Jonathan Haidt’s 2024 book The Anxious Generation made the case that smartphones and social media had “rewired” kids’…
Category: 8. Health
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Keto diet weight loss may come with a hidden cost
Researchers from University of Utah Health have published new findings in Science Advances that examine the long-term effects of the ketogenic diet. The results raise fresh questions about whether the diet is safe or effective for improving…
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All foods can fit in a balanced diet – a dietitian explains how flexibility can be healthier than dieting
Eat this, not that. This one food will cure everything. That food is poison. Cut this food out. Try this diet. Don’t eat at these times. Eat this food and you’ll lose weight. With society’s obsession with food, health and weight,
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Scientists found a survival switch inside brain cells
Most cells in the human body can replace themselves after damage. Neurons, the cells that power the nervous system, usually cannot. Once injured, they rarely generate healthy replacements.
Following events such as strokes, concussions, or…
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Study identifies genes, smoking, and obesity as pneumonia risk factors
Researchers at the University of Oulu have identified genes that increase susceptibility to pneumonia. Alongside inherited risk factors, smoking and higher body mass were also found to raise the risk of developing the disease.
The…
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Florida bill expands vaccine exemptions, but keeps mandates in law
Florida may keep some required vaccine mandates after all. Florida Surgeon General Joseph Ladapo made national news in September when he announced a plan to remove all vaccine mandates from state law. But so far, no lawmaker has any bill that…
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GLP-1 drugs, even when they fail, are giving researchers new insight about obesity : NPR
Injectable GLP-1 drugs have been a game-changer for many people with obesity. But as researchers discover why the medicines…
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Chronic traumatic encephalopathy should be recognized as a distinct cause of dementia, study finds
The largest study of its kind from the Boston University CTE Center reveals that chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) should be recognized as a new cause of dementia. The research, published in Alzheimer’s & Dementia, studied 614 brain donors…
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Terry Pratchett's novels may have held clues to his dementia a decade before diagnosis, our new study suggests
The earliest signs of dementia are rarely dramatic. They do not arrive as forgotten names or misplaced keys, but as changes so subtle they are almost impossible to notice: a slightly narrower vocabulary, less variation in description, a gentle…
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UnitedHealth Takes $1.6 Billion Hit To Earnings Amid Restructuring
UnitedHealth Group, parent of health insurance giant UnitedHealthcare, eked out a fourth quarter profit of $10 million despite a $1.6 billion hit to fourth quarter earnings from a large restructuring charge. In this photo is a general view…
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