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We all have a remedy – a glass of wine or a piece of chocolate – for lifting our spirits when we’re in a bad mood. Rather than focusing on ways to make ourselves feel better, a team of Iowa State University researchers suggests wishing others well. “Walking around and offering kindness to others in the world reduces anxiety and […]
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The portion of the brain known as the hypothalamus is small but mighty—it controls fundamental behaviors and physiology that are essential for survival. These include eating and drinking, sexual and defensive behaviors, sleep, and physiological control of things like body temperature, fluid balance, and the body’s responses to stress. A USC Dornsife-led study, published in the Proceedings of the National […]
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Mona Kattan and Martha Hunt are already winners of this year's Fragrance Foundation Awards. Kattan will be honored as Instagrammer of the Year, and Hunt will be honored as Face of the Year at the organization's April 5 finalists luncheon in New York. The event will be hosted by Padma Lakshmi. Below is a list of the 2019 Fragrance Award […]
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Researchers have identified a protein critical for the survival of a particular type of tumor cell, according to a study published today in eLife. The findings, originally posted on bioRxiv, suggest that targeting a protein called Werner syndrome helicase (WRN) could represent a novel opportunity for treating a subgroup of cancer patients with microsatellite instability-high (MSI-H) tumors. MSI is a […]
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Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis has received a $15 million gift from Paula and Rodger Riney aimed at accelerating research and developing new treatments for two major neurodegenerative diseases: Alzheimer’s disease and Parkinson’s disease. Of the gift, $10 million will support Alzheimer’s disease research, while $5 million will support studies of Parkinson’s disease. The gift will help […]
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Jade Roper has gone from awaiting the final rose to awaiting the final trimester! The reality star, who’s expecting a baby boy with husband Tanner Tolbert, showed off her popped baby bump in a bikini pic posted from the family’s Hawaii vacation. “Whoa baby!” the 32-year-old wrote in the caption of her Instagram post on Monday, March 25. “Hellooo 20 […]
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Probiotics – which are living bacteria taken to promote digestive health – can evolve once inside the body and have the potential to become less effective and sometimes even harmful, according to a new study from Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis. Researchers studying a strain of Escherichia coli (E. coli) bacteria sold in Europe as an anti-diarrheal […]
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How many love-rats are there in your local area? A revealing survey reveals which region houses the most cheats. And surprisingly, a posh Berkshire town has been named the biggest hotspot for infidelity. Windsor is the cheating capital of Britain. Apparently, residents of the posh town are most likely to use Illicit Encounters. This unconventional website matches married people together, […]
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(HealthDay)—Aspiration is as effective as the traditional stent retriever approach for clot removal in patients presenting with large-vessel occlusion stroke, according to a study published online March 9 in The Lancet. Aquilla S. Turk III, D.O., from Greenville Health System in South Carolina, and colleagues randomly assigned 270 patients presenting at 10 hospitals and four specialty clinics in the United […]
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Brain stem cells in people with the most severe form of multiple sclerosis look much older than they really are, according to a study led by UConn Health and published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS). The prematurely old cells act differently in the brain than normal ones, and could be the key to new treatments […]
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