Cardiology
At high doses, popular biotin supplement could mask heart trouble
(HealthDay)—A growing number of older people are turning to the vitamin biotin to fortify their aging skin, hair and nails.
Aug 11, 2020
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Pfizer's COVID vaccine shows 'robust' results in early trial
(HealthDay)—A vaccine based on cutting-edge RNA gene technology showed promising potency against the new coronavirus in an early trial, scientists report.
Aug 12, 2020
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Why the brain is programmed to see faces in everyday objects
If you tend to notice faces in inanimate objects around you like the scowling face of a house, a surprised bowling ball, or a grimacing apple, you're not alone.
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Many community outbreaks of COVID traced to restaurants, bars
(HealthDay)—New data shows that many of the community outbreaks of coronavirus that have cropped up in the United States this summer have originated in restaurants and bars.
Aug 12, 2020
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
COVID-19: Herd immunity in Sweden fails to materialize
Sweden's policy of allowing the controlled spread of COVID-19 viral infection among the population has so far failed to deliver the country's previously stated goal of herd immunity. Commenting on recent antibody testing ...
Aug 12, 2020
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Medications
Cannabidiol improves blood flow to brain's hippocampus
A single dose of cannabidiol (CBD) helped increase blood flow to the hippocampus, an important area of the brain associated with memory and emotion, finds a new study led by UCL researchers.
Aug 11, 2020
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Health
Lipoic acid supplements help some obese but otherwise healthy people lose weight
A compound given as a dietary supplement to overweight but otherwise healthy people in a clinical trial caused many of the patients to slim down, research by Oregon State University and Oregon Health & Science University ...
Aug 12, 2020
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Neuroscience
Math shows how brain stays stable amid internal noise and a widely varying world
Whether you are playing Go in a park amid chirping birds, a gentle breeze and kids playing catch nearby or you are playing in a den with a ticking clock on a bookcase and a purring cat on the sofa, if the game situation is ...
Aug 10, 2020
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Oncology & Cancer
A cancer mystery more than 40 years old is solved thanks to epigenetics
Before the first oncogene mutations were discovered in human cancer in the early 1980s, the 1970s provided the first data suggesting alterations in the genetic material of tumors. In this context, the prestigious journal ...
Aug 12, 2020
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Neuroscience
The (neuro)science of getting and staying motivated
There is no question that motivation is one of the hardest and yet important factors in life. It's the difference between success and failure, goal-setting and aimlessness, well-being and unhappiness. And yet, why is it so ...
Aug 13, 2020
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