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The disembodied living lungs in one Yale researcher’s lab show that a standalone bioengineered lung is well along the road to reality. Pneumonia, aspiration, fluid in the lungs, and injuries from mechanical ventilators can severely damage the lungs of people who are critically ill. Transplanted lungs are tragically scarce and beyond the reach of most such patients, including those burdened […]
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Gwenyth Paltrow’s wellness advice may be trendy—but apparently it can cause serious injury. One woman learned that the hard way when she tried a Paltrow-endorsed therapy called "vaginal steaming" and ended up in the ER with a second-degree burn on her vagina. According to a case report from the Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology Canada, the 62-year-old woman had a prolapsed vagina—meaning her […]
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Is it just us, or did summer go way too fast this year? It’s hard to believe schools have already started in certain parts of the country (sorry, The South, we northerners feel your pain). Of course, no one wants their child to start of the year on the wrong foot, but there’s a chance you’re facilitating just that — […]
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The final stretch! Kieran Culkin and his wife, Jazz Charton, are enjoying a beach babymoon ahead of their first child’s arrival. The mom-to-be posted a baby bump pic from the sand on her Tuesday, August 6, Instagram Story, writing, “Babymoon #stomachorbeachball.” She went on to share a selfie with the actor, 36, captioned, “Third-wheeling with my parents.” Charlton announced […]
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New research commissioned by LELO UK has revealed the sexual habits of the UK’s football fans. While they remain trophy-less, Tottenham Hotspur have come top of the pile, as their fans lead the way. A whopping 71% of Spurs fans reckon their partner reaches orgasm every time they have sex, putting them top of the table. Further down the list, Arsenal fail […]
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Eating mostly plant-based foods and fewer animal-based foods may be linked to better heart health and a lower risk of dying from a heart attack, stroke or other cardiovascular disease according to new research published in the Journal of the American Heart Association, the Open Access Journal of the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association. “While you don’t have to give […]
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Honesty hour! Shay Mitchell announced her pregnancy in June and has been candid about her journey to motherhood ever since. From showing off swollen feet to admitting she wears diapers, the Pretty Little Liars alum, 32, has shared a variety of pregnancy symptoms on social media and her “Almost Ready” YouTube show. The You star waited until she was six […]
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While the presence of beta-amyloid plaques in the brain may be a hallmark of Alzheimer’s disease, giving patients an amyloid PET scan is not an effective method for measuring their cognitive function, according to a new study from researchers in the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania and Thomas Jefferson University. The researchers concluded that fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) […]
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New University of Minnesota research examines how the perception of unemployment benefits—including the amount and duration of support—affects how people who are unemployed approach their job search. “We set out to understand how people’s perception of this benefit affects not only how intense their job search was, but also how quickly they are reemployed, the quality of the job they […]
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