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The meaning of life: A psychologist’s view

January 9, 2020 A, life, meaning, of, psychologists, the, view

The search for meaning in life is a familiar challenge to many of us. Some materialist scientists and philosophers consider

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Contaminating a fake rubber hand could help people overcome OCD, study suggests

January 9, 2020 A, Contaminating, Could, fake, hand, help, OCD, overcome, people, rubber, study, suggests

The famous, but bizarre, ‘rubber hand illusion’ could help people who suffer from obsessive compulsive disorder overcome their condition without

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Cancer mortality continues steady decline, driven by progress against lung cancer

January 8, 2020 against, By, cancer, continues, decline, driven, lung, Mortality, progress, steady

The cancer death rate declined by 29% from 1991 to 2017, including a 2.2% drop from 2016 to 2017, the

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BMI over time beats genetics in predicting future obesity

January 8, 2020 beats, BMI, Future, Genetics, in, obesity, Over, predicting, Time

The promise of genetic testing is charming doctors and patients who are eager to finally make a dent in rising

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Heart transplants from donors with hepatitis C may be safe and could help decrease organ shortage

January 8, 2020 and, be, C, Could, Decrease, donors, From, heart, help, hepatitis, may, organ, safe, shortage, transplants, with

One-year survival was similar for adults with severe heart failure who received a heart transplant from a donor with hepatitis

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Genetic differences help distinguish type 1 diabetes in children from ‘type 1.5’ in adults

January 8, 2020 1, 1.5', adults, children, Diabetes, differences, distinguish, From, Genetic, help, in, type

A multi-center team of researchers led by Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) has discovered a genetic signature that could help

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Cancer-like metabolism makes brain grow

January 7, 2020 brain, Cancer-like, grow, makes, metabolism

The size of the human brain increased profoundly during evolution. A certain gene that is only found in humans triggers

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Infectious diseases A to Z: What you need to know about pneumonia

January 3, 2020 A, about, diseases, Infectious, know, Need, Pneumonia, to, What, you., Z:

Pneumonia is an infection that inflames the air sacs in one or both lungs, and can range in seriousness from

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How diet affects mental health: What’s the evidence?

January 3, 2020 affects, diet, evidence, health, How, Mental, the, What's

A new expert review confirms that diet significantly influences mental health and wellbeing, but cautions that the evidence for many

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Endoscopic approaches feasible in surgery for sinonasal cancer

January 2, 2020 approaches, cancer, Endoscopic, feasible, for, in, sinonasal, surgery

(HealthDay)—Endoscopic approaches are feasible for the surgical resection of sinonasal cancer, according to a study published online Dec. 24 in

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