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Get Ready for Clocks to 'Spring Ahead'
Besides disrupting sleep habits for up to a week, the transition also poses health and safety risks, two new studies report.
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Brain Cancer Research Could Help Dogs AND Kids
Striving to cure pet dogs with brain tumors and learning which therapies work best -- and why -- could inform cancer treatments for children with these tumors, the researchers concluded.
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CRISPR Used Inside Person's Body For First Time
If initial attempts appear safe, doctors plan to test the procedure on 18 children and adults, the AP reported.
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Melanoma Death Risk Rises When a Spouse Dies
But bereaved people with the most serious form of skin cancer were 17% more likely to die from it than others.
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Lose Weight, Lower Prostate Cancer Risk
Having a BMI (body mass index -- an estimate of body fat based on height and weight) above the range that's considered healthy (21-25) during middle to late adulthood was associated with the highest...
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Only 20% Have Fast Access to Best Stroke Care
The investigators found that just under 20% of Americans are within 15 minutes, by ambulance, of a stroke center capable of performing endovascular thrombectomy. Thirty percent are within 30 minutes.
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The Power of Hand-Washing to Prevent Coronavirus
Studies have shown that the vast majority of us are doing it wrong. Now, in the age of coronavirus, it's more important we do it right.
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January Webinar: Why Will No One Play With Me? Helping Children of All Ages...
Presented by: Caroline Maguire, M.Ed., ACCG, PCC “Why Will No One Play with Me?” – a question parents fear having to answer, yet one that has become more prevalent with each generation. Whether you...
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LDA Legislative News – January 2020
Fiscal Year 2021 Deliberations Begin With only a few exceptions over the past several years, Congress has extended the time needed to settle funding for the federal fiscal year. One year’s...
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February Webinar: My learning disabilities made me a better scientist: Let’s...
Presented by: Collin Diedrich, Ph.D. Our presenter, Dr. Collin Diedrich has multiple learning disabilities and will share how the help he received at all levels of his academic journey allowed him to...
View ArticleMapping the ADHD Brain: MRI Scans May Unlock Better Treatment and Even...
Can Brain MRI Imaging Diagnose ADHD? Can brain magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) diagnose ADHD? Unfortunately, but unequivocally, no. No brain imaging modality — MRI, SPECT scan, T.O.V.A, or other —...
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Standard Methods Rid Hospital Rooms of Coronavirus
The virus was found all over the hospital rooms of three COVID-19 patients in Singapore, a report published online March 4 in the Journal of the American Medical Association showed.
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Will a Jolt of Java Get Your Creative Juices Flowing?
Volunteers were given either a 200 milligram (mg) caffeine pill -- equivalent to one cup of strong coffee -- or a placebo. Caffeine improved convergent thinking but had no real impact on divergent...
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Spread of Coronavirus Cancels Travel and Events
From family vacations to business travel to major conferences and events , travel amid the coronavirus outbreak is becoming more and more complicated.
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Some Could Show COVID-19 Symptoms After Quarantine
Most people who have COVID-19, the disease caused by the new coronavirus, will get symptoms by day 12 of the infection, which is within the 14-day period of quarantine
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Q: “My daughter has very strong emotions and argues and complains about everything. She is quite the opposite of easygoing and has a hard time moving on and letting things go. It’s very tiring. She...
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Pricey New HIV PrEP Drug No Better Than Generics
The study authors said that their analysis found that an expensive new branded formulation of PrEP -- touted as being safer by the company that makes it -- would in reality be no better than cheaper...
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Second HIV Patient Reportedly 'Cured'
Adam Castillejo was known until recently only as the "London patient." Now, after surviving years of grueling treatments, he says he sees himself as an "ambassador of hope" for others.
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