Category: 5. Health
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Chronic asthma could be caused by cell overcrowding in the airways
Despite a wealth of available treatments to control the symptoms of chronic asthma, the lung disease has no cure. The discovery of an unexpected cause of asthma could change that. A glitch in the mechanical process that drives normal… Continue Reading
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Rabbi Yosef Zvi Rimon of JCT aims to help kids with muscular dystrophy
One Saturday night while Rabbi Yosef Zvi Rimon was teaching a group of seminary students at his house in Alon Shvut, there was a knock at the door. Tentatively, he opened it and was greeted with dozens of faces looking at him expectantly…. Continue Reading
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50 years ago, phantom pain was blamed on misfiring nerves
Physiology of the phantom limb — Science News, May 11, 1974 Nearly everybody who has had a leg or arm amputated sometimes experiences the sensation or feeling that they still have their missing limbs. Some of them… Continue Reading
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How cannabis and psilocybin might help some of the 50 million Americans who are experiencing chronic pain
The U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency announced in late April 2024 that it plans to ease federal restrictions on cannabis, reclassifying it from a Schedule I drug to the less restricted Schedule III, which includes drugs such as Tylenol with… Continue Reading
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New study analyzes aging process through skin on hands
Women and men think they can look younger than their age by injecting Botox or skin fillers like hyaluronic acid – but they’re wrong. A new study by skin experts in Tallinn, Estonia shows that human chronological age can be assessed… Continue Reading
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Pandemic agreement talks go to the wire
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Hectic last-ditch talks aimed at striking a landmark global agreement on handling future pandemics rolled into… Continue Reading
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Under 4-minute milers’ longevity shows that extreme exercise doesn’t seem to curb lifespan
Credit: RUN 4 FFWPU from Pexels Extreme exercise doesn’t seem to shorten the lifespan as is widely believed, suggest the findings of a study on the… Continue Reading
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70 People In Colorado Being Monitored For Bird Flu, Local Officials Say
Topline Here’s the latest news about a global outbreak of H5N1 bird flu that started in 2020, and recently spread among cattle in U.S. states and marine mammals across the world, which has health officials closely monitoring it and experts… Continue Reading
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Providing end-of-life care at home has environmental benefits, says study
Estimated carbon footprint of different health-care facility types by Canadian province. Scope 1 and 2, excluding transportation. Estimate for Fraser Valley home care… Continue Reading
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Discrimination May Accelerate Aging, Study Suggests—And Affect White People Most
Topline Researchers from New York University looked at the biological effects of discrimination and found it may cause accelerated aging, building on prior research that found discrimination may contribute to health problems like depression and… Continue Reading