A drug designed to help cancer patients rebuild wasting muscles has become one of the most contentious substances in elite sport—and the scientist who discovered it now spends more time trying to stop people using it than encouraging its…
Category: 8. Health
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Ostarine: The performance-enhancing drug giving anti-doping agencies a headache
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Novel framework addresses the importance of buildings as a physical determinant of health
As the population ages, renewed attention is being given to the institutional buildings where many older adults reside, such as nursing homes and long-term care settings, which affect the health and quality of life of those living in them….
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What to know about pregnancy and heart valve disease
Valve disease affects how blood moves through the heart, and pregnancy is often a time when symptoms first appear or become more noticeable. Learning about a heart valve condition during pregnancy can be unexpected and overwhelming. Understanding…
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Short-duration psychedelic therapy shows promise for major depression treatment
A controlled clinical trial suggests a fast-acting psychedelic approach may reduce depressive symptoms, but researchers stress careful interpretation and the need for larger long-term studies.
Study: A short-acting psychedelic…
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From IV to oral feeding: How AI can help tailor nutrition for preterm babies
Artificial intelligence shows promise as a predictive tool that can provide assistance in defining a nutritional plan for preterm infants. This is the concept of an innovative study recently published in the Journal of Perinatology. It is the…
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From 8 measles cases in 34 years to a historic outbreak: What happened in SC?
South Carolina is at the epicenter of the nation’s largest measles outbreak in more than a quarter-century. As of Feb. 13, 950 people across six counties—most of them unvaccinated children—had been infected with the highly contagious virus…
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A Florida college has reported more than 40 measles cases
A measles outbreak at a private college in southwest Florida is raising new concerns about how quickly the virus can spread.
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A modular platform for automated organoid culture and longitudinal imaging
Sasai, Y. Next-Generation regenerative medicine: organogenesis from stem cells in 3D culture. Cell. Stem Cell. 12, 520–530 (2013).
Sasai, Y., Eiraku, M. & Suga, H. In vitro organogenesis in…
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Taurine is a natural suppressor of urea cycle via targeting ASL
Yang JD, Hainaut P, Gores GJ, Amadou A, Plymoth A, Roberts LR. A global view of hepatocellular carcinoma: trends, risk, prevention and management. Nat Rev Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2019;16:589–604.
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Influencing factors of continuance intention of medical applications for the elderly
Hollander, J. E. & Carr, B. G. Virtually perfect? Telemedicine for Covid-19. New Engl. J. Med. 382, 1679–1681 (2020).
Vo, V., Auroy, L. & Sarradon-Eck, A. Patients’ perceptions of mHealth…
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