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How Later School Start Times Affect Parents and Students

>> February 27, 2022

Sleep deprivation affects about three out of four teenagers in America. Inadequate sleep has been linked to depression, anxiety, weight gain, and worsened heart functioning. An expert shows through a case study how implementing later school start times allows …

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Medical Notes: Week of April 18, 2021

>> April 18, 2021

Covid-19 burst on to the scene in China in late December, 2019… but a new study finds the virus was likely circulating undetected for nearly two months before that. The analysis in the journal Science finds the coronavirus was probably present in China in a …

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Medical Notes: Week of April 26, 2020

>> April 26, 2020

A blood test for many types of cancer has been a long-sought goal of researchers… and now they’re much closer. A study in the Annals Of Oncology shows that a blood test looking for cancer DNA can find 50 different kinds of cancer, often before any symptoms …

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Medical Notes: Week of October 6, 2019

>> October 6, 2019

About a quarter of people who develop the brain plaques of Alzheimer’s disease apparently can compensate for the deficit, and don’t develop symptoms such as dementia. Now scientists are developing a drug that could help boost those compensatory mechanisms. The …

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Medical Notes: Week of July 14, 2019

>> July 14, 2019

It might not be doctor’s prescriptions that started the opioid crisis after all. A new study finds the people we trust most––friends and family––may actually be at fault. The study published in the Journal of Addictive Diseases finds that most opioid abusers …

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Medical Notes: Week of March 24, 2019

>> March 24, 2019

In the first two months of this year, the United States has had more cases of measles than we had in all of 2017. Experts say it’s because some parents still believe the disproven claim that the measles vaccine causes autism, so they don’t have their kids …

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Medical Notes: Week of July 1, 2018

>> July 1, 2018

Colorectal cancer rates have increased among people under the age of 50 and that’s why the American Cancer Society is now recommending adults undergo screening starting at age 45, rather than 50. The rate of colorectal cancer among people younger than 50 has …

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Medical Notes: Week of April 1, 2018

>> April 1, 2018

Chemicals called PFCs are used to make non-stick pans, stain-resistant carpets and water-repellent jackets. They’re already linked to a variety of diseases. Now a new study finds that PFCs may also make it much easier for people to regain weight after a diet. …

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Thermogenesis and Weight Loss

>> November 8, 2015

The body uses extra calories to stay warm in cold conditions, creating heat through thermogenesis. However, it’s only recently that scientists have discovered one of the mechanisms the body uses for this–brown fat. Now they’re learning how to …

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