recently published study, Innsbruck scientists show that ten-minute brisk walking sessions reduce the cravings of temporarily abstinent smokers and improve ...
Dec 27, 2023
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Psilocybin has treatment potential for a range of psychiatric conditions but remains poorly understood, says study
Medicinal psilocybin may prove to be an untapped therapeutic resource for a variety of psychiatric conditions identified by researchers at The Florey Institute of Neuroscience and Mental Health.
Dec 15, 2023
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Medical research
Spinal cord stimulation shown to reduce pain, improve balance in people with lower limb amputation
Spinal cord stimulation can elicit sensation in the missing foot and alleviate phantom limb pain in people with lower limb amputations, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine rehabilitation scientists report today.
Dec 14, 2023
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Medical economics
Getting families to agree to organ donation: Cash payments, funeral benefits, or no incentives?
Most countries experience substantial shortages of available organs for transplantation. Technological advancements and aging populations further expand the transplant waitlist every year.
Neuroscience
Study validates Brain Care Score as a way to assess current health habits and risks to future brain health
Individuals can improve their brain care and reduce their risk of developing brain diseases such as dementia and stroke by focusing on a list of 12 steps covering modifiable physical, lifestyle, and social-emotional components ...
Dec 1, 2023
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