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“My body my choice”: After woman voluntarily starved herself to death, support group breaks silence

“My body my choice”: After woman voluntarily starved herself to death, support group breaks silence

As more and more countries consider legalizing medically assisted euthanasia, the debate continues over how, when and who should be considered for the procedure, and what other options exist.  Most recently is the story of Emma Bray, a terminally ill English woman who passed away after choosing to voluntarily stop eating and drinking as a way to take control over …

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‘His heart was as big as his body, he was special’

‘His heart was as big as his body, he was special’

HOUSTON – Retired former Houston Texans linebacker Bryan Braman, a popular special-teams ace known for his aggressive, hell-bent-for-leather style of play, lost his battle with a rare, aggressive and recurring form of cancer. PREVIOUS: ‘In the fight of his life,’ ex-Texans linebacker Bryan Braman battles rare form of cancer, J.J. Watt donates $10,000 Despite multiple surgeries and extensive treatment, the …

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New bionic knee connects directly with muscles and bone to feel more like the user’s body

New bionic knee connects directly with muscles and bone to feel more like the user’s body

A newly developed bionic knee could help people with above-the-knee amputations walk and climb with greater ease than they could with a traditional prosthesis. The new prosthesis, described July 10 in the journal Science, connects to a user’s leg via a titanium rod attached to their femur and permanently implanted electrodes in their leg muscles. In addition to improving movement …

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What Happens to Your Body When You Walk a Mile a Day, According to Experts – AOL.com

What Happens to Your Body When You Walk a Mile a Day, According to Experts  AOL.com A personal trainer says these are the three exercises you should be doing regularly if you walk a lot  Fit&Well Experts Reveal Their Number-1 Tips for Walking to Lose Weight  Prevention Walking for exercise? Experts share how to improve your form  The Straits Times Can’t stick to daily …

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Proteins in human body reveal warning signs for Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s – Financial Times

Proteins in human body reveal warning signs for Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s – Financial Times

Proteins in human body reveal warning signs for Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s  Financial Times The Global Neurodegeneration Proteomics Consortium: biomarker and drug target discovery for common neurodegenerative diseases and aging  Nature Proteomic landscape of Alzheimer’s disease: emerging technologies, advances and insights (2021 – 2025)  Molecular Neurodegeneration Shared and disease-specific pathways in frontotemporal dementia and Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s diseases  Nature New Neurodegeneration Biomarkers; Tau PET vs …

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Prosecution makes case to convict Nicole Mitchell of burglary with dramatic body cam video

Prosecution makes case to convict Nicole Mitchell of burglary with dramatic body cam video

Day one in the burglary trial of state Sen. Nicole Mitchell, DFL-Woodbury, featured dramatic police body cam video along with testimony from several law enforcement officers and Mitchell’s stepmother. Opening statements were relatively brief Tuesday morning, but attorneys on both sides provided a clearer understanding of the cases they plan to present this week. The prosecution said this is a …

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Scientists discover microbes than can remove up to 74% of PFAS from the body – Boing Boing

Scientists discover microbes than can remove up to 74% of PFAS from the body  Boing Boing Some gut microbes can absorb and help expel ‘forever chemicals’ from the body, research shows | Pfas  The Guardian Bacteria in the gut found to absorb PFAS ‘forever chemicals’  New Atlas Shifts in global cotton supply, demand and trade  Ecotextile News Gut microbes may flush ‘forever chemicals’ from …

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