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Practicing yoga for as little as three months can reduce fatigue and lower inflammation in breast cancer survivors, according to…
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Gene Therapy in Alzheimer’s Disease Mouse Model Preserves Learning and Memory
Researchers at University of California San Diego School of Medicine, with colleagues elsewhere, have used gene therapy to prevent learning…
Though Risk is Minuscule, Infection after COVID-19 Vaccination is Possible
In a letter to The New England Journal of Medicine , published online March 23, 2021, a group of investigators…
Carrying Naloxone Can Save Lives but Newly Abstinent Opioid Users Resist
Opioids are the main driver of fatal drug overdoses in the United States, according to the Centers for Disease Control…
Wisdom, Loneliness and Your Intestinal Multitude
The evolving science of wisdom rests on the idea that wisdom’s defined traits correspond to distinct regions of the brain,…
Strict environmental laws ‘push’ firms to pollute elsewhere
Study highlights need for global cooperation on policies Multinational companies headquartered in countries with tougher environmental policies tend to locate…
Nerve damage after chemo: potential risk factors revealed
Being older, overweight and having low haemoglobin levels (fewer red blood cells) could increase a patient’s risk of developing debilitating…
COVID-19 infections in the U.S. nearly three times greater than reported, model estimates
World health experts have long suspected that the incidence of COVID-19 has been higher than reported. Now, a machine-learning algorithm…
Hope for children with bow hunter syndrome
New protocol for managing this rare condition can identify its cause and prevent repeat strokes Fusing the neck’s top two…