Credit: CC0 Public Domain Researchers at the Department of Medicine, Huddinge (MedH), Magnus Tobiasson and Eva Hellström-Lindberg have, together with the Nordic MDS group, developed a method that makes it…
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Salty foods are making people sick − in part by poisoning their microbiomes
People have been using salt since the dawn of civilization to process, preserve and enhance foods. In ancient Rome, salt was so central to commerce that soldiers were paid their…
COVID lowered life expectancy by 1.6 years worldwide: Study
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain COVID-19 caused the average life expectancy of people worldwide to fall by 1.6 years during the first two years of the pandemic, a more dramatic decline…
Vaccine monitoring is crucial as SARS-CoV-2 variants continue to evolve, says study
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Researchers at the Francis Crick Institute and the National Institute for Health and Care Research Biomedical Research Centre at UCLH have highlighted the importance of continued…
Happiness Takes Practice – Neuroscience News
Summary: Happiness can indeed be learned through courses like their ‘Science of Happiness’, which educates students on evidence-informed habits for well-being. However, a follow-up study indicates that the initial boost…
Sculptured head and bust from Roman period discovered at Burghley House
A sculptured head and bust made from marble has been discovered during construction works on the car park at Burghley House. Burghley House is an English country house near Stamford,…
New research shows sexual minority adults more willing to use digital health tools for public health
Credit: CC0 Public Domain Little is known about the willingness of sexual minority adultsâpeople who identify as gay, lesbian, bisexual, or other nonheterosexual orientation identitiesâto use digital health tools. A…
Vaccine-skeptical mothers say bad health care experiences made them distrust the medical system
Why would a mother reject safe, potentially lifesaving vaccines for her child? Popular writing on vaccine skepticism often denigrates white and middle-class mothers who reject some or all recommended vaccines…
I’m a political scientist, and the Alabama Supreme Court’s IVF ruling turned me into a reproductive-rights refugee
The day before the Alabama Supreme Court ruled that frozen embryos created and used for in vitro fertilization are children, my wife, Gabby, and I were greenlighted by our doctors…
France’s Macron announces bill for assisted dying
Credit: CC0 Public Domain French President Emmanuel Macron will present a bill on assisted dying to go before parliament in May, he said in an interview published by French media…
