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Life’s Stresses Can Make People Focus More on Their Romantic Partner’s Negative Behavior – Neuroscience News

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Life’s Stresses Can Make People Focus More on Their Romantic Partner’s Negative Behavior – Neuroscience News

Summary: Stress can have a detrimental impact on relationships. When feeling stressed, a person is more likely to notice and reflect upon their partner’s negative behaviors rather than positive behavior. Source: Society for Personality and Social Psychology Stressful life circumstances can affect how married couples interact, but can they affect how partners see each other? A … Read more

FDA vaccine adviser says healthy young people SHOULDN’T get another COVID booster

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FDA vaccine adviser says healthy young people SHOULDN’T get another COVID booster

A top vaccine expert and pediatric doctor is cautioning parents of healthy young people to hold off getting the new COVID booster shot, saying it can carry risks and its efficacy hasn’t yet been proven.  Dr. Paul Offit, director of the Vaccine Education Center at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia and a member of the … Read more

30 Doctors Share The Stupidest Thing They’ve Heard From People Who ‘Read It On The Internet’

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30 Doctors Share The Stupidest Thing They’ve Heard From People Who ‘Read It On The Internet’

From daily news to what our friends have been up to, from celebrity gossip to recipes to make for dinner, virtually anything can be learned on the internet. Sometimes, however, we forget to take things with a pinch of salt and remind ourselves that not every piece of information that lives in the virtual world … Read more

A Common Heart Drug May Help People Struggling with Alcohol Use Disorder

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A Common Heart Drug May Help People Struggling with Alcohol Use Disorder

Image: Shutterstock (Shutterstock) A common heart and blood pressure drug could see a second act as a treatment for alcohol use disorder, new government-led research this week suggests. The study has found evidence in both rodents and humans that the medication spironolactone can reduce people’s craving for and consumption of alcohol. Spironolactone has been in … Read more

Seven Healthy Lifestyle Habits May Reduce Dementia Risk for People With Diabetes – Neuroscience News

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Seven Healthy Lifestyle Habits May Reduce Dementia Risk for People With Diabetes – Neuroscience News

Summary: Getting the recommended amount of sleep, daily exercise, eating a healthy diet, and resisting alcohol and tobacco are among the seven identified lifestyle alterations those with diabetes should take to decrease their risk of developing dementia. Source: AAN A combination of seven healthy lifestyle habits including sleeping seven to nine hours daily, exercising regularly … Read more

Doctors say some people may be ‘COVID Super-dodgers’ since they haven’t gotten the virus yet

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Doctors say some people may be ‘COVID Super-dodgers’ since they haven’t gotten the virus yet

The CDC estimates 95 million people nationwide have had COVID-19 at least once. But there are still some people who say they haven’t gotten the virus yet. Is that pure luck, maybe super immunity or is it something else altogether? “I don’t know how it happened,” said Andrew Bangent, Pennsylvania resident. Andrew Bangent and his … Read more

King Charles III and Prince William visit people queuing to see Queen’s coffin

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King Charles III and Prince William visit people queuing to see Queen’s coffin

The royals were spotted shaking hands with well-wishers near Lambeth Bridge. Prince William appeared to be in high spirits as he talked to the crowd and asked several people how long they had been waiting. Some mourners shouted “hip hip hooray” and “God save the King” as Charles passed. One woman held up a Paddington … Read more

Five People With Lupus Went Into Complete Remission After Immunotherapy

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Five People With Lupus Went Into Complete Remission After Immunotherapy

Joint pain is a common lupus symptom, but the chronic condition can affect nearly every organ in the body. Image: Shutterstock (Shutterstock) Scientists in Germany may have demonstrated a new way to treat and possibly even cure the chronic condition lupus. In a study out Thursday, the team describes how patients given a form of … Read more

People Are Once Again Calling Out A Royal Double Standard After Harry And Meghan Got Attacked For Holding Hands At The Queen’s Lying-In-State

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People Are Once Again Calling Out A Royal Double Standard After Harry And Meghan Got Attacked For Holding Hands At The Queen’s Lying-In-State

Photos of members of the royal family at a service to mark the beginning of Queen Elizabeth II’s lying-in-state have sparked a debate about double standards on social media, as Prince Harry and his wife, Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, have been attacked for holding hands — whereas another hand-holding royal couple have not. Following a … Read more

People Are Sharing How Birth Control Caused Them To Develop Blood Clots In Their Brain — Here’s What Experts Say About The Risks Of Birth Control

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People Are Sharing How Birth Control Caused Them To Develop Blood Clots In Their Brain — Here’s What Experts Say About The Risks Of Birth Control

A 19-year-old woman named Sydney Marshall recently shared her horrifying experience of finding out birth control had caused a blood clot in her brain. She posted the story on TikTok, where it has received over 10.5 million views and thousands of comments. Sydney says it all started with a headache that turned into a migraine … Read more

Daily multi-vitamins may improve brain function in older people – US study

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Daily multi-vitamins may improve brain function in older people – US study

A daily multivitamin and mineral supplement may reduce cognitive decline in older people, according to a US study that is the first to demonstrate they may benefit ageing brain function. The trial, involving more than 2,200 over-65s, suggests that daily supplements may slow cognitive decline by about 60%, or nearly two years, with the most … Read more

Study finds higher complication rate after heart attack in people with autoimmune disease

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Study finds higher complication rate after heart attack in people with autoimmune disease

Research Highlights: After a heart attack, people with an autoimmune disease, such as rheumatoid arthritis, systemic lupus or psoriasis, were more likely to die, develop heart failure or have a second heart attack, according to an analysis of more than 1.6 million adults ages 65 and older covered by Medicare. People with autoimmune disease were … Read more

The mystery of why some people don’t catch COVID

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The mystery of why some people don’t catch COVID

We all know a “COVID virgin,” or “Novid,” someone who has defied all logic in dodging the coronavirus. But beyond judicious caution, sheer luck, or a lack of friends, could the secret to these people’s immunity be found nestled in their genes? And could it hold the key to fighting the virus? In the early … Read more

Why some people are mosquito magnets, and some are unbothered

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Why some people are mosquito magnets, and some are unbothered

It’s rare to attend an outdoor party in warm weather without hearing people complain about mosquitoes. They swat away, sit in campfire smoke, cover up with blankets and eventually just give up and go indoors. On the other end of the spectrum, there are plenty of people who don’t seem bothered by mosquitoes in the … Read more

Food Is Inextricably Linked to Your Mood: Here’s Why What You Eat Impacts How You Feel

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Food Is Inextricably Linked to Your Mood: Here’s Why What You Eat Impacts How You Feel

How Food Affects Your Mood | Martha Stewart Skip to content Top Navigation Close this dialog window Explore Martha Stewart Close this dialog window Share & More Back to story Comment on this project Tell us what you think… Submit Success!Thanks for adding your feedback. Close this dialog window View image Food Is Inextricably Linked … Read more

Why BA.5 Feels Different

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Why BA.5 Feels Different

Well, here we go again. Once more, the ever-changing coronavirus behind COVID-19 is assaulting the United States in a new guise—BA.5, an offshoot of the Omicron variant that devastated the most recent winter. The new variant is spreading quickly, likely because it snakes past some of the immune defenses acquired by vaccinated people, or those … Read more

Explainer: What is the BA.5 version and why does it seem to be infecting so many people with COVID-19?

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Explainer: What is the BA.5 version and why does it seem to be infecting so many people with COVID-19?

People wait to take a coronavirus disease (COVID-19) test at a pop-up testing site in New York City, US, July 11, 2022. Reuters/Brendan McDermid/File photo Register now for unlimited access to Reuters.com register LONDON, July 13 (Reuters) – BA.5, part of the Omicron family, is the latest coronavirus variant to cause widespread waves of infection … Read more

Genetically engineered pig hearts transplanted into dead people

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Genetically engineered pig hearts transplanted into dead people

Researchers successfully transplant genetically modified pig hearts into two recently deceased people connected to the ventilator, the New York University team announced today. The surgery is the latest step in the field of animal-to-human transplantation, or xenotransplantation, which has seen a flurry of successes so far this year – raising hopes for a new, steady … Read more

Stay in Touch! Old Friends Appreciate When People Reach More Than We Think

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Stay in Touch! Old Friends Appreciate When People Reach More Than We Think

Washington — Do phone calls from long lost friends really excite you? you are not alone A new study shows that people often underestimate how much their old friends would appreciate receiving calls from them. Researchers found that participants who called, texted, or emailed someone in their social circle just to say hello, consistently underestimated … Read more