We all know the importance of fostering close social connections. Friends are great—until they’re not. Psychologists say they hear often about so-called toxic friendships, which veer away from the health benefits we’re accustomed to and instead take a hammer to emotional and psychological well-being. “A lot of what I see in these dynamics is that … Read more
This is the 14th human case of bird flu reported this year in the United States and the first without a known occupational exposure to infected animals. View original article Contributor: Lena H. Sun
The National Library of Medicine offers a wide-ranging series of online lectures on the history of medicine as seen through the lens of the world’s largest biomedical library. View original article Contributor: Erin Blakemore
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People are encouraged to monitor their blood pressure at home, but many folks will find that household blood-pressure cuffs are literally a bad fit, a new study warns. For as … Click to Continue » View original article Contributor:
It seems like a kind of superpower, but scientists say they’ve used a common food dye to render the skin of a mouse transparent, revealing the workings of blood vessels … Click to Continue » View original article Contributor:
Saltwater nose drops can reduce the length of a kid’s cold by two days, a new study demonstrates. “We found that children using saltwater nose drops had cold symptoms for … Click to Continue » View original article Contributor:
An epidemic of high blood pressure is occurring in young adults and children in the United States, a pair of new studies show. Nearly a quarter of people ages 18 … Click to Continue » View original article Contributor:
People who live in areas with more nighttime light pollution could be at increased risk of Alzheimer’s disease, particularly those in middle age, a new study says. Nightly light pollution … Click to Continue » View original article Contributor:
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