Whether you are indoors or outdoors, keeping pesky mosquitoes away should be a priority to avoid malaria and other mosquito-borne diseases. However, protecting yourself and your loved ones should not come at the cost of exposing yourself to toxic chemicals. ...
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Whether you are indoors or outdoors, keeping pesky mosquitoes away should be a priority to avoid malaria and other mosquito-borne diseases. However, protecting yourself and your loved ones should not come at the cost of exposing yourself to toxic chemicals. ...
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It’s inevitable. Eventually, with a weight loss goal of more than a few pounds, the dieter hits a plateau. The body seems to balk at more weight loss. It even happens with GLP-1 drugs, like semaglutide (Wegovy) and tirzepatide (Zepbound). ...
Read More »Don’t pull the plug: Shocking study finds many patients on life support recover
BOSTON — The decision to take a loved one off life support is one of the most gut-wrenching and traumatizing choices someone can make. While doctors often give families a grim prognosis when their relative is hospitalized with a severe traumatic ...
Read More »Amazingly accurate biological clock may solve mysteries of aging
COLOGNE, Germany — For centuries, humanity has sought to unravel the mysteries of aging. What causes our bodies to change and decline over time? Is it a pre-programmed process or simply the result of wear and tear? Recent breakthroughs in ...
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One of the most important things you can do for your brain is to move your body. People who exercise have less risk for brain disorders like Alzheimer’s disease and depression. It isn’t just cardiorespiratory exercise, like dancing or running, ...
Read More »First half of sleep resets the brain — but what does the second half do?
LONDON — Humans have three basic needs for survival: food, air, and sleep. Having a good night’s rest is essential for the brain to organize itself, which includes either pruning newly learned information or transforming it into long-term memory. Interestingly, ...
Read More »7 Effective Ways To Whiten Your Teeth, According To Experts
Nothing boosts your confidence and mood like flashing a bright smile with pearly-white teeth. For most of us, though, achieving that movie star look is easier said than done and we often find that our smiles simply don’t match up ...
Read More »Scotland suddenly has a lot of mosquitoes
As the global temperature rises, so too does the range of tropical concerns. One of the most prominent examples of this is the increasing presence in temperate zones of vector-borne diseases once confined to regions around the equator–diseases that are ...
Read More »Gene therapy breakthrough allows toddler born deaf to hear
A British toddler born with a genetic condition resulting in deafness can now hear in one ear thanks to a pioneering new gene therapy treatment. The case was reported at the American Society of Gene & Cell Therapy’s annual meeting ...
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