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Lung cancer patients who exercised after the surgery to remove their tumour experienced better fitness levels and strength in their leg muscles as well as less shortness of breath compared to those who did not, new research led by Curtin University has found. The research, published in the Cochrane Database of Systemic Reviews, examined whether exercise training was beneficial for […]
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Discrimination of minority groups is likely to be associated with an increased risk of psychosis, according to a systematic review by University of Manchester and Lancaster psychologists. The review suggests that people perceiving discrimination on the basis of race, age, religion, sexuality or gender orientation are more likely to experience hearing voices, paranoia as well as common problems such as […]
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Country singer Granger Smith’s wife, Amber Smith, spoke out about their 3-year-old son River’s death in an emotional post on Sunday, June 23. Amber, 37, and the couple’s two other children, London, 7, and Lincoln, 5, visited the Field Museum in Chicago on Sunday to see a dinosaur skeleton. “We just happened to be in the same city as the […]
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Amy Jackson recently took to social media to talk about her 'battle' between gym and pregnancy cravings every morning. Here are some tips on how expectant mothers can deal with pregnancy cravings. Amy Jackson is currently facing a challenge common among pregnant women. The actress, who is currently in her 26th week of pregnancy, recently took to social media to […]
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Granger Smith and his family are always thinking about late son River, who died earlier this month due to a drowning accident at home. The country star’s wife, Amber Smith, shared a loving message to her 3-year-old son on Instagram Sunday after their family visited a museum in Chicago. “We just happened to be in the same city as the […]
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Baby bliss! 90 Day Fiancé stars Paola and Russ Mayfield gave Us Weekly an exclusive look at the birth of their son, Axel, ahead of his Sunday, June 23, debut on the TLC reality show. The couple, who first appeared on season 1 of the series, shared behind-the-scenes photos of Paola, 32, as she awaited her first child’s arrival via home birth in January. […]
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Ever since Pretty Little Liars debuted in 2010, Lucy Hale has been one of our favorite actresses. And when it comes to her wellness routine, she’s tops there too — thanks to a fitness and nutrition regimen that’s intense yet still balanced. Happily for Us, the admiration is mutual! The star recently opened up exclusively to Us Weekly about all […]
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A reconfigurable “body-on-a-chip” model could transform drug development by simultaneously measuring compound efficacy and toxicity, for both target cells and other organs, such as the heart and liver. These findings, published in Science Translational Medicine, demonstrate the ability of a body-on-a-chip model to truly revolutionize biomedical research and personalized medicine through more accurate and efficient preclinical testing without the use […]
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(HealthDay)—The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) recommendations on screening for abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) vary with sex, age, smoking status, and family history. These recommendations form the basis of a draft recommendation statement published online June 18 by the USPSTF. Janelle M. Guirguis-Blake, M.D., from the Kaiser Permanente Center for Health Research in Portland, Oregon, and colleagues conducted a […]
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Every night while sleeping, we cycle between two very different states of sleep. Upon falling asleep, we enter non-rapid eye movement (non-REM) sleep where our breathing is slow and regular and movement of our limbs or eyes are minimal. Approximately 90 minutes later, how-ever, we enter rapid eye movement (REM) sleep. This is a paradoxical state where our breathing becomes […]
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