Health
Scurvy is still a thing in Canada
Scurvy, the debilitating condition remembered as a disease of pirates, is still found in Canada.
Jan 18, 2020
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Unvaccinated people with heart problems up to nine times more likely to die, suffer serious COVID-19 complications
Researchers from Queen Mary University of London have combined evidence from 110 previous COVID-19 studies and found that unvaccinated individuals who contract the virus when they already have high blood pressure, diabetes ...
May 4, 2022
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Conglomeration of perinatal and neonatal conditions increase risk of autism
(Medical Xpress) -- In a new study published in Pediatrics, researchers reveal that in addition to possible genetic vulnerability and environmental factors, certain perinatal and neonatal conditions show as increased risk ...
Psychology & Psychiatry
Food stamp work requirements increase mental health care use
Being exposed to work requirements in order to receive nutrition benefits from the U.S. government significantly increased use of mental health care resources for depression and anxiety, a new Northwestern University study ...
Jul 28, 2022
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
With low test rates, COVID-19 spreads in shadows
The lack of available tests for COVID-19 means the world is effectively fighting the pandemic blind and may not know the true extent of infection for months if not years, experts said Thursday.
Mar 19, 2020
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Health
Children of abused mothers 50% more likely to have low IQ
Children of women who reported domestic violence in pregnancy or during the first six years of the child's life are almost 50% more likely to have a low IQ at age 8, research finds.
Nov 26, 2019
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Neuroscience
Why older adults become fraud victims more often: Brain shows diminished response to untrustworthiness
Why are older people especially vulnerable to becoming victims of fraud? A new UCLA study indicates that an important clue may lie in a particular region of the brain that influences the ability to discern who is honest and ...
Dec 3, 2012
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
COVID-19 ventilator patients can have permanent nerve damage
Severely ill COVID-19 patients on ventilators are placed in a prone (face down) position because it's easier for them to breathe and reduces mortality. But that life-saving position can also cause permanent nerve damage in ...
Sep 3, 2020
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Medical research
Deaths by suicide increase significantly during the week of a full moon, finds study
For centuries, people have suspected a full moon in the sky to cause mysterious changes in people. Now, psychiatrists at Indiana University School of Medicine have found deaths by suicide increase during the full moon.
Apr 7, 2023
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Vaccination
Mexico aims to begin coronavirus vaccinations next month
Mexico said Tuesday that it aims to start coronavirus vaccinations next month in the Latin American country, which has one of the world's highest COVID-19 death tolls.
Nov 24, 2020
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