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A new study published in the journal Lancet this week reveals a common genetic link between 5 popular mental disorders. The report was based on an examination of data involving more than 60,000 people from across the globe. The results show that the following 5 disorders share several “genetic glitches” that can spark a reaction […]
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A team of neuroscientists from St. Michael’s Hospital in Toronto say that drivers who talk on a smart phone, even using a hands-free device, while turning left are putting their lives at serious risk. “[It] could be the most dangerous thing they ever do on the road,” says Tom Schweizer, director of neuroscience research at […]
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The past three decades has signaled a steady incline in the number of young women diagnosed with advanced breast cancer, or metastatic breast cancer. A national study collaborated upon by the Seattle Children’s Hospital and the University of Washington in Seattle found the higher incidence of advanced breast disease among women 25 to 39-years-old, which […]
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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved a new cancer pill, Stivarga, from the drug manufacturer Bayer HealthCare. This particular prescription pill will be used in the treatment of gastrointestinal stromal tumors that cannot be surgically removed and won’t respond FDA-approved cancer drugs and treatments. Stivarga had already been approved in the treatment of […]
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In a disgusting display of art imitating life, students from the University of Surrey’s microbiology department, curated some pretty serious strains of bacteria from smart phones and turned it into art. The UK students collected an assortment of bacteria—from human personal and physical interaction, soil, germs, etc.—in petri-dishes, let it sit and grow for three […]
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