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Medical Notes: Skin Color Affects How Well Medicine Works, Revealing the Genes That Increase Your Chances of Having a Daughter, and the Snail Venom That Could Save Lives

How many procedures require an opioid prescription? Two new studies, published in Pediatrics and JAMA Network Open, reveal that there’s just a few surgeries that account for a large chunk of opioid prescriptions. For kids up to age 11, nearly 60 percent of …
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Medical Notes: How Pregnancy Changes The Brain, Reversing The Negative Effects Of Social Media, And Will Iv Drips Actually Cure A Hangover?

Pregnancy changes more than just belly size. New research published in Nature Neuroscience reveals how it also affects the brain. For the first time ever, researchers mapped the human brain over the course of an entire pregnancy. They discovered that while …
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Medical Notes: Teeth Whitening May Be Ruining Your Health, Reducing Obesity In Kids With ADHD, And Is This The Unhealthiest Time In American History?

Is this the unhealthiest time in American history? A new study reveals that type two diabetes rose nearly 20 percent between 2012 and 2022. Though it increased over all socio-demographic groups, poor people had significantly higher rates. Diabetes currently …
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Medical Notes: How Surprise Sounds Lead To Risky Decisions, Why Cooked Foods Raise Cancer Risks, And The Genetic Cause Of Anxiety

Is cooked food a health risk? Scientists may have discovered why eating foods cooked at high temperatures raises a person’s risks of cancer. The theory? Damaged DNA. Research published in ACS Central Science reveals that high heat can injure d-n-a within …
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