How many times have we heard the argument repeated, that women and men are different because our brains are different? Smaller or larger brain areas associated with certain behaviors, the argument commonly goes, puts the sexes at odds on…
Category: 5. Health
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Exercise from age 45 cuts dementia risk by 45%
Exercise from age 45 cuts dementia risk by 45% | The Jerusalem PostJerusalem Post/Health & Wellness/ExerciseA large-scale American study reveals that physical activity in midlife and in old age reduces the risk of dementia by 45% – even among…
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This is the healthiest artificial sweetener for you
This is the healthiest artificial sweetener for you | The Jerusalem PostJerusalem Post/Health & Wellness/NutritionWhat is inside the artificial sweeteners you put in your coffee – and are the familiar sweeteners healthy for you?It provides…
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Sheba CEO: AI is greatest healthcare revolution since Hippocrates
Prof. Yitshak Kreiss, CEO of Sheba Medical Center at Tel Hashomer, spoke to the Israel Conference about collaboration with Nvidia, and the remarkable survival rate in Israel hospitals.
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NIH Under Trump Just Made It Easier To Terminate Grant Funding
A new NIH announcement includes updated Terms and Conditions to grant awards that can make it even easier to terminate such grants. (Photo by DOMINIC GWINN/Middle East Images/AFP via Getty Images)
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The silent inflammation that harms male fertility
The silent inflammation that harms male fertility | The Jerusalem PostJerusalem Post/Health & Wellness/Health and Wellness Around the WorldNew studies reveal a surprising link between sperm quality and heart disease, metabolic syndrome and even…
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New drug helps obese mice to burn fat – study
New drug helps obese mice to burn fat – study | The Jerusalem PostJerusalem Post/Health & WellnessThe researcher also looked at what DCA does directly to fat cells. Using a standard fat cell line grown in the laboratory, the team showed that DCA…
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Patients’ anxiety can be reduced before surgery
Patients’ anxiety can be reduced before surgery | The Jerusalem PostJerusalem Post/Health & Wellness/Mental HealthAlso known as “zone therapy,” reflexology is an ancient practice that began in Egypt, China, and India and made its way to the…
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Reminders Of What Our Losses From CDC And USAID Mean
All health is Global
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ASTMH Tropical Medicine Meeting
The recent meeting of the American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene was a reminder of how global funding cuts and this year’s changes in priorities have undermined public health and…
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Long COVID’s Shadow Lingers
Long Covid syndrome
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Even as the acute phase of the COVID-19 pandemic fades, the world continues to wrestle with its aftermath — and nowhere is that more evident than in the enduring challenge of Long COVID. The condition, which affects an…
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