Health Problems 

Evolutionary gene loss may help explain why only humans are prone to heart attacks

July 22, 2019 Are, attacks, Evolutionary, explain, gene, heart, help, humans?, loss, may, Only, prone, to, Why

Researchers at University of California San Diego School of Medicine say the loss of a single gene two to three

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Argos now allows people with bowel conditions to use their staff toilets

July 21, 2019 allows, Argos, bowel, Conditions, Now, people, staff, Their, to, toilets, Use, with

If you have Crohn’s disease or ulcerative colitis, sometimes you need to get to the toilet fast. The bowel condition

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Surviving cancer makes me feel I have to prove my life is worthwhile

July 21, 2019 ‘My, cancer, feel, Have, I, is, life, makes, Me, prove, Surviving, to, worthwhile

As someone who survived acute lymphoblastic leukaemia as a child, the consequence of this trauma has unveiled itself in the

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War-weakened South Sudan tries to prepare for Ebola

July 20, 2019 Ebola, for, prepare, South, Sudan, to, tries, War-weakened

With the deadly Ebola outbreak in Congo now an international emergency , neighboring South Sudan and its war-weakened health system

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Katy Perry Is Basically Forcing Herself to Poop to Prevent Aging—Here's Why That's Dangerous

July 19, 2019 Aging—Here's, Basically, Dangerous, Forcing, Herself, is, Katy, Perry, Poop:, prevent, That's, to, Why

Katy Perry is keeping her ‘Teenage Dream’ alive—in a very unusual way. The singer, 34, revealed in an Australian interview

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New e-cigarette laws could drive some users to smoke more cigarettes

July 15, 2019 cigarettes, Could, drive, E-cigarette, laws, more, New, smoke, some, to, users

Efforts by the FDA and some cities to limit the availability and appeal of e-cigarettes to young users could drive

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An itch to scratch: Scientists identify potential approach to chronic problem

July 15, 2019 an, approach, chronic, identify, itch, potential, problem, Scientists, scratch:, to

Chronic itch goes beyond being just a simple annoyance; it can greatly affect a person’s quality of life. While scientists

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The voice is key to making sense of the words in our brain

July 12, 2019 brain, in, is, key, making, of, our, sense, the, to, voice, Words

Scientists at the Basque research center BCBL conclude that the voice is fundamental for mentally presenting the meaning of words

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New alternate cell growth pathway could lead to better treatments for metastatic cancers

July 11, 2019 alternate, Better, cancers, cell, Could, for, growth, lead, metastatic, New, pathway, to, treatments

While researchers have a basic understanding of how primary cancer cells grow, less is known about metastasis, the deadly process

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Experiments suggest infants point because they want to touch something out of reach

July 11, 2019 Because, Experiments, infants, of, out, point, reach, Something, suggest, They, to, Touch, Want

A team of researchers from the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology and EHESS, CNRS, Paris, reports evidence that infants

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