Social media misinformation can negatively influence people’s attitudes about vaccine safety and effectiveness, but credible organizations—such as research universities and
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86% of teens exposed to junk food ads on social media
Young people are being exposed to junk food adverts across social media, streaming services and by celebrities and influencers, Cancer
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This is your brain on code: Researchers decipher neural mechanics of computer programming
By mapping the brain activity of expert computer programmers while they puzzled over code, Johns Hopkins University scientists have found
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No more than 10 standard drinks a week, or 4 on any day: New guidelines urge Aussies to go easy on the booze
The National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) has today released new guidelines to reduce health risks from drinking alcohol.
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Insights on a mechanism to stop COVID-19 replication
Stopping the replication of SARS-CoV-2 is likely possible thanks to a compound called EBSELEN, (2-phenyl-1,2-benzoselenazol-3(2H)one), a glutathione peroxidase mimic. a
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Commentary: Want to understand health disparities? Get your antiracist goggles on
When it comes to understanding why children from non-white race groups have such poor health outcomes compared with their white
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New software focuses on better targeting mental health resources
Researchers from North Carolina State University and North Carolina A&T University have developed a prototype software system that aims to
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Missouri poll worker dead after receiving coronavirus diagnosis, working on Election Day
Fox News Go A poll worker in Missouri tested positive for the coronavirus in late October, worked days later on Election Day, then
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Low risk of cancer spread on active surveillance for early prostate cancer
Men undergoing active surveillance for prostate cancer have very low rates – one percent or less—of cancer spread (metastases) or
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Pandemics on the rise: Why?
Infectious diseases have been around for millennia—with the earliest known communicable diseases being measles, smallpox, and influenza. While the latest
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