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A 2,000-year history of faking an illness
One of the earliest figures known to have faked an illness for personal advantage was Odysseus.
Oct 30, 2025
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Autism spectrum disorders
How autism rates are rising, and why that could lead to more inclusive communities
I can say from personal experience that being diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder can feel very isolating. Increasingly, however, it's not unusual.
Oct 30, 2025
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Signature size and narcissism: A psychologist explains a long-ago discovery that helped establish the link
For years, Donald Trump's distinctive, large and bold signature has captured the public's attention. Not only did it recently come to light that his signature appeared in a book that Jeffrey Epstein received for his 50th ...
Oct 30, 2025
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Virtual reality pool reveals feeling rewarded can help learn physical skills—even without actual rewards
People master new physical skills, such as sports, crafts or controlling a vehicle while driving, by blending lessons learned from both feedback on the amount of error they had in failures and the rewards of successes, even ...
Oct 30, 2025
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Health
Trick or treatment: Halloween health hazards hiding in plain fright
While Halloween offers a chance to embrace all things spooky and supernatural, the real terrors this season aren't confined to ghost stories. From pumpkin-carved fingers to contact lens infections that can lead to life-threatening ...
Oct 30, 2025
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Health
The surprising ways Halloween treats can interact with your medications
As Halloween approaches, the air fills with excitement. Costumes are planned, pumpkins are carved, and the promise of sweet treats is everywhere. But while dipping into chocolates and colorful candies may seem harmless, some ...
Oct 30, 2025
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Psychology & Psychiatry
How discrimination and stress impact the mental health of young sexual minority men
Young sexual minority men face higher rates of anxiety, depression, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and substance use compared with their heterosexual peers, according to Rutgers Health researchers.
Oct 30, 2025
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Genetics
Transcription factor drives chemotherapy resistance in ovarian cancer
Northwestern Medicine scientists have discovered how a specific transcription factor promotes genetic reprogramming and chemotherapy resistance in ovarian cancer cells, findings that may inform new targeted treatment approaches ...
Oct 30, 2025
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Immunology
The thymus hosts more 'cellular teachers' than we thought, study finds
A Czech scientist has contributed to understanding the function of the thymus—the training center of the immune system. T lymphocytes, key defensive cells, learn in the thymus not to mistake the body's own tissues for foreign ...
Oct 30, 2025
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Diabetes
Researcher provides new hope in managing diabetic ketoacidosis
A researcher at the University of Houston finds management of diabetic ketoacidosis may center around reducing ketone levels in diabetic patients and increasing exercise capacity for better health outcomes. That could be ...
Oct 30, 2025
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