Jameela Jamil Confirms Having A Rare Disorder Called ‘Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome’

Actress and presenter Jameela Jamil rose to fame after her appearance in the fantasy-comedy series The Good Place. More recently, she has been in the spotlight for her work as a body positivity activist than her acting endeavors. She has always believed in being transparent about her life experiences and continuing that she even shared having a tissue disorder which […]

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Psychotic experiences are quite common even among people who don’t have a mental health condition

Have you ever seen or heard something that turned out not to exist? Or have you ever thought something was happening that no one else noticed—perhaps thinking you were being followed, or that something was trying to communicate with you? If so, you may have had a psychotic experience. The good news is, you’re not alone. Psychosis, also called a […]

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Can herbicides cause breast cancer? Scientists discover a piece to the puzzle.

Scientists know that the solution to preventing breast cancer won’t come easily, but a collaborative team of scientists at Purdue University and the Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale (INSERM)/Institut de Cancérologie de L’Ouest (ICO) in Nantes, France, say they’ve recently discovered one of the missing pieces of the puzzle when it comes to cancer prevention. […]

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How neural circuits form in a developing embryo

Neurons, take your places. The cells that eventually become neurons must first travel across the embryo to reach their final destinations in the nervous system. There, they blossom from undefined cells into neurons with specific roles, working together in circuits to direct an animal’s behavior. But exactly how this journey unfolds is still somewhat mysterious. “There are lots of things […]

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Study: Active voice conveys a sense of immediacy and increases the chance people will believe you

The way we interpret a message changes depending on whether it’s framed in the active or the passive voice, University of Toronto researchers have found—even if the content is exactly the same. “What we found is that depending on which form you choose, it changes how your audience comes to understand that message,” says Sam Maglio, an associate professor in […]

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No One Rocks a Princess Dress Like Chrissy Teigen's Daughter Luna: Pics

Goals! Chrissy Teigen and John Legend’s daughter, Luna, loves a good princess dress and adorably rocks them on the regular. Luna’s passion for royal fashion all started with her first Halloween. The little one, who arrived in April 2016, rocked more than a handful of costumes her first time celebrating the holiday. The Sports Illustrated Swimsuit model kicked the spooky day […]

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Novel regulator of mitochondrial cell death reveals a promising target for cancer therapy

Researchers at The Wistar Institute have described the role of mitochondrial fission factor (MFF) in controlling survival of cancer cells, suggesting the protein could represent a promising therapeutic target. They also found that expression of MFF is regulated by Myc, a ubiquitous mediator of cell proliferation that contributes to development of many cancer types. These results were published online in […]

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