4 Silent Endometriosis Symptoms You Should Know

If you think you might have endometriosis, you’re not alone. In the United States, approximately 11 percent of people with uteruses between ages 15 and 44 have been diagnosed with endometriosis, according to the Office on Women’s Health. For many people, it’s painful and potentially disabling, forcing them to miss work, school, and other activities. Other people might experience what’s called […]

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Does living in a loud city hurt your hearing?

How to preserve your hearing Wear hearing protection: One way to protect your ears from noise-induced hearing loss is by wearing earplugs or earmuffs, which reduce the intensity of sound. Use noise-canceling headphones: Noise-canceling headphones can help reduce the amount of noise that enters your ears. These can be especially useful for people who commute on public transportation or work […]

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DNA origami could be used to create customized virus-like particles

Reviewers’ Notes Bioengineers have found a way to program the size and shape of virus particles by combining viral protein building blocks and templates made from DNA. The resulting nanostructures could have applications in vaccine development and transporting drugs inside the body. Virus capsid proteins-;the proteins that shield the genome of a virus-;can be used to build precisely structured protein […]

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Why are we so drawn to tragedy? A psychological sciences professor explains

1. People often pay extra attention to negative information because it seems important. 2. Tragedies can seem exciting because of the life-or-death, risky situations involved—adding more fuel to the attentional fires. 3. And here’s a really dark side: If someone dislikes or resents the person/people who suffered in the tragedy, some part of them might indulge in Schadenfreude (a German […]

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