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Researchers anticipate rise of some mosquito-borne diseases

September 10, 2020 anticipate, diseases, mosquito-borne, of, Researchers, Rise, some

All mosquitoes are not created equal. Different species of the flying pest thrive at various temperature ranges and transmit different

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Delayed immune responses may make COVID-19 deadly for elderly people

September 10, 2020 (COVID-19), deadly, Delayed, Elderly, for, Immune, Make, may, people, responses

Delayed immune responses may make COVID-19 more deadly for elderly people – and it may kill more men because their

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Hair Dye Not Linked to Increased Risk of Most Cancers

September 9, 2020 breastcancer, cancer

Anywhere from 50 to 80 percent of women and 10 percent of men over age 40 use hair color in

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The neurons that connect stress, insomnia, and the immune system

September 9, 2020 and, connect, Immune, Insomnia, neurons, stress, System, that, the

Scientists at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory (CSHL) and Stanford University have pinpointed the circuit in the brain that is responsible

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Lumpy proteins stiffen blood vessels of the brain

September 9, 2020 Blood, brain, Lumpy, of, proteins, stiffen, the, vessels

Deposits of a protein called ‘Medin,’ which manifest in virtually all older adults, reduce the elasticity of blood vessels during

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The NFL Season Kicks Off This Week! Here’s Where to Buy Face Masks to Rep Your Favorite Team

September 9, 2020 E-Commerce, health, National Football League, shopping, Sports

The 2020 NFL season officially kicks off on Thursday! And in the spirit of repping your favorite team, there’s a

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Study finds surprisingly little difference in hospitalization rates between children with COVID-19

September 8, 2020 (COVID-19), between, children, difference, finds, Hospitalization, in, little, rates, study, surprisingly, with

As the fall approaches, pediatric hospitals will start seeing children with seasonal influenza A and B. At the same time,

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Mum who thought she just had a tummy ache wakes up paralysed from the waist down

September 8, 2020 ‘tummy, A, Ache, Down, From, Had, just, Mum, paralysed, She, the, thought, up, waist, Wakes, Who

When Emese Illes-Toth found herself in agonising stomach pain as she walked to the post office, she thought it was

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Longevity app calculates your life expectancy, but will it make us healthier?

September 8, 2020 app, but, calculates, expectancy, Healthier, It, life, longevity, Make, US, will, your

Would knowing the date of your death influence your actions? It did for Tiberius Caesar. Convinced by the court astrologer

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What are corticosteroids, and why are they effective at fighting severe COVID-19?

September 8, 2020 (COVID-19), and, Are, at, corticosteroids, effective, Fighting, severe, They, What, Why

Following reports in June that the cheap steroid drug dexamethasone could help treat patients severely ill with COVID-19, scientists and

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