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Neuroscience Study Finds Evidence That Meditation Increases The Entropy Of Brainwaves
“We are witnessing a significant psychedelic renaissance, both in society and science. Psychedelics are being reconsidered as relatively safe tools to investigate the relationship between brain, mind and consciousness, in addition to promising clinical options to treat certain psychiatric disord…
China releases largest study on Covid-19 outbreak
You can study only the cases you find, and other scientists have estimated there could be 10 times as many people infected as are ending up in the official statistics. That means the overall death rate is likely to be lower than the one reported in this study.
The study suggests that th…
Heart doctors 'held back stent death data'
A spokesman for Abbott said: "The study's execution, data collection, analysis and interpretation were entirely performed by independent research organisations. The publication of three-year Excel data reflects the original follow-up period and endpoints the study was powered to assess."
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Drugs fail to slow decline in inherited Alzheimer's disease
The study tested solanezumab by Eli Lilly & Co., and gantenerumab by Swiss drugmaker Roche and its U.S. subsidiary, Genentech. Both drugs gave disappointing results in some earlier studies, but the doses in this one ranged up to four to five times higher and researchers had hoped that would …
Half of Us Face Obesity, Dire Projections Show
A prestigious team of medical scientists has projected that by 2030, nearly one in two adults will be obese, and nearly one in four will be severely obese. The estimates are thought to be particularly reliable, as the team corrected for current underestimates of weight given by individuals in na…
China coronavirus: Hong Kong researchers have already developed vaccine but need time to test it, expert...
First published in 1903, South China Morning Post is Hong Kong’s premier English language newspaper and has the city’s most affluent and influential readership. With a reputation for authoritative, influential and independent reporting on Hong Kong and China. The newspaper is supported with its …
How sanitation conquered disease long before vaccines or antibiotics
January 28, 2020
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In an earlier post, I outlined our main weapons against infectious disease, including vaccines, antibiotics, antiseptics, pest control, sanitation, and general hygiene. These technologies (in a broad sense, even h…
Weightlifting better at reducing heart fat than aerobic exercise
In the small study, researchers determined that a certain type of heart fat, pericardial adipose tissue, was reduced in patients who did weight lifting, but not in those who worked on increasing their endurance with aerobic exercise, according to a report published in JAMA Cardiology. Both forms…
A teen's final days with the flu
Although the fever and aches feel terrible, most people don't die from the flu. CNN's Elizabeth Cohen explains how this common illness can turn lethal.
5 Americans now confirmed with coronavirus, CDC says
The latest: While U.S. public health officials have seen no evidence that the virus is infectious before a person shows symptoms — something that would likely call for stronger screening programs — they are investigating reports from two recent studies that point to that possibility.
Wha…
Death toll in China’s coronavirus climbs sharply to 80 with 2,744 confirmed cases
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From depression to dementia, inflammation is medicine’s new frontier | Edward Bullmore
Unlikely as it may seem, #inflammation has become a hashtag. It seems to be everywhere suddenly, up to all sorts of tricks. Rather than simply being on our side, fighting infections and healing wounds, it turns out to have a dark side as well: the role it plays in causing us harm.
It’s n…
How immersing yourself in nature benefits your health
In a study of 20,000 people, a team led by Mathew White of the European Centre for Environment & Human Health at the University of Exeter, found that people who spent two hours a week in green spaces — local parks or other natural environments, either all at once or spaced over several visit…
S. Korea confirms 1st case of Chinese coronavirus
The patient said she suffered from fever, chills, and muscle pain starting Saturday, which was the day before she entered the country. The patient also reportedly told health authorities that she did not visit Wuhan seafood and traditional markets or come into contact with other confirmed corona…
Growing Number of Americans Still Don’t Think Vaccines Are Important
There is an ongoing battle in the United States about whether vaccines are useful as a way to protect people, and in particular children, from a disease. A minority of the population believe that vaccines can cause some illnesses and medical conditions. The number of Americans who believe that v…
The First Universal Flu Vaccine Could Be Coming Soon
Flu season isn't even over, but medical researchers already need to start thinking about next year's vaccine, an annual race to head off the next flu outbreak. But scientists at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai may have found a solution: a universal flu vaccine that will protect again…
MDMA-assisted couples therapy: How a psychedelic is enhancing intimacy and healing PTSD
Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a mental health condition, triggered by experiencing or witnessing a terrifying or threatening event. Symptoms can include re-experiencing the trauma, avoidance, nightmares and severe anxiety. Living with PTSD can feel devastating, permanent and life-defi…
How Advances in Tech and CBD Are Growing the Health Sector
CBD is a new acronym listed on the packaging of many products you might’ve seen recently. There are CBD facial masks, gummy bears, sparkling water, tea, oils and even hair gel, but why does this ingredient justify a spinoff for products that already work as intended? More than a mere ingredient,…
I spent half my life on antidepressants. Today, I’m off the medication and feel all right.
The prescriptions began in the wake of my father’s sudden death when I was 15: Wellbutrin XL and Effexor XR for anxiety and depression, two separate doses of Synthroid to right a low-functioning thyroid, a morning and nighttime dose of tetracycline for acne, birth control to regulate the unpleas…
1 in 5 People Worldwide Exposed to Toxocara
A meta-analysis of seroprevalence rates estimates that one-fifth of the world’s population carries antibodies against Toxocara.
Higher Body Fat Could Make Brain Age Faster While Muscle Protects Against It, Study Suggests
Previous studies have uncovered links between obesity in middle-aged people and those in early late-life, and worse thinking skills, the team wrote in the Journal of Brain, Behavior, and Immunity. For their research, the scientists wanted to find out more about how different types of body fat af…
Carbon dioxide in homes, offices, and classrooms could cut our capacity for complex, strategic thinking by 50% within 80 years, scientists warn
That prediction comes from three scientists from the University of Colorado Boulder and the University of Pennsylvania, who presented their findings last week at the annual meeting of the American Geophysical Union. The study is still under peer review but available online in the repository Eart…
This is what happens when you let a for-profit company run public benefits
This is how it works. The big lie. The endless spin. The outright denial of facts. Again and again and again. In "William Barr's War on Reality, Truth, and the Law," I break down how far the attorney general is willing to go to erase the truth in order to protect the president. I hope you'll giv…
Sackler-owned opioid maker pushes overdose treatment abroad
“You’re in the business of selling medicine that causes addiction and overdoses, and now you’re in the business of selling medicine that treats addiction and overdoses?” asked Dr. Andrew Kolodny, an outspoken critic of Purdue who has testified against the company in court. “That’s pretty clever,…
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