Childhood obesity is a growing problem in the United States. For children, obesity is defined as having a body mass index (BMI) at or above the 95th percentile, and according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 18.5% of children between the ages of 2 and 19 meet this criteria. Diet, exercise, and genetics are familiar risk factors in […]
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A pair of biomarkers of brain function—one that represents “listening effort,” and another that measures ability to process rapid changes in frequencies—may help to explain why a person with normal hearing may struggle to follow conversations in noisy environments, according to a new study led by Massachusetts Eye and Ear researchers. Published online last week in the scientific journal eLife, […]
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China’s bid to contain a deadly new virus by placing cities of millions under quarantine is an unprecedented undertaking but it is unlikely to stop the disease spreading, experts warn. The contagious virus has already reached elsewhere in China and abroad, and even an authoritarian government has only a small timeframe in which trapped residents will submit to such a […]
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When it comes to improving your health, fish oil has had a checkered history. Since the 1990s, research has made it an on again/off again health-improving supplement (read all about the back and forth here). And now, there’s a study of more than 1,600 young men (who averaged just under 19 years of age) published in JAMA Network Open by […]
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The use of artificial intelligence and machine learning algorithms in healthcare is poised to expand significantly over the next few years, but beyond the investment strategies and technological foundations lie serious questions around the ethical and responsible use of AI. In an effort to clarify its own position and add to the debate, the executive vice president and chief technology […]
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Health experts want a 9pm watershed on junk food ads to protect kids. The World Cancer Research Fund said countries including the UK are failing to protect children from “harmful” marketing. It claims it is a human rights issue because the Government has a duty to “protect, respect and fulfil children’s right to health”. Previous research has shown seeing 4.4 […]
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A team with several members from the University of Wurzburg and one from Peking University has found that women respond less strongly to aversive sounds if there is another person nearby. In their paper published in the journal Proceedings of the Royal Society B, the group describes experiments they conducted with female volunteers and what they learned from them. Scientists […]
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A collaboration between scientists at Rutgers University and Scripps Research led to the discovery of a small molecule that may slow down or stop the progression of Parkinson’s disease. Parkinson’s, which affects 1 million people in the United States and over 10 million worldwide according to the Parkinson’s Foundation, is a neurodegenerative disorder with no cure. Symptoms develop slowly over […]
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Pharmaceutical empire behind addictive painkiller OxyContin blamed for US opioid crisis is slammed for selling its overdose cure around the world The Sackler family makes millions selling prescription painkillers in the US Their company Purdue Pharma makes the high-strength opioid OxyContin Affiliated companies sell the OxyContin overdose antidote around the world Experts said it is ‘deeply cynical’ for the companies […]
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If you’re keto, one of the foods that likely attracted you to the diet is cheese. (I don’t blame you.) Dairy is, typically speaking, a good, low-carb source of fat to help you get and stay in ketosis. But if you’re a fan of a particular subtype of cheese—that soft, creamy-meets-chunky hybrid called cottage cheese—you might be wondering if it […]
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