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Neuroscience researchers have long used Magnetic Resonance Imaging to study the basic structure of the brain in health and disease, but MRI scanners can’t typically provide insights at the cellular level. In an MRI image, each voxel—the 3-D equivalent of a pixel—represents tens of thousands of brain cells. A breakthrough study led by the Mark and Mary Stevens Neuroimaging and […]
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(HealthDay)—Much of the United States has been sweltering in triple-digit heat this week, but new research finds outdoor workers can suffer fatal heat stroke from temperatures that only reach the high 80s. In fact, six of 14 cases of fatal heat stroke investigated in the new study “occurred when the Heat Index was below 91 degrees Fahrenheit,” noted a team […]
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(HealthDay)—If you’re fit in middle age, you might be guarding against not only depression as a senior, but also dying from heart disease if you do develop depression, a new study suggests. Among nearly 18,000 Medicare patients, the most fit were 16 percent less likely to develop depression, the researchers found. The most fit were also 56 percent less likely […]
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The Trump administration won’t acknowledge Pride Month, but hey, at least chic tween extraordinaire Suri Cruise is all about supporting the LGBTQ community. The 12-year-old Manhattanite and budding style icon attended New York City’s Pride parade this weekend —and kept attendees hydrated and well-fed. A source told US Weekly Suri and four of her friends "had a little stand set […]
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Propped against his motorcycle taxi outside a hospital in the city affected by Congo’s latest deadly Ebola outbreak, Jean Cedric waved a hand in the air, showing his fear about the risks of his job. “We’re picking up everyone who’s sick and we have no idea if they have Ebola or not. Why aren’t we being vaccinated?” he said. Last […]
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Telomerase is a reverse transcriptase that uses an RNA template to synthesize telomeres. These repeat sequences bind special proteins that fold the ends of chromosomes back onto themselves to create a stable cap. When this cap is damaged, the cell often interprets the exposed DNA as a double strand break and attempts to ‘repair’ it. The problem with repairing chromosome […]
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For over a century, we have known that high altitude reduces the amount of blood the heart pumps around the body with each beat. New research published in The Journal of Physiology has unearthed why this is the case and the findings will be important for people who live, travel and exercise at high altitudes. Over the years, several theories […]
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Long-term and short-term relationships are obviously different from each other. Some people are the type you’d want to marry; others are good primarily for the sex. At least, that’s how conventional wisdom goes. But new research out of the University of California, Davis, suggests that—at first—long-term and short-term relationships may look more or less identical. When you survey the complete […]
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Gestational diabetes may predispose women to early-stage kidney damage, a precursor to chronic kidney disease, according to a study by researchers at the National Institutes of Health and other institutions. The study appears in Diabetes Care. Gestational diabetes occurs only in pregnancy and results when the level of blood sugar is too high. The condition increases the risk for preterm […]
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A deadly virus carried mainly by fruit bats has killed at least three people in southern India, sparking a statewide health alert Monday. Eight other deaths in the state of Kerala are being investigated for possible links to the Nipah virus, which has a 70 percent mortality rate. Kerala’s Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan has urged citizens to stay vigilant and […]
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