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.
Category: 8. Health
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UK meningitis outbreak cases rise to 27: official
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Why chronic pain leads to depression for some but not others
Scientists have uncovered a brain mechanism that may explain why chronic pain leads to depression in some people but not others, according to research published in Science. The findings challenge the idea that depression is an inevitable…
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Professional dancers face high injury risks during daily practice
Professional dance is a high-performance discipline that carries significant risks of injury and physical wear. Researchers at Goethe University Frankfurt have now provided the first precise measurements of strain on the…
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How an imbalanced gut microbiome worsens chronic kidney disease
Researchers at UC Davis School of Medicine have uncovered how an imbalanced gut microbiome escalates the production of metabolic byproducts by certain gut bacteria. This imbalance drives a feedback loop that worsens chronic kidney disease (CKD)…
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Early clinical results deliver encouraging milestone for malaria drug candidate
Findings from two early clinical studies suggest a new dual-action antimalarial drug candidate is well tolerated in humans. The first-in-class clinical candidate, MK7602, is being developed by WEHI and global biopharmaceutical company MSD…
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Legalizing Cannabis Helps Lower Specific Crime Statistics
What connection does cannabis legalization have with crime rates? This is what a recent study published in Economic Modelling hopes to address as a team of researchers from the US and Taiwan investigated the…
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Legalizing Cannabis Helps Lower Specific Crime Statistics
What connection does cannabis legalization have with crime rates? This is what a recent study published in Economic Modelling hopes to address as a team of researchers from the US and Taiwan investigated the…
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Listening in on the brain's electrical conversations with better tools
The human brain contains more connections between neurons than there are stars in the Milky Way. Decoding the electrical activity behind all those cells is the massive task that excites neural engineers like Felix Deku, who are working to build…
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How The War In Iran And Lebanon Impacts Public Health
A public health experts explains the short-term and long-term public health consequences of the war in Iran and Lebanon.
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Psilocybin combined with psychotherapy shows significant efficacy in treatment-resistant depression
There is an urgent need for new and more effective treatments for depression. The results of a recent study show that psilocybin, an active compound found in certain mushrooms, can have a significant antidepressant effect. For the treatment to be…
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