Crying is often seen as a healthy emotional release. However, a new study suggests that the picture is more complex. In a four-week smartphone-based study, researchers found that crying did not generally make people feel better. Instead, its…
Category: 8. Health
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When crying doesn't bring relief
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Precision medicine may be on the way for patients with endometriosis
Endometriosis is a devastating chronic pain condition caused by uterine-like cells growing where they aren’t supposed to. People with endometriosis can develop extremely painful periods, bladder issues, and even infertility. Most people who are…
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Babies may share mini stories with their parents before they can talk
New research suggests that babies take part in simple, story-like interactions with their parents long before they learn words, helping to build emotional connection and early social skills. The “Narrative Development in Infant–Mother…
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'Smart' bandage tracks wound status in real-time
Millions of people in the United States have chronic wounds, including those living with diabetes, patients recovering from burns, post-surgical patients and other people with injuries. For clinicians, early detection of infection, inflammation…
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Children and teenagers more open to meat free diets—but struggle to maintain it
Lots of children and teenagers are open to a vegetarian or vegan diet and cut out meat but then struggle to keep it up, according to a new study from the University of Exeter. The study, published in Psychology of Human-Animal Intergroup…
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Is it OK to drink in front of your kids? New research shows the age they're most influenced
It’s a Friday evening and you pour a glass of wine while your teenager sits at the kitchen bench scrolling through their phone. They barely look up. But they notice more than you think. My new study found the drinking habits parents model at home…
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Seeing artery calcium may change behavior, keeping 71% on statins at eight years
Could showing someone a picture of plaque building up in their arteries be enough to save their life? That’s the question driving the latest research by the University of Tasmania’s Menzies Institute for Medical Research and the Baker Heart and…
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FDA warns biotech firm over cancer drug claims
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has warned a biotech company about claims that its bladder cancer drug could treat and prevent multiple types of cancer.
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No link found between childhood atopic dermatitis and markers of cardiovascular risk
Atopic dermatitis (AD) during childhood is not associated with increases in markers of cardiovascular risk, according to a study published online March 24 in JAMA Network Open.
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Global review finds wide gaps in rules for polygenic embryo testing
A new global review shows that countries are taking very different approaches to regulating polygenic embryo testing. For more than four decades, in vitro fertilization (IVF) has helped families have children. Scientists estimate that more than…
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