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Heart & Circulation
Charente-Maritime: An unpublished study on a little-known lung disease health•Doctors launched research in August on the coast of Charente-Maritime to better understand…
Heart & Circulation
A study published on August 26 in Nature Medicine suggests that a recombinant vaccine against herpes zoster, also known as the 'fire…
Mind & Brain
FLACQ, Mauritius — Mauritius has taken another important step in decentralising specialised healthcare with the inauguration of a new Stroke Unit at…
Mind & Brain
Loneliness can influence the brain and promote alcohol consumption, according to a new study led by Northwestern University and the Salk Institute…
Mind & Brain
Chronic fatigue syndrome: What are its symptoms? Health insurance now recognizes chronic fatigue syndrome as a condition in its own right, ruling…
Mind & Brain
Chinese teens are turning to mind-numbing drugs to 'run away from reality' - Published At 14, *Xiaomei, a high-performing student from a…
Mind & Brain
What we eat shapes our psyche – but hardly anyone uses this knowledge. Or did you know that you can alleviate the…
Mind & Brain
A study by New York University explains how the choices made between the ages of 45 and 65 can be worth up…
Women's & Family Health
Heavy periods study to create world's largest biobank - Published A major new research project aiming to transform care for women with…
Mind & Brain
Aging does not always progress slowly and steadily. Scientists have identified certain stages when our bodies seem to change more rapidly. For…
Cancer
US approves a revolutionary pill for pancreatic cancer: “It’s a huge breakthrough” Choose us as your preferred source on Google. The US…
Women's & Family Health
Carlow's Amber and Lauryn overcame huge obstacles to successfully sit leaving cert LAURYN Webster (18) and Amber O'Rourke (18), who both attended…