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Anti-inflammatory diets: Do certain foods reduce inflammation and help you live longer?

It’s one of the scourges of life in the modern world: chronic inflammation. This unhelpful reaction of the body’s immune system has been linked to accelerated aging and diseases such as stroke and heart disease. What if we could suppress it by eating certain foods like spinach, walnuts, and salmon? Such is the promise of […]

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The surprising truth about the health benefits of snacking

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Peter Dazeli/Getty Images We are often told not to eat between meals, and snacking is widely believed to be unhealthy. But, as usual, when it comes to food, temptation prevails. Snacking is very common and getting more common. For example, in the early 1970s, American adults consumed approximately 18% of their calories in the form

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Electric skin patch could keep wounds free of infection

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Staphylococcus epidermidis can enter the body through skin wounds Scott Karmazin/Alami A patch that stimulates the skin with electrical pulses can be used before or after surgery to prevent bacteria on the skin from causing blood poisoning, thereby reducing our reliance on antibiotics. Staphylococcus epidermidis Bacteria usually live harmlessly on human skin, but if they

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Marburg virus: All your questions about the deadly disease outbreak answered

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Scanning electron micrograph of Marburg virus particles NIAID Rwanda is facing its first Marburg virus outbreak. Starting from late September, As of October 17, 62 cases and 15 deaths have been reportedmainly medical staff in the capital Kigali. In order to detect infections early and prevent further spread, we have conducted contact tracing of more

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Sleep: Fresh insights into how we doze off may help tackle sleep conditions

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When inventor Thomas Edison needed inspiration, he would often nap in his chair, holding a metal ball in each hand. The moment he falls, the ball falls as well, hitting the floor and waking him up. Edison claimed that this allowed him to capture ideas that briefly emerged in his semi-consciousness while he was asleep.

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Listening to music after surgery seems to be an effective painkiller

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Music may be an inexpensive way to help people feel more comfortable after surgery Dragos Condrea/Alami Listening to music after surgery appears to relieve pain and anxiety in patients, and may be a cheap and easy way to reduce pain medication use. “Many people wake up from anesthesia disoriented,” said Eldo Frezza at California North

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Risk of peanut allergies from air on planes has been overblown

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Some airlines have stopped serving peanuts on board due to allergy concerns Cheryl Chen/Getty Images There is no strong evidence that people with peanut allergies are at risk for severe reactions from other people eating peanuts and from allergens circulating in the air on airplanes. While peanuts are technically a legume, it’s thought these findings

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Risk of nut allergies from air on planes has been overblown

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Stool test could provide a simpler way to diagnose endometriosis

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Observing endometriosis tissue under a microscope BIOPHOTO ASSOCIATION/Scientific Photo Library Low levels of a specific compound in your stool may be a sign of endometriosis, and supplementing with that compound may even help manage the condition. Endometriosis occurs when endometrial tissue grows in other parts of the reproductive tract and affects nearly 200 million people

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Hospital hit by Hurricane Milton gets system to grab water from air

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Johns Hopkins Children’s Hospital hit by Hurricane Milton earlier this week Dirk Schade/Tampa Bay Times/ZUMA Wire/Alamy A children’s hospital that lost its water supply after Hurricane Milton is now using a device that collects drinking water directly from the air to test how this atmospheric water-harvesting system can be used to respond to disasters. “It

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