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COVID-19 Is Surging Again, And These States Are The Most At Risk Right Now

COVID-19 Is Surging Again, And These States Are The Most At Risk Right Now

If you’re like most people in the US, you probably either know someone with COVID-19 right now, know someone who just got over an infection, or have the virus yourself. Keeproll / Getty Images COVID cases are high as kids go back to school and folks return home from summer trips. It’s part of the COVID pattern, the virus tends …

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Scrolling while on the toilet linked to higher risk of hemorrhoids

Scrolling while on the toilet linked to higher risk of hemorrhoids

image:  Among users, frequency of smartphone use on the toilet. view more  Credit: Ramprasad et al., 2025, PLOS One, CC-BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Survey participants who reported using a smartphone while on the toilet had a higher risk of hemorrhoids than non-users. Chethan Ramprasad of Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, U.S., and colleagues present these findings in a new study in …

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Dementia risk: German researchers find one symptom that appears early in those with Alzheimer's disease – Times of India

Dementia risk: German researchers find one symptom that appears early in those with Alzheimer's disease – Times of India

Dementia risk: German researchers find one symptom that appears early in those with Alzheimer’s disease  Times of India Losing Your Sense of Smell May Be An Early Sign of Alzheimer’s  ScienceAlert Your nose could detect Alzheimer’s years before memory loss  ScienceDaily Researchers Uncover “Eat-Me” Signal That Triggers Alzheimer’s First Symptom  SciTechDaily Smell loss emerges as the early behavioural sign of Alzheimer’s  News-Medical Source link

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One Diet Can Lower Genetic Risk For Alzheimer’s, Scientists Discover : ScienceAlert

One Diet Can Lower Genetic Risk For Alzheimer’s, Scientists Discover : ScienceAlert

Adhering to a Mediterranean diet has been found to reduce the risk of Alzheimer’s disease even among individuals who are genetically predisposed to developing the neurodegenerative condition, according to a study by researchers in the US. Deriving its name from the region where it’s popular, the diet prioritizes fruit and vegetables, as well as olive oil, fish, nuts, and whole …

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Dirty habit puts millions at risk of hidden pancreatic cancer – doctors call for screening as cases soar

Dirty habit puts millions at risk of hidden pancreatic cancer – doctors call for screening as cases soar

Smoking could dramatically increase your risk of developing one of the world’s deadliest cancers, new research has revealed.  Pancreatic cancer—dubbed a ‘silent killer’ due to its subtle symptoms—kills just over 10,000 patients every year, about one death every year.  And by 2040, cases are expected to hit record highs with 201,000 cases of pancreatic cancer expected to be diagnosed.  It …

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The health risk linked to scrolling too long while on the toilet – The Washington Post

The health risk linked to scrolling too long while on the toilet  The Washington Post Using the phone while you poop greatly raises hemorrhoid risk, new study says  CNN Smartphone overuse linked to a new pain the butt: hemorrhoids  NBC News Set a two TikTok toilet limit to reduce haemorrhoid risk, doctors advise  The Guardian Doing this on the toilet raises your risk of …

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Scientists Find This Popular Diet Raises Heart Disease Risk – AOL.com

Scientists Find This Popular Diet Raises Heart Disease Risk  AOL.com Cardiologists’ Knowledge and Compliance With Lifestyle Recommendations For CVD Prevention  American College of Cardiology US Cardiologists Recommend Plant-Based Diet, But Don’t Practice What They Preach  Green Queen Media Cardiologists Struggle With Lifestyle Recommendations  Medscape Source link

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PICALM Alzheimer’s risk allele causes aberrant lipid droplets in microglia

PICALM Alzheimer’s risk allele causes aberrant lipid droplets in microglia

Human iPS cell lines and culture The human iPS cell lines used for ATAC–seq (Supplementary Table 1) were derived at Rutgers University Cell and DNA Repository (RUCDR). The human iPS cell lines were generated using the Sendai virus method to ensure that they are integration-free and underwent the following quality-control procedures: immunofluorescence staining for pluripotency, mycoplasma contamination test, in-house RNA-seq-based …

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