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Although eastern equine encephalitis (EEE), a mosquito-borne illness, has existed for centuries, 2019 has been a particularly deadly year for the disease in the United States. As of November 12, 36 confirmed cases of EEE had been reported by eight states; 13 of these cases were fatal. In a new commentary in the New England Journal of Medicine, officials from […]
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In an article in Brain, researchers at the Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) and elsewhere report which brain regions must be intact in stroke survivors with aphasia if they are to perform well in a speech entrainment session, successfully following along with another speaker. Aphasia is the inability to speak, write or understand spoken or written language. One of […]
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There’s a first time for everything! Chrissy Teigen and John Legend’s little guy is gabbing. The Lip Sync Battle cohost, 33, shared a video of their 11-month-old son, Miles, on Instagram on Monday, May 13. “AH!!” she captioned the footage of her baby boy in a bib. He said, “Mama,” before sticking out his tongue and giggling. Kim Kardashian was one […]
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Shawn Johnson knows the conflicted emotions that come with miscarrying a baby. “It’s such a confusing thing,” the Olympian, 27, says in the new issue of Us Weekly. “It’s like, ‘Should I be sad? Is that normal? Did I do something?’” The gymnast and her husband, Andrew East, announced on Thursday, April 4, that they are expecting a baby after losing […]
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The current focus on individual ‘problem gamblers’ fails to take into account the full health and social cost of gambling because it overlooks the wider impact on families, friends and communities, according to new work published today. The joint work by Bangor University, Public Health Wales, Heather Wardle Research and Swansea University also shows that problem gambling rates are highest […]
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Happy older people live longer, according to researchers at Duke-NUS Medical School in Singapore. In a study published today in Age and Ageing, the scientific journal of the British Geriatrics Society, the authors found that an increase in happiness is directly proportional with a reduction in mortality. The study utilised data for 4,478 participants of a nationally representative survey to […]
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The BuzzFeed video, “Bacon lovers meet baby pigs” is amusing to watch. With 14,493,383 views, you may have seen it. It depicts several young men and women waiting blissfully to be delivered a plate of mouthwatering bacon, only to be handed instead a cute baby pig. Gasp! The participants react with high-pitched squeals of glee as they embrace a piglet, […]
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A fulsome smile in a photo makes it easier for people to identify the individual, say researchers at the University of York. Previous research at York has shown that it is difficult for people to match a pair of unfamiliar faces in photographs, presenting significant issues for authorities to spot identity fraud. Research has also shown that new face morphing […]
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An overwhelming majority of Americans (95%) think infectious and emerging diseases facing other countries will pose a ‘major’ or ‘minor’ threat to the U.S. in the next few years, but more than half (61%) say they are confident the federal government can prevent a major infectious disease outbreak in the U.S., according to a new national public opinion survey commissioned […]
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Parents are more willing to let their children see PG-13 movies with intense gun violence when the violence appears to be “justified,” used in defense of a loved one or for self-protection, than when it has no socially redeeming purpose, a new study finds. But even when the gun violence in PG-13 movies appears justified, parents think that the movies […]
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