Helical paths are everywhere in the microscopic realm. Many bacteria and parasites don’t simply swim or glide in straight lines. In three dimensions, they trace corkscrew-like tracks through their surroundings. Malaria parasites, for example,…
Category: 6. Health
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Obesity tied to early smartphone ownership in children, new study shows – Deseret News
- Early smartphone ownership linked to increased obesity, depression and sleep issues in kids.
- For each year younger at which kids received smartphones, health risks increased significantly.
- Professionals recommend cautious consideration of…
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Diabetes Tied to Increased Risk of Sudden Cardiac Death
Adults with type 1 diabetes (T1D) and type 2 diabetes (T2D) face substantially higher rates of
sudden cardiac death (SCD) across all age groups, especially younger adults, according to findings from a Danish nationwide analysis.1Published in the…
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H5N1 outbreaks surge across the Americas – PAHO | The Transmission
The Poultry Site The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) reported that avian influenza A(H5N1) continues to circulate in the Americas, with new outbreaks detected in birds, mammals, and sporadic human infections linked to exposure to the…
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Children hit hardest as cases in Northern Ireland surge
BBCDr Julie-Ann Maney says children are being hit hard by this year’s flu strain A paediatric emergency medicine consultant is seeing the “most severe influenza outbreak” she has experienced.
Flu cases among adults and children across Northern…
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Fight against AIDS continues with focus on infection trends
As the world marked World AIDS Day on Monday, themed “Overcoming disruption, transforming the AIDS response” this year, China had reason to take pride in the progress it has made in the long struggle against…
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New test distinguishes vaccine-induced false positives from active HIV infection
While significant progress has been made in HIV vaccine research, according to Penn State Professor Dipanjan Pan, there is currently no approved vaccine for HIV. Research is ongoing, though, he said, with multiple preventive and therapeutic…
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Discussing breast density after mammograms may cause unneeded anxiety, study finds | Breast cancer
Telling women whether they have dense breasts as part of their breast cancer screening results may leave them feeling unnecessarily anxious and confused, according to a study.
Breast density refers to the level of glandular and fibrous tissue…
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Cases down 20% in first 10 months
According to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), through the first 10 months of the year*, 24,114 pertussis, or whooping cough cases have been reported in the United States, a 20 percent decrease compared to the same…
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