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'Moderate' Democrats Attack Elizabeth Warren And Bernie Sanders' 'Medicare For All' Plans
Klobuchar: Warren Isn't Being Honest About Who Will Pay for Medicare for All
Mike Pence Refuses To comply With House Democrats' Documents Request
Democratic debate in Ohio produces 'expodentially' entertaining memes
Nancy Pelosi says she will NOT hold an immediate House vote on impeachment
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livescience.com | 10/15/2019 | Mindy Weisberger - Senior Writer
Four-thousand-year-old mummies have cholesterol buildup in their arteries, suggesting that heart disease was likely more common in ancient times than once thought, according to a new study.
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phys.org | 9/30/2019 | Staff
New insight on how the natural loss of foot muscles occurred in rodents and other species during their evolution has been published today in the open-access journal eLife.
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phys.org | 9/19/2019 | Staff
We are in the midst of a fascinating journey to understand the cellular phenotypes that compose human bodies and how the human genome is used to build and maintain each cell.
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phys.org | 2/25/2019 | Staff
Once a common delight of every beachcomber, sunflower starfish—the large, multi-armed starfish sometimes seen underwater at the near shore—are imperiled by disease and ocean warming along the West...
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Mail Online | 10/14/2019 | Mary Kekatos Health Reporter For Dailymail.com
An eight-year-old girl with a rare and fatal inherited disease has received a drug designed specifically to treat her symptoms and it could pave the way for tailor-made medicine.
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ScienceDaily | 10/12/2019 | Staff"Many people living with HIV have overcome significant obstacles to live longer, healthier lives, though many still experience liver disease," said NIAID Director Anthony S. Fauci, M.D.
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Woman with rare nerve condition dubbed the 'suicide disease' reveals YAWNING can provoke severe painMail Online | 10/11/2019 | Sophie Cullen For Mail Online
A young woman who suffers from a rare nerve condition which triggers attacks of 'the worst pain known to man' has told how overhauling her diet has helped ease her symptoms.
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ScienceDaily | 10/11/2019 | StaffCurrent testing for Lyme disease, called the standard 2-tiered approach or the STT, involves running two complex assays (ELISA and western blot) to detect antibodies against the bacterium, and...
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Mail Online | 10/11/2019 | Milly Vincent For Mailonline
A scientist who is dying from a muscle wasting disease is taking drastic steps in his bid to become the world's first true cyborg. Dr Peter Scott-Morgan, 61, from Torquay, Devon, was diagnosed with...
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ScienceDaily | 10/11/2019 | StaffThe characterization of these structures and their organization is fundamental to identify the early stages of the disease. It is already known that the degeneration of neurons leading to the onset...
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ScienceDaily | 10/9/2019 | Staff
The paper, "Increases and decreases in marine disease reports in an era of global change," was published Oct. 9 in Proceedings of the Royal Society B. Understanding oceanic trends is important for...
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ScienceDaily | 10/9/2019 | StaffPublished in Pediatric Blood and Cancer, this study provides insight into the feasibility of improving quality of care for patients diagnosed with SCD through universal screening to identify the...
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Popular Science | 10/10/2019 | Staff
One thing that's important to remember is that people can pass syphilis back and forth. If you get treated and your partner does not, they can reinfect you at any time.
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phys.org | 8/29/2018 | StaffA harmful parasite that costs the U.K. cattle and sheep industry an estimated £300 million per year may also be an under‐recognised cause of liver disease in horses, a study by the University of...
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phys.org | 8/8/2019 | Staff
The health of Earth's oceans is rapidly worsening, and newly published Cornell-led research has examined changes in reported diseases across undersea species at a global scale over a 44-year period.
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Mail Online | 10/9/2019 | Connor Boyd Health Reporter For Mailonline
Thousands of breast cancer patients have been given hope after scientists found an immune cell which may stop the disease returning. In a world-first discovery, researchers have spotted 'gamma delta...
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E! Online | 10/9/2019 | Staff
Demi Lovatois in mourning. On Instagram, the star expressed that she is "devastated" over the loss of her friend, Thomas. "Please hold your loved ones tight. Tell them they are special and that you...
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livescience.com | 10/9/2019 | Rachael Rettner - Senior Writer
When Mila Makovec was diagnosed with a rare neurological condition at age 6, her prognosis was grim. The condition, known as Batten disease, is fatal, with death usually occurring in late childhood...
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ScienceDaily | 10/9/2019 | StaffScientists have identified new sub-types of cells that, when they interact, accelerate the scarring process in diseased livers. Experts hope that by understanding more how these cells behave, new...
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Science | AAAS | 10/9/2019 | Staff
After their apparent success treating a young girl with a drug tailored to counteract a genetic mutation that had given her a usually fatal brain disease, the researchers behind the innovative...
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Mail Online | 10/8/2019 | Mary Kekatos Health Reporter For Dailymail.com
In August 2012, Peter Botros, of New York City, noticed bloody discharge secreting out of his left nipple. He couldn't be sure why it was happening - but breast cancer was hardly his first guess.
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Popular Science | 10/8/2019 | Staff
Cases most often appear in early fall, the report noted, which is consistent with the time of year that enteroviruses peak. The report also emphasized the every-other-year pattern seen with AFM:...
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Mail Online | 10/7/2019 | Ross Ibbetson For Mailonline;Afp
Philippines president Rodrigo Duterte has revealed he suffers from a rare autoimmune disease, with allies playing down concern for his health today. Duterte, 74, said he suffers from myasthenia...
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phys.org | 7/15/2019 | Staff
As a pediatrician who works in an emergency department, I am reminded daily of how firearm violence impacts my patients and our communities. In many of the hospitals where I and my fellow physicians...
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Business Insider | 10/5/2019 | Callie Ahlgrim
Sia revealed in a tweet on Friday that she lives with chronic pain and "a neurological disease," as well as a group of genetic disorders known as Ehlers-Danlos. "I just wanted to say to those of you...
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Mail Online | 10/4/2019 | Alexandra Thompson Senior Health Reporter For Mailonline
Asthma sufferers have revealed the plight of the disease in a moving documentary, including one who is at risk of a full-blown attack anytime she gets on a bus. Frida Batsby says she takes a risk...
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E! Online | 10/4/2019 | StaffSiawants those fighting chronic illness to know they're not alone. The notoriously private singer, known for concealing her identity onstage with larger-than-life wigs, shared an update about her...
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Business Insider | 1/18/2019 | Jeremy Berke
The FDA is warning consumers not to use any THC-containing vapes, whether purchased on the street or in retail stores, amid a lung disease outbreak. So far, the lung disease outbreak has sickened...
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Business Insider | 10/4/2019 | Emma Court
A new project from the think tank Helena aims to find new treatments for conditions like Alzheimer's disease and concussions by taking another look at drugs that already exist.
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ScienceDaily | 10/3/2019 | StaffIn a paper published today in Gastroenterology a team of researchers carried out a trial of a diet low in fermentable oligosaccharides, disaccharides, monosaccharides and polyols (FODMAP) in patients...
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ScienceDaily | 10/4/2019 | StaffCWD is a brain-damaging and fatal prion disease in cervids, members of the deer family. To date CWD has never been found in people. However, other prion diseases can affect people, therefore...
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ScienceDaily | 10/4/2019 | StaffToday, most cases of dry eye are diagnosed using patient questionnaires, which may be subjective and cannot typically be used to identify the cause of the disease.
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Science | AAAS | 10/4/2019 | StaffThe Human Genome Project’s completion in 2003 brought hope that geneticists would soon uncover the genes behind scourges such as heart disease and Alzheimer’s. But soon came a reality check: Most...
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ScienceDaily | 10/4/2019 | StaffSchool of Public Health senior author Professor Gita Mishra said the results showed early menopause puts women at greater risk of suffering a non-fatal cardiac event like heart attack, angina or...
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ScienceDaily | 10/3/2019 | StaffCardiovascular disease is the No. 1 cause of death of men and women in the United States, and previous studies have linked cardiovascular disease with oral disease.
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ScienceDaily | 10/3/2019 | StaffThese are the perspectives in a new study which researchers from the Department of Biomedicine at Aarhus University, Denmark, are behind. The article has just been published in the scientific journal...
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phys.org | 10/1/2018 | StaffA deadly neurological disease that primarily affects infant boys is caused by increased sensitivity to iron in the brain, according to a new study by researchers at the Stanford University School of...
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Science | AAAS | 10/3/2019 | Staff
Host Sarah Crespi talks with undergraduate student Micheal Munson from Baylor University in Waco, Texas, about a smartphone app that scans photos in the phone’s library for eye disease in kids.
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Mail Online | 10/2/2019 | Connor Boyd Health Reporter For Mailonline
Men should quit alcohol six months before trying for a baby to protect them from congenital heart diseases, scientists warn. A study of 340,000 births found fathers who drank before pregnancy put...
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ScienceDaily | 10/1/2019 | Staff"It's a purely movement disorder. People with this disease cannot move. His brain is completely normal and he has the same thoughts, intelligence, and desires as other kids.
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ScienceDaily | 10/2/2019 | Staff"Our study suggests that achieving normal sleep may be protective for some people with these health conditions and risks," said lead study author Julio Fernandez-Mendoza, Ph.D.
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phys.org | 5/10/2017 | StaffResearchers at Cornell University have uncovered a key step in how the human body metabolizes sugar, which could lead to better treatment and prevention of heart disease, obesity and Type 2 diabetes.
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ScienceDaily | 10/2/2019 | StaffThe development of the vector could make gene therapy for sickle cell disease much more effective and pave the way for wider use of it as a curative approach for the painful, life-threatening blood...
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ScienceDaily | 9/30/2019 | StaffThe study will be published online September 30, 2019 in the Journal of the American Heart Association. "This meta-analysis provides the most up-to-date evidence regarding the effects of omega-3...
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ScienceDaily | 10/1/2019 | StaffThe study has been led by the lecturer of the Department of Biomedicine of the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences of the UB Cristina Malagelada, as well as Maria Josep Martí, head of the Unit of...
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ScienceDaily | 10/1/2019 | StaffRegardless of which genetic mutation is present, CMT universally inflicts damage on patients' peripheral nervous system, which extends from the spinal cord into the hands and feet.
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phys.org | 9/25/2019 | Staff
Researchers in Sweden and the U.S. have devised a new method for studying individual cells in human tissue, which could lead to even earlier detection of diseases such as cancer and ALS.
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ScienceDaily | 10/1/2019 | StaffLeishmaniasis is a parasitic disease found in parts of the tropics, subtropics, and southern Europe. It is classified as a neglected tropical disease and is often transmitted by the bite of some...
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ScienceDaily | 9/30/2019 | StaffResearchers have used the smart shirts, together with a mobile app, to reliably measure breathing in healthy people while carrying out a range of everyday activities.
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ScienceDaily | 9/30/2019 | StaffThe Rutgers-led study, published in the journal Genome Medicine, used artificial intelligence to examine genetic signatures of Crohn's in 111 people. The method revealed previously undiscovered genes...
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Conference Audio: Law, Gospel, And Galawspel This past Friday and Saturday I had the pleasure of speaking at the conference, So...
Film to portray Catholic woman who saved Jewish children in WWII Los Angeles, Calif., Oct 15, 2019 / 06:47 pm (CNA).
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As Strange as It May Seem “In Genesis 6, we find an account give of the Deluge, and of the reasons for it. It was because the...
Study on climate protection: More forest, less meat Forest protects the climate. Reforestation can decisively contribute to...
Peeping into the black box of AI to discover how collective behaviors emerge How do the stunningly intricate patterns created...
Quantum dots that light up TVs could be used for brain research While many people love colorful photos of landscapes, flowers...
Databricks brings its Delta Lake project to the Linux Foundation Databricks, the big data analytics service founded by...
Increase in online hate speech leads to more crimes against minorities An increase in hate speech on social media leads to more...
New study on human-clam relationships informs modern marine resource management A new study on the long-term relationship...
Superhero Bits: See Matthew McConaughey As Ego, Rumored ‘WandaVision’ Details & More What was Ryan Reynolds...
Empire Recap: So That's How Cookie Ultimately Crumbles? 9-1-1 Sets Buck on a Troubling New Path -- Whose Side Are You On?...
This Is Us Reveals So Many Secret Origins in "Flip a Coin" Do these two owe everything to Rebecca? In the past, Rebecca visited...
AMC Theaters Now Offers VOD Rentals Once Movies Leave Its Screens, Plus Free Popcorn AMC Theaters announced Tuesday that...
NBC Pulls ‘Sunnsyide’ From Schedule, Replaces it With ‘Will & Grace’ Final Season NBC has decided to kick its...
Zendaya, Margot Robbie and More Stars Put a Fashionable Foot Forward at Elle's Women in Hollywood Celebration
LED Flame Bulb! This LED Flame Lamp is a unique decorative Light Bulb. It has a simulated artificial moving flame that despite...
Wondrous Vintage People Mover! This elevator-like device is called a Paternoster and it is still in use in some countries...
Raccoons Keep Calm and Carry On! These cute raccoons appear to be waiting to be fed with the front one looking to keep every...
Rare "Dumbo" Octopus! This octopus fans out its tentacles as if showing off while having its picture taken!
Subway in 1905 - New York City, NY! This short glimpse into the past reveals a time radically different from today.
This Turkey Gives Out Hugs! This turkey has a great strategy for avoiding being a Thanksgiving dinner - just give another way,...
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