The 5 Best Ways to Lose Weight After 40

In your teens and 20s, it used to be that you could eat pizza every night for a week without a lot of pushback from your body in the form of extra pounds. In your 40s, not so much. Maybe you’re even eating much better now, but weight is still accumulating. It’s usually not just due to losing muscle mass […]

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Gene editing expands to new types of immune cells

In the decade since the advent of CRISPR-Cas9 gene editing, researchers have used the technology to delete or change genes in a growing number of cell types. Now, researchers at Gladstone Institutes and UC San Francisco (UCSF) have added human monocytes—white blood cells that play key roles in the immune system—to that list. The team has adapted CRISPR-Cas9 for use […]

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Early screening tool leads to earlier diagnosis and treatment for autism spectrum disorder

Since it debuted in 2011, the Get SET Early program, which provides pediatricians and parents with a relatively simple process to screen for indicators of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) in children as young as age 1, has steadily grown in use and validation. Early screening and identification of ASD has been linked to more effective treatment. A new study, published […]

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How To Make Your Bedroom More Energy Efficient

News about climate change is always evolving, and you may even currently believe false things about climate change, but one thing is for certain — moving toward being energy efficient is more important than ever. For example, you can make your kitchen more energy efficient by maintaining and replacing old appliances, and you can do your laundry in more energy […]

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ICU admission linked to increased risk of future suicide and self-harm

Admission to an intensive care unit (ICU) is associated with a small increased risk of future suicide or self-harm after discharge compared with non-ICU hospital admissions, finds a study published in The BMJ today. The findings are particularly relevant during the COVID-19 pandemic, as the number of ICU admissions around the world reach all-time highs. The findings show that survivors […]

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Woman from Mali gives birth to 9 babies in Morocco

A Malian woman has given birth to nine babies after only expecting seven, Mali’s Minister of Health said Wednesday. The 25-year-old Halima Cisse gave birth to the babies by cesarean section on Tuesday in Morocco after being sent there for special care, the West African country’s top health official announced. “The newborns (five girls and four boys) and the mother […]

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Britain is spending £29.3 million ($40.6 million, 33.8 million euros) on new coronavirus vaccine laboratories in an effort to “future-proof the country from the threat of new variants”, the government said Wednesday. The new labs at the Porton Down research facility in southwest England will be used to test the effectiveness of vaccines against variants and speed up their deployment, […]

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