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Diabetes drug might also ease heart failure risks

November 12, 2018 Also, Diabetes, drug, Ease, failure, heart, might, risks

(HealthDay)—The diabetes drug Farxiga might do double-duty for patients, helping to ward off another killer, heart failure, new research shows.

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Among heart attack survivors, drug reduces chances of second heart attack or stroke

November 10, 2018 among, attack, Chances, drug, heart, of, or, reduces, second, Stroke, survivors

In a clinical trial involving 18,924 patients from 57 countries who had suffered a recent heart attack or threatened heart

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Excessive posting of photos on social media is associated with increase in narcissism

November 10, 2018 associated, Excessive, in, Increase, is, media, narcissism, of, on, Photos, posting, social, with

A new study has established that excessive use of social media, in particular the posting of images and selfies, is

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Many women have not heard of ovarian cancer before Dx

November 10, 2018 Before, cancer, Dx, Have, heard, Many, not, of, ovarian, women

(HealthDay)—Many women are not knowledgeable about ovarian cancer before diagnosis despite most women experiencing prediagnosis symptoms, according to a report

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Nearly one in ten Americans struggles to control sexual urges

November 9, 2018 Americans, Control, in, nearly, ONE, Sexual, Struggles, ten, to, urges

(HealthDay)—The #MeToo movement has given many Americans a glimpse into an unfamiliar world that may have left many wondering, “What

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A cancer blood test based on DNA fragment size

November 9, 2018 A, based, Blood, cancer, DNA, fragment, on, size, test

A team of researchers from the U.K., Denmark, Poland, the Netherlands and Switzerland has developed a new way to test

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Selective amnesia: How rats and humans are able to forget distracting memories

November 7, 2018 able, amnesia:, and, Are, distracting, forget, How, humans?, memories, rats, Selective, to

Our ability to selectively forget distracting memories is shared with other mammals, suggests new research from the University of Cambridge.

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What Is Lucid Dreaming?

November 7, 2018 Mental Health, Michael O. Schroeder, PTSD, sleep, Wellness

There may be ways to increase the likelihood you’ll have a lucid dream.(Getty Images) You’re dreaming – and you know

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Over 2 million Americans have hepatitis C; opioids help drive spread

November 7, 2018 2, Americans, C, drive, Have, help, hepatitis, million, opioids, Over, Spread

(HealthDay)—More than 2 million Americans have hepatitis C—and the opioid epidemic is a major contributor to the problem, according to

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Tracking down microRNA candidates that can contribute to disease

November 6, 2018 Can, candidates:, contribute, disease, Down, microRNA, that, to, Tracking

What started as Ninad Oak’s side project turned out into something much larger, his doctorate thesis. “The project started as

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