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A Common Vitamin Helps Cancer Defend Itself – But Could Also Let Us Fight It - ScienceAlert

Vitamin B2 (also known as riboflavin) is crucial in keeping many different processes going in the body.

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DRC is no stranger to Ebola outbreaks. Why isn’t there a vaccine or treatment to help now? - CNN

The fast-growing Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo came to the world’s attention only a little more than a week ago and is already the third-largest on record. But it’s the 17th outbreak the country has dealt with since the virus was discover…

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A Common Diabetes Drug Is Linked With 'Exceptional Longevity' in Women - ScienceAlert

A common diabetes drug may hold great potential to help with aging, even if scientists aren't exactly sure why.

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Toxic plant on Ming dynasty-era surgical tools may be world’s oldest chemical evidence of topical anesthetic - Live Science

An analysis of residue on centuries-old surgical tools reveals the use of a toxic anesthetic in Ming dynasty-era Chinese medicine.

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Coloradan tests positive for hantavirus - KUSA.com

The Arapahoe County Public Health said the person is recovering well.

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Dozens of hikers suddenly fall sick on California section of iconic Pacific Crest Trail - Yahoo

Roughly a dozen hikers have reportedly fallen ill with a nasty stomach bug after traversing a section of the scenic Pacific Crest Trail.

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How Your Gut Changes When You Eat One Fermented Food a Day - Real Simple

Nutrition experts share what happens to your gut when you prioritize eating one fermented food daily.

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Rhonda Clark Holman Obituary May 25, 2026 - Davidson Funeral Home

Rhonda Clark Holman, 73, of Lexington, NC passed away at the Hinkle Hospice House, May 25, 2026 after a 5-year battle with cancer. Born June 17, 1952 in Davidson County to Earl...

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Months trapped together in Antarctic isolation reveal a risk few long missions can afford to ignore - Phys.org

How can people continue to function as a team when they live together in isolation for months on end? A new study led by the University of Zurich shows that loneliness isn't the only challenge posed by extreme environments. Constant physical proximity can als…

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Skipping meals and irregular eating habits linked to depression symptoms - PsyPost

A nationwide survey reveals that eating meals at irregular times is tied to a higher likelihood of depression. Dietary diversity can cushion this effect, while regularly skipping breakfast amplifies the connection between sporadic eating schedules and low moo…

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Laughter Rewires Brain Architecture and Lowers Cognitive Load - Neuroscience News

Laughter restructures the brain, lowers cognitive load, and builds emotional resilience.

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Image for The human brain accounts for about two per cent of body weight and consumes about twenty per cent of the body's total energy every day — and that consumption barely changes whether you are solving differential equations or staring at a wall - Space Daily from Space Daily

The human brain accounts for about two per cent of body weight and consumes about twenty per cent of the body's total energy every day — and that consumption barely changes whether you are solving differential equations or staring at a wall - Space Daily

The number that gets repeated in pop-science columns is the 2/20 split (that the brain is 2% of body weight but consumes 20% of energy) — a small organ, enormous appetite — and I think it’s fair to suggest that many people are led to believe that “thinking” i…

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A common dietary supplement — omega-3, the kind found in fish oil and flax — has been shown across nearly 4,000 people to reduce aggression by up to 28%, whether it's the heat-of-the-moment kind or the kind people plan in advance - Space Daily

The standard cultural framing of how aggression operates has, for most of the contemporary period, been calibrated to a particular set of explanatory variables. The variables include the various psychological, social, environmental, and circumstantial factors…

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Exclusive: Trump admin shutting key US researchers out of global virus response talks, documents and sources reveal - CNN

Officials responsible for leading US research on infectious disease threats have been barred from speaking directly with the World Health Organization – effectively shutting them out of global discussions on virus outbreaks, according to documents and multip…

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Scientists Confirm Alcohol Causes Widespread Health Damage - SciTechDaily

Researchers reviewing decades of evidence conclude that alcohol plays a major role in disease and injury, affecting everything from the immune system to the brain and heart.

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After California doctors saved his life, a Cleveland team helped him keep living it: Health Care Stories - Cleveland.com

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A Common Arthritis Drug Appears to Work When Antidepressants Don't - ScienceAlert

Around a third of people with major depressive disorder don't respond to standard treatments – but an alternative therapy may be hiding right under our noses.

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5 Supplements to Avoid for Kidney Health, According to Dietitians - EatingWell

Registered dietitians share five supplements that may harm the kidneys when taken in high doses or incorrectly.

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Dear Doctor: Can GLP-1 agonists help reduce alcohol and gambling addictions? - OregonLive.com

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