Addiction
Geography shapes opioid crisis: Study points to state policies involving 'pill mills'
The U.S. opioid crisis has varied in severity across the country, leading to extended debate about how and why it has spread.
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Health
Supercharge your workout with a weighted vest?
Weighted vests are one of the latest health trends popping up on social media. There are lots of claims about the benefits: They can help you lose weight and improve your strength, posture, and even your bone density. But ...
Oct 30, 2025
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Oncology & Cancer
Breast cancer risk varies between different hormonal contraceptives, research reveals
Some common hormonal contraceptives are linked to a slightly higher risk of breast cancer than others. This is shown by a Swedish study from Uppsala University, in which researchers followed more than two million women and ...
Oct 30, 2025
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Health
Should young people take creatine?
Creatine is one of the most widely used sports supplements across the world. It's taken by many in the hopes of boosting strength, enhancing athletic performance and promoting muscle growth.
Oct 30, 2025
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Four research-backed ways to beat the winter blues in the colder months
As winter approaches and daylight saving time is about to end, many people are bracing themselves for shorter days, colder weather and what's often dismissed as the "winter blues." But these seasonal shifts are more than ...
Oct 30, 2025
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Sleep disorders
An app, an Apple Watch and AI: A new way for researchers to study sleep health
An app that turns consumer Apple Watches into tools for highly sophisticated sleep stage monitoring was developed by a team of researchers led by professor Joyita Dutta at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. The researchers ...
Oct 30, 2025
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Medications
From antibiotics to antimalarials: How repurposed drugs might keep cancer from returning
Many cancer survivors live with the worry that their cancer might come back. This "recurrence" occurs when cancer cells hide somewhere in the body—like in the bone marrow—and start growing again, sometimes years later. ...
Oct 30, 2025
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Health
From potion to prescription: How witches' herbs became medical marvels
As Halloween approaches, stories of witches and their potions resurface, often featuring eerie plants like belladonna, mandrake and mugwort. These botanicals, steeped in myth and folklore, have long been linked to spells ...
Oct 30, 2025
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Can you get chickenpox twice? Or if you're vaccinated? Experts answer nine key questions
Alerts have been issued about the rising number of chickenpox cases in Northern New South Wales this year. Meanwhile, chickenpox continues to spread across Australia with 2,010 notified cases so far this year.
Oct 30, 2025
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Dancing can alleviate perceived symptoms of depression while shedding light on its root causes
Dance as a performative art form alleviates perceived symptoms of depression, helps to understand its root causes and promotes self-actualization, a recent study from the University of Eastern Finland found. The study is ...
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