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Communication in brain changes during dieting: Study

Researchers from the Max Planck Institute for Metabolism Research and Harvard Medical School have now shown in mice that communication in the brain changes during a diet: The nerve cells that mediate the feeling of hunger receive stronger signals, so that the mice eat significantly more after the diet and…

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The Digital Wellness Lab aims to mediate between TikTok and parents

The Digital Wellness Lab is trying to address concerns about kids' social media use.

Axios

Virtual or in person: Which kind of doctor’s visit is better, and when it matters

When the COVID-19 pandemic swept the country in early 2020 and emptied doctors’ offices nationwide, telemedicine was suddenly thrust into the spotlight. Patients and their physicians turned to virtual visits by video or phone rather than risk meeting face-to-face.

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Getting good sleep could add years to your life, study suggests

The findings indicate simply getting enough sleep is not good enough, and that the quality of sleep has an important role to play, researchers say.

The Independent UK

The downfall of higher education rankings

Top schools are increasingly boycotting the U.S. News and World report ranking system.

Axios

Microchips That Merge Brain With Machines Appear Safe: Study

These data suggest a favorable risk/benefit ratio. The post Microchips that merge brain with machines appear safe.

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Scientists make new discovery about reversing the ageing process

Researchers look at DNA of lab mice and ultimately reverse ageing process

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Hangover cures to get you through the aftermath of ‘silly season’ festivities

While there is no definitive way to get rid of a hangover, there are a few tried and tested methods to at least help you get through the day.

The New Daily

Experimental decoy drug tricks coronavirus, then destroys it

The coronavirus has been a shifty foe, with new variants and subvariants rapidly evolving to evade vaccines and treatments. Researchers at Boston’s Dana-Farber Cancer Institute are working on an experimental drug that takes one of the virus’ most dangerous traits — its talent for mutation — and turns it back…

Los Angeles Times

Reduced Nicotine Cigarettes Make Anxious Smokers Smoke Less

According to Penn State College of Medicine and Harvard Medical School researchers, reducing the quantity of nicotine in cigarettes to non-addictive levels may help smokers with mood or anxiety issues quit without harming their mental health. Read on for details:

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This ain’t your grandpa’s weed

As marijuana products get stronger, experts and policy-makers grapple with safety and health questions

Salon

Millennial Money: Learn — don’t run — from your inner critic

Most people have an inner critic that sometimes judges their actions and behaviors, including those related to money

The Independent UK

The tiny murder scenes of forensic scientist Frances Glessner Lee

Lee was a diorama-maker, criminal investigation educator and the first female police captain in the US.

Al Jazeera

Commentary: I am California’s acting surgeon general. And I have bipolar disorder

In 2011 I was a third-year medical student at Harvard Medical School. I was on my psychiatry rotation — and I had a secret.

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‘You are not being heard’: the devastating black maternal mortality crisis in the US

Aftershock, a grimly revealing new documentary, focuses on grieving families in a system that endangers women of colour

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Study: Feeling of detachment after trauma has worse impact on mental health

The presence of dissociation, a profound sense of detachment from one's sense of self or surroundings may indicate a high risk of developing severe post-traumatic stress disorder. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Mark Cuban’s pharmacy could have saved Medicare $3.6 billion, researchers find

Medicare could have saved $3.6 billion in a single year if it had bought generic drugs from Mark Cuban’s online pharmacy, according to a Harvard University report.

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2 doctors, a receptionist and a visitor were killed in the Tulsa shooting

Tulsa Police Chief Wendell Franklin says Dr. Preston Phillips performed back surgery on the gunman last month and was the primary target of the shooting.

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The Independent UK

2 doctors, receptionist and visitor killed in Tulsa shooting

The four people killed in a shooting inside an Tulsa medical building included two doctors, a receptionist and a former soldier who was accompanying his wife during a checkup

Businessweek

We’re Fighting Covid With Faulty Data

Measurements of illnesses and vaccinations haven’t kept up with the changing nature of the pandemic.

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When is COVID-19 most contagious? How long after an exposure does it take to test positive?

It takes about three days after being exposed to the virus to develop symptoms, but it's likely you'll be contagious before you realise it.

Chicago Tribune

Superbugs are a major threat. Washington should prioritize antibiotic development now

We don’t know when the next pandemic will strike. But we have a good idea of where it’ll start — in hospitals.

Salon

Health care responders support peers

First Responder Trauma Counselors offers mental health services for first responders and health care workers

Daily Mirror

Harvard psychologist reveals what dogs dream about - and owners will love it

Dr Deirdre Barrett, a clinical and evolutionary psychologist at Harvard Medical School, has been studying the sleeping patterns of dogs and has revealed what they are likely dreaming about on a night

LiveScience

How useful is yoga in a weight-loss journey?

Does yoga help you lose weight? We look at whether yoga can help you shed pounds.

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