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Fast-changing genetics key to hospital superbug survival

April 2, 2019 Fast-changing, Genetics, hospital, key, superbug, survival, to

For the study, published today in Microbial Genomics, a team of scientists at UCL Genetics Institute and Peking University People’s

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New study evaluates psychological interventions in post-conflict Pakistan

April 2, 2019 evaluates, in, interventions, New, Pakistan, post-conflict, psychological, study

A new University of Liverpool led study, published in The Lancet, highlights the effectiveness of a brief group psychological intervention

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Digital device overload linked to obesity risk

April 2, 2019 device, digital, Linked, obesity, overload, risk, to

If your attention gets diverted in different directions by smartphones and other digital devices, take note: Media multitasking has now

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Global microbial signatures for colorectal cancer established

April 2, 2019 cancer, colorectal, established, for, global, microbial, signatures

Cancers have long been known to arise due to environmental exposures such as unhealthy diet or smoking. Lately, the microbes

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Brain growth inhibited by heavy alcohol use

April 1, 2019 Alcohol, brain, By, growth, heavy, inhibited, Use

Heavy use of alcohol among adolescents and young adults is not only dangerous in its own right, but new research

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Study to examine how sex hormones affect teenage girls’ emotions

March 28, 2019 affect, emotions, examine, girls, hormones, How, sex, study, teenage, to

Teenage years can be a turbulent time, thanks to a sharp increase in hormones. What’s not known is the role

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Self-sustaining, bioengineered blood vessels could replace damaged vessels in patients

March 28, 2019 bioengineered, Blood, Could, damaged, in, patients, replace, Self-sustaining, vessels

Researchers at Humacyte, a biotechnology and regenerative medicine company, have published an article in Science Translational Medicine demonstrating that the

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The salt-craving neurons: How the appetite for salt is shaped by a taste for sodium

March 27, 2019 A, appetite, By, for, How, is, neurons, SALT, salt-craving, shaped, sodium, taste, the

Potato chips, French fries, popcorn—whichever your preference, we all know that salt is a key component of many tasty foods.

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Special offers fuel obese shoppers

March 27, 2019 fuel, obese, offers, shoppers, Special

Shoppers whose supermarket trolleys are stacked with food and drink offered on special promotions have more than a 50 percent

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Colorectal cancer increase in younger adults: What could be the cause?

March 26, 2019 adults, be, cancer, cause, colorectal, Could, in, Increase, the, What, Younger

Colorectal cancer remains a major source of cancer incidence and death in the United States. The American Cancer Society estimates

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