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Medical Notes: Why Pregnant Women Should Skip Lipstick, The Tie Between Diabetes And Dementia, And The Future Of Farming In The Dark

We may soon be farming in the dark. Everyone knows that plants need sunlight to grow, but scientists may have just proven that wrong. Photosynthesis is a slow process and researchers have discovered how to boost production by using electro-agriculture. The …
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Medical Notes: The Dangerous Additives In Ultra-Processed Foods, How Happiness Supports Your Brain Health, And Are Robots Outperforming Doctors?

How scientists could catch schizophrenia sooner than ever before. Having an early diagnosis can significantly improve a patient’s quality of life through proper management of their symptoms. Thankfully, new research published in the journal Nature Mental …
ListenMedical Notes: The Dangerous Additives In Ultra-Processed Foods, How Happiness Supports Your Brain Health, And Are Robots Outperforming Doctors?

Medical Notes: How To Spend Money For Maximum Happiness, Why Brains Are Getting Bigger, And The Connection Between Down Syndrome And Alzheimer’s Disease

You have a bigger brain than your ancestors – and that’s good news. A new study published in Jama Neurology shows that human brain size has been steadily increasing in people born after 1930. The average volume is more than six percent greater, and the …
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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 …
ListenMedical 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

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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Medical Notes: How To Remove Plastic From Water, The Magic Of Bleu Cheese, And Why Childhood Anxiety Is On The Rise

Are you tired of drinking plastic? Nanoplastics have gained attention as a rising health threat. They’ve infiltrated so many parts of our world that it’s hard to get away from them. Thankfully, researchers have developed a new method that removes more than …
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Medical Notes: How To Store Body Fat More Effectively, The Power Of Hope, And The Blood Test That Diagnoses Brain Cancer

We’re diagnosing brain cancer quicker than ever before. Glioblastoma is a fast-growing, incurable tumor with an average survival rate of 12 to 18 months. Every moment counts for these patients, and scientists have now created a device that can diagnose the …
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