Zinc oxide in sunscreens destroys UVA protection during sun exposure

During use some sunscreens offer very limited protection against dangerous sunrays and may even be harmful. Chemical reactions involving a main ingredient – zinc oxide – mean many sunscreens become ineffective after just two hours of sun exposure, according to a new collaborative study between the University of Leeds, the University of Oregon, and Oregon State University. Researchers are now […]

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Study reveals motor cortex could have larger role in Parkinsons disease

The role of neuron and dopamine loss in Parkinson’s Disease (PD) has long been recognized by neuroscientists. However, how dopaminergic modulation affects brain regions involved in the control of voluntary movement remains a subject of investigation. Researchers in the Department of Neurobiology and Behavior in the College of Arts and Sciences and the Renaissance School of Medicine at Stony Brook […]

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Baby-wearing products lead to higher risk of injury, hospitalizations in children under age 1

Baby-wearing products are an increasingly popular way to carry a young child in a sling, soft carrier or other type of device, but new research suggests that they can pose a higher risk of injury to children under age 1. The study abstract, “Baby Wearing Injuries Presenting to Emergency Departments, 2011-2020: A Dangerous Fashion Trend,”—presented during the virtual American Academy […]

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An Illustrated Guide Doing a Breast Self-Exam

According to the American Cancer Society, breast cancer is the most common cancer among women in America aside from skin cancers; the ACS estimates that 281,550 new cases of invasive breast cancer will be diagnosed in 2021. While that is a scary number, survival rates are rising, and if the cancer is caught at stage 0 or stage 1, the […]

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Canada to put federal workers who refuse COVID-19 vaccination on unpaid leave

FILE PHOTO: Canada’s Prime Minister Justin Trudeau watches the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine being extracted while he visits a vaccination clinic at the Palais des Congres, as efforts continue to help slow the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Montreal, Quebec, Canada March 15, 2021. REUTERS/Andrej IvanovOTTAWA (Reuters) -Canada’s federal employees who are not fully vaccinated against COVID-19 and are not […]

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