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RALEIGH, N.C. — It was her second time trying to reverse what was supposed to be irreversible. The first time, Maranda Bordelon saved up for the $1,500 deposit, then booked a surgery date a few months out, so she’d have time to cobble together the remaining $4,500 she’d need to undo her sterilization. But just before her appointment, her parents’ …

In December of 2022, Linda Zoslocki, a then-69-year-old retired high school counselor in Modesto, California, had a deep cough that wouldn’t go away. She was tired, and her legs had been swollen for weeks. When her daughter called on a Saturday to see if Zoslocki wanted to come make pizza with her family, her mother told her she wasn’t feeling …

Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome and COVID  CounterPunch.org Many Americans are exhausted even before the workday begins, a survey finds  WUSF Source link

Gilbert Dryden probably only has enough medication to get him through the end of October, his mother, Madison, figures. Seven-month-old Gilbert has a rare genetic condition called Barth syndrome, one that can have dire consequences, like heart failure, extreme muscle weakness and a dramatically reduced life expectancy. Children who die early often don’t see their fifth birthday. Two infant deaths …

Air conditioning can feel heaven-sent on hot summer days. It keeps temperatures comfortable and controls humidity, making indoor environments tolerable even on the most brutally warm days. But some people avoid using air conditioning (AC) no matter how hot it gets outside, out of fear that it will make them sick. While this may sound far-fetched to some, as a …

Metabolic syndrome raises your risk of diabetes and heart disease and affects 1 in 3 U.S. adults. Broccoli, spinach, kale, cabbage, artichokes and chile peppers support blood sugar, cholesterol and metabolic health. Managing metabolic syndrome also means getting quality sleep and being mindful of carbs and portion sizes. Metabolic syndrome is a common condition associated with symptoms such as increased …

Chronic fatigue syndrome or myalgic encephalomyelitis (ME/CFS) is a debilitating and long-neglected disease that experts typically dismissed as psychosomatic for decades. To this day, some physicians still believe the illness is all in a patient’s head, but the largest genetic analysis of its kind suggests there are real biological origins. A UK research project, called DecodeME, has investigated the genome-wide …

Things that helped me get out of the AI 10x engineer imposter syndrome  Hacker News Source link

Scientists may have found a way to eliminate chromosome linked to Down syndrome  Hacker News Could Down syndrome be eliminated? Japanese scientists use CRISPR to target extra chromosome  qazinform.com Japanese Scientists Discover a Way to Treat Down Syndrome  Zamin.uz Scientists claim to remove chromosome linked to Down syndrome  Latest news from Azerbaijan Breaking Japanese Scientists Claim to Have Deleted the Chromosome Causing Down Syndrome: …