Early-life inflammation, such as trauma and viral infections, strongly increases the risk of depression in adulthood. However, the mechanisms are not clear yet. A team led by Prof. Zhang Zhi from Division of Life Sciences and Medicine of the University of Science and Technology of China (USTC) of Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), collaborating with Prof. Xu Lin from CAS, […]
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When kids sit down to eat lunch at school, fruits and vegetables may not be their first choice. But with more time at the lunch table, they are more likely to pick up those healthy foods. If we want to improve children’s nutrition and health, ensuring longer school lunch breaks can help achieve those goals, according to research from the […]
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High cholesterol: Nutritionist reveals top prevention tips We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you’ve consented to and to improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on our understanding. You can unsubscribe at any time. More info A build-up of cholesterol can lead to a painful sensation in the back […]
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A tough first trimester. After sharing her pregnancy news, Ashley Iaconetti exclusively opened up to Us Weekly about the symptoms she has been experiencing. These ‘Bachelor’ and ‘Bachelorette’ Babies Will Melt Your Heart “I’ve been very sick for the last month,” the Bachelor alum, 33, who is 10 weeks into her pregnancy, told Us on Thursday, July 15. “I mean, […]
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Cheap, accessible, and reliable tests to diagnose Alzheimer’s disease at an early stage are currently lacking. People with the condition tend to speak more slowly and with longer pauses. In a recent study, researchers used machine learning to develop models that use the acoustic features of a person’s conversations to identify whether they may have early Alzheimer’s disease. If further […]
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A new study published in JCPP Advances has compared the wellbeing of UK students who remained at home for schooling during the first lockdown period of the COVID-19 pandemic with those who accessed school in person. In the study, which included 11,765 students in grades 8-13 (aged 12-21 years), females, students who had experienced food poverty, and those who had […]
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The emergence of the novel severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) has led to the global spread of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). Over 187.99 cases and over 4 million deaths have been reported since the virus was first detected in Wuhan, China, in December 2019. The virus is also mutating at a rapid pace, with several of the changes […]
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Editor’s note: Find the latest COVID-19 news and guidance in Medscape’s Coronavirus Resource Center. Multiple fully vaccinated officials in the US and the UK have announced that they have tested positive for COVID-19, which has reignited questions around quarantine procedures and public health policies. At least five Texas state House Democrats who traveled to Washington, DC, to block House Republicans […]
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To get you in the mood for the Tokyo Olympics, we’ve gathered together our favourite Team GB athletes from recent years. From unbeaten boxer Nicola Adams to London 2012 darling Jessica Ennis-Hill, here are some of the best British female athletes. The UK may have a pretty rubbish record when it comes to men’s football, but we’re excellent at Olympic […]
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Researchers at Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC) and the Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, Texas, have taken a big step toward developing targeted treatments and vaccines against a family of viruses that attacks the gastrointestinal tract. Each year in the United States circulating strains of the human norovirus are responsible for approximately 20 million cases of acute gastroenteritis. Hallmark […]
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