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Whooping cough map shows areas in Merseyside worst affected
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Infections of whooping cough continue to rise with more suspected cases in two weeks than all of last year – and our ...
Vivid nightmares could be early warning sign of lupus, Cambridge University warns
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Horrific nightmares could be an early warning sign of the autoimmune disease lupus, scientists have found. People reported vivid and disturbing dreams ...
Boy 9, died of sepsis days after he was sent home from A&E with suspected flu
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A nine-year-old boy was discharged from the hospital with suspected flu symptoms just days before he tragically passed away from a ruptured ...
Decoding Empathy: Brain Circuit for Recognizing Emotions Identified
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Summary: Researchers identified a brain circuit involved in recognizing emotions in both animals and humans. This circuit connects the prefrontal cortex and ...
Crippling drug side effects forced us to abandon our treatment: From statins to breast cancer medication, thousands are giving up on their prescriptions. Here’s what to do if you’re one of them
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After surgery and radiotherapy for breast cancer, Marie Jones was prescribed a daily pill to reduce the chances of the disease returning. ...
The Japanese superfoods you should be eating
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The Japanese diet is often praised for promoting healthy eating and longevity. As Japan is home to some of the world’s longest-living ...
VR Unveils Brain’s GPS Response to Illusions
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Summary: Researchers successfully induced illusions of self-location in participants using multi-sensory virtual reality (VR). They observed corresponding changes in the brain’s grid ...
CRISPR Screen Unlocks Brain’s “Black Box”
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Summary: Scientists have developed a groundbreaking CRISPR screening method called in vivo Perturb-seq. This innovative technique allows for rapid and scalable analysis ...
Ahead of Hajj, CDC alerts doctors to look out for meningococcal disease tied to travel to Saudi Arabia
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CNN — The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is urging doctors to be on the lookout for potentially deadly meningococcal ...
Beta Oscillations Key to Understanding Depression in the Brain
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Summary: A new study in rhesus macaques reveals how the brain regulates depression-like states. Researchers found that a specific brain circuit connecting ...
