Scientific
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Relationship of Daily Step Counts to All-Cause Mortality and Cardiovascular Events
Abstract Background The minimal and optimal daily step counts for health improvements remain unclear. Objectives A meta-analysis was performed to…
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Weighted blankets improve sleep in children with ADHD, study shows
A recent study published in the Journal of Sleep Research has found that the use of weighted blankets can significantly improve the…
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Consistent lack of sleep is related to future depressive symptoms
Consistently sleeping less than five hours a night might raise the risk of developing depressive symptoms, according to a new…
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International team of scientists says identifying some foods as addictive could stimulate research, shift attitudes
Fralin Biomedical Research Institute scientist joins colleagues from three continents in calling for a global rethink of food choices Alexandra…
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Simulations of ‘backwards time travel’ can improve scientific experiments
Physicists have shown that simulating models of hypothetical time travel can solve experimental problems that appear impossible to solve using…
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Exposure to light at night found to increase risk of depression by 30%
A new study has found that exposure to light at night messes with our internal body clock, increasing the risk…
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Webb telescope discovers intense jet stream in Jupiter’s atmosphere
Near-infrared observations of Jupiter by NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope (background) revealed previously unsuspected high-elevation winds (red arrows) akin to…
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10-second voice test shown to detect type 2 diabetes
Currently, if someone wants to see if they have type 2 diabetes, they have to travel to a clinic for…
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Wearable sensors provide early detection of progression in Parkinson’s Disease
A team of researchers from the University of Oxford has shown for the first time that it is possible to…
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Lead Exposure Might Cause More Deaths, IQ Loss Than Expected
Exposure to lead through sources such as contaminated food, soil, and paint might have contributed to 5.5 million adult cardiovascular…
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