Health & Body: 10 of 10
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India Is Using Technology To Give 1.4+ Billion People Access To Healthcare
India's success in providing universal healthcare coverage is a remarkable feat.
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Scientists successfully unfroze rat organs and transplanted them — a ‘historic’ step that could someday transform transplant medicine
In an ‘historic’ first, scientists freeze, thaw, and transplant rat organs — bringing transplant medicine one step closer to sci-fi dreams of stopping biological time.
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Study shows dementia more common in older adults with vision issues
A link between vision issues in older adults and an increased likelihood of dementia.
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How addictive, endless scrolling is bad for your mental health
Social media has redefined human connection, especially if you’re part of the millennial or Gen Z generation. It is so deeply interwoven into every aspect of our lives that it’s almost impossible for us to withdraw from our digital devices. Instagram, TikTok, WhatsApp and other such platforms are everywhere, allowing us to communicate and connect with people from all over the world.
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Humans Actually Have Secret Stripes And Other Strange Markings
Humans have invisible skin patterns, due to a quirk in how our enveloping layer forms.
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AI to predict your health later in life — all at the press of a button
Thanks to artificial intelligence, we will soon be able to predict our risk of developing serious health conditions later in life, at the press of a button. ECU's School of Science and School of Medical and Health Sciences have collaborated to develop software which can analyse roughly 60,000 scans in a single day.
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First robotic liver transplant in U.S. performed by Washington University surgeons
Groundbreaking surgery performed at Barnes-Jewish Hospital in St. Louis
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Scientists have found part of the brain that triggers out-of-body experiences
Scientists have pinpointed a special part of the brain that, when stimulated, appears to produce out-of-body experiences.
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18-year-old Nebraska woman sentenced to 90 days in jail for burning fetus after abortion
An 18-year-old Nebraska woman has been sentenced to 90 days in jail and two years of probation for burning and burying a fetus after she took medication from her mother to end her pregnancy
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Arizona 911 operators to get unlimited mental health services
Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs signed House Bill 2717 which will provide the state's 911 operators unlimited mental health services.
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Google’s medical AI chatbot is already being tested in hospitals
Google says doctors prefer its answers, even if they’re less accurate.
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Transcranial Pulse Stimulation with Ultrasound in Alzheimer's Disease—A New Navigated Focal Brain Therapy
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Masturbating is healthy and an evolutionarily strategic mating tactic
Masturbation comes with a variety of health benefits that help all primates – even humans – survive and thrive, and may have helped our species evolve, according to a British study. Indeed, the practice of masturbation is something seen throughout the animal kingdom, though it is most widely associated with humans. However, the researchers behind this study believe that it is also something likely present throughout humanity's evolutionary history, present in the last common ancestor of humans, monkeys, and apes.
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Using psychedelics to treat depression and trauma
Using psychedelics to treat depression and trauma has just become legal in Australia. Offering hope to many, it’s not without risk. While many report life-changing benefits, others do not, and many scientists in the field fear the move is premature.
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More Than a Million Americans "Missing" as US Endures a Crisis of Early Death
If the United States of America had the same mortality rates as other wealthy countries, more than 1 million people would have avoided death in 2021, a new study found.
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New study links mindfulness meditation and psychedelic use to positive leadership outcomes at work
A recent study published in Frontiers in Psychology explores the potential positive impact of mindfulness meditation and psychedelic use on leadership development among business managers. The research highlights how both practices contribute to enhanced well-being, awareness, creativity, and interpersonal attitudes.
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Vegan diet massively cuts environmental damage, study shows
Detailed analysis finds plant diets lead to 75% less climate-heating emissions, water pollution and land use than meat-rich ones
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The 'weird' male Y chromosome has finally been fully sequenced. Can we now understand how it works, and how it evolved?
The Y chromosome is a never-ending source of fascination (particularly to men) because it bears genes that determine maleness and make sperm. It’s also small and seriously weird; it carries few genes and is full of junk DNA that makes it horrendous to sequence.
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World's 1st 'tooth regrowth' medicine moves toward clinical trials in Japan
A Japanese research team is making progress on the development of a groundbreaking medication that may allow people to grow new teeth, with clinical trials set to begin in July 2024. The tooth regrowth medicine is intended for people who lack a full set of adult teeth due to congenital factors. The team is aiming to have it ready for general use in 2030.
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2,000 years before 'manscaping' and smooth armpits, the Romans were seriously into hair removal, archaeological findings show
An English Heritage site found over 50 tweezers during a dig in Wroxeter, England, highlighting the Romans' obsession with "manscaping."