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A first-of-its-kind at-home test can reveal whether a person suffers from endometriosis, a condition that leaves patients suffering from debilitating pain and without a diagnosis for up to a decade. Endometriosis is a condition that causes tissue similar to the lining of the uterus, or endometrium, to grow outside the uterus. It affects at least 11 percent of American women, …

New Yorkers are facing an ‘imminent public health threat’ linked to a virus that parts of the state had eliminated years ago. Rabies is making a comeback in Nassau County – an area on Long Island about 30 miles east of New York City – with new infections among animals becoming ‘widespread,’ according to county health officials, who warn the city and island’s …

About one in two adults is infected with a virus that can cause cold sores, fever and blisters in the mouth. But now, researchers at the University of Illinois Chicago (UIC) suggest that oral herpes, caused by herpes simplex virus-1 (HSV-1), could also raise the risk of suffering from the life-altering condition multiple sclerosis. In a new study, scientists gene-edited …

A possible third type of diabetes that could potentially impact nearly 2million Americans has been discovered. An international team of researchers found that a specific subset of people with type 1 diabetes — which affects about 1.8million Americans — may actually have an entirely new form of the disease that is not caused by the immune system.  Type 1 diabetes affects …

Weight-loss GLP-1 drugs like Ozempic could be an effective safeguard against dementia in diabetes patients and help prolong lifespan, a study suggests.  Diabetes has long been linked to dementia, with an increased risk of around 70 percent, due to high blood sugar levels that can damage vessels supplying blood to the brain, blocking the flow of oxygen. Traditionally, metformin has …

A Trump Executive Order Prompts Park Workers to Report Displays That ‘Disparage’ Americans  The New York Times Brooks: Minnesota archivists scramble to document national park signs before they’re gone  Star Tribune Park Service Forced to Report Information on Slavery, Climate Change, For Potential Erasure from National Parks  National Parks Conservation Association Public outcry over NPS’ call for public input  Nichi Bei News Minnesota Group …

For many of us, gluten is a dietary villain, capable of causing all sorts of gastrointestinal troubles. Research out this week looks to complicate that narrative, however, finding that people are sometimes wrongly blaming gluten for triggering their symptoms of irritable bowel syndrome. Scientists at McMaster University in Canada conducted the study, a small, randomized trial of IBS patients. People …

Here’s what’s preventing the majority of Americans from getting into crypto  MarketWatch 60 percent say they’ll never be interested in buying cryptocurrency: Gallup  The Hill Survey: 70% of Bitcoin Users Have No Idea How It Works  Bitget New Report Reveals Lack of Understanding is Holding Back Wider U.S. Crypto Adoption  Business Wire Cryptocurrency Still Has Limited Main Street Appeal  Gallup News Source link

MEASURING WHAT AMERICANS THINK ABOUT IMMIGRATION. Over the weekend, CBS News published a new poll with the headline, “Poll finds support for Trump’s deportation program falls.” The story seemed straightforward. But the story behind the story is worth looking into. The poll found that 44% of those surveyed approved of the way President Donald Trump is handling the issue of immigration, …

Americans agree on Social Security, but their faith is waning  Axios Growing share of retirees lean heavily on Social Security, AARP says  CBS News Social Security: Confidence in program’s future dips 7 percent since 2020  The Hill Fighting to Protect Social Security  AARP Local How Social Security Safeguards Older Women  AARP Source link