Health & Medicine
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Frog slime protein fights off the flu
Urumin, a protein found in Indian frog mucus secretions, has a knack for taking down H1 flu viruses, a new study finds.
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Autism, ADHD risk not linked to prenatal exposure to antidepressants
Taking antidepressants during pregnancy does not increase the risk of autism or attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder, two new large studies suggest.
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Rules restricting artificial trans fats are good for heart health
Taking artificial trans fats off the menu reduces hospitalizations for heart attack and stroke.
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Vaccinating pregnant women protects newborns from whooping cough
Pregnant women who receive the pertussis, or whooping cough, vaccine pass on to their new-borns immunity to the potentially deadly bacterial infection.
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Genetic risk of getting second cancer tallied for pediatric survivors
Inherited mutations, not only treatment, affect the chances that a childhood cancer survivor will develop a second cancer later in life.
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Common virus may be celiac disease culprit
A common virus may turn the immune system against gluten, leading to the development of celiac disease.
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50 years ago, contraception options focused on women
Women have more birth control choices than they did 50 years ago. The same can’t be said for men.
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Language heard, but never spoken, by young babies bestows a hidden benefit
Adults who as babies heard but never spoke Korean benefited from their latent language knowledge decades later, a new study finds.
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Readers question mental health research
Maintaining mental health, protecting ocean critters and more in reader feedback.
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Engineered immune cells boost leukemia survival for some
Engineered immune cells can extend life for some leukemia patients.
- Environment
When coal replaces a cleaner energy source, health is on the line
Health concerns prompted a shift from nuclear power to coal. But that shift came with its own health troubles, a new study suggests.
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Getting dengue first may make Zika infection much worse
Experiments in cells and mice suggest that a previous exposure to dengue or West Nile can make a Zika virus infection worse.
