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Medical Notes: A New Type of Evolution, Chronic Absenteeism in Schools, and How Babies Trigger Milk Production

We may have discovered a new form of evolution Scientists studied how insects coped with hurricane Harvey in 2017 for a paper published in Nature Ecology and Evolution. They noticed that many bugs went through a type of evolution called ‘spatial sorting’. …
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Medical Notes: Your New Robotic Bestie, an Uptick in Cases of Treatment-Resistant Malaria, and Why Cancer Patients Should Practice Meditation

Cancer treatments are taking a more holistic approach New national guidelines say cancer patients should practice more mind-body techniques to ease anxiety and depression. These include mindfulness meditation, yoga, hypnosis, and music therapy. Supplements …
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Medical Notes: One Pill Could Replace Your Daily Workout, How Your Hometown Contributes to Your Diet, and a Less-Invasive Alternative to Injections

Have we found an alternative to injecting medicine? Needles are a fear for many people, but some necessary medications can’t be taken any other way. In an effort to update this delivery system, scientists have created a new, suction cup method. The small …
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Medical Notes: Rodents May Be the Key to Immortality, New Treatments for Muscular Dystrophy, and Why Dogs Are Great for Your Health

A new hope for patients with Duchenne muscular dystrophy The FDA has recently given accelerated approval to a new drug for the neuromuscular disease. It’s a gene transfer therapy for pediatric patients age four and five years old who still have …
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