The Food and Drug Administration is backtracking on stricter regulation of tanning beds.
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Category: 8. Health
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The Trump administration abandons new tanning bed rules : NPR
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Fracture risk calculator can identify more patients who could benefit from parathyroid surgery
A widely used fracture risk calculator may help guide surgical decisions to treat patients with an endocrine disorder called primary hyperparathyroidism (PHPT) that causes progressive bone loss, according to a study led by UT Southwestern Medical…
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Ultra-processed foods linked to infertility in US women
Women who consume lower amounts of ultra-processed foods have higher odds of conceiving, according to new research from McMaster University. The link persists even after accounting for age, weight, lifestyle, and other health factors.
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Why 4 in 10 children in Papua New Guinea miss vaccinations
Four in ten children in Papua New Guinea’s East New Britain Province (ENBP) received no vaccinations in 2023, and new research has revealed why. The study led by Burnet Institute found most caregivers strongly support vaccinating their children,…
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Awareness of alcohol-cancer link holds steady despite omission from new US dietary guidelines
Public awareness of the link between drinking alcohol and elevated cancer risk remains unchanged since February 2025, with over half of Americans saying that regularly consuming alcohol increases your chances of later developing cancer, according…
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Is This Where Morality Lives in the Brain?
We all like to believe we have a moral code, but we still fail to live up to it from time to time—it’s an unfortunate part of the human condition. But what’s going on in our brains when we know the right thing to do, but still do the wrong…
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Physical activity improves work ability: Study shows lifelong influence from childhood to the end of career
A study conducted at the University of Jyväskylä shows that regular leisure-time physical activity started at a young age prevents a decrease in work ability at the end of a career. The result is societally significant, as productivity losses…
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Machine learning could help predict how people with depression respond to treatment
Researchers at Trinity College Dublin have found that a machine learning model could help clinicians predict which people with depression are more likely to improve with digital cognitive behavioral therapy compared to antidepressant medication….
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Neural map reveals how adult brain cells remember their origins
Researchers at Karolinska Institutet have created the first detailed map showing how genetic activity is controlled in individual cells of the adult human brain and spinal cord. The study, published in Nature Neuroscience, shows that…
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UK meningitis outbreak cases rise to 27: official
The number of meningitis cases being probed by UK authorities has risen to 27, health officials said Thursday, following an unprecedented deadly outbreak centered on a university.
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