Elizabeth Dole Foundation Caregiver Fellows on Capitol Hill
Elizabeth Dole Foundation
Millions of Americans serve as military and veteran caregivers, providing unpaid care to injured, wounded, or ill service members and veterans. Following 9/11…
Category: 5. Health
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Stakes Are High For Elon Musk’s Latest Starship Test
In this week’s edition of The Prototype, we look at SpaceX’s upcoming Starship test, new science heading to the international space station, a way to make older brains more youthful and more. To get The Prototype in your inbox, sign up here.
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Medication Could Cut Down Risk Of Road Accidents And Suicide For Teenagers With ADHD: Study
Concerta pills ADHD medication are seen in this illustration photo in Warsaw, Poland on 13 February, 2024. (Photo by Jaap Arriens/NurPhoto via Getty Images)
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A study of close to 150,000 people who were diagnosed with…
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Plague Case In Lake Tahoe Sparks Questions About An Ancient Killer
A sign is displayed at a parking lot warning of plague in the area. Prairie dogs and other wild rodents may be infested with fleas that can transmit the disease to humans. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)
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Shifting vaccine guidelines inject uncertainty into getting fall COVID shots
Fall is approaching and respiratory virus season is on its way. While many people in the United States would normally be rolling up their sleeves for annual vaccines, shifting federal guidelines have injected uncertainty into who can…
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A startling omega-3 deficiency may explain women’s Alzheimer’s risk
Omega fatty acids could protect against Alzheimer’s disease in women, new research has found.
Analysis of lipids – fat molecules that perform many essential functions in the body – in the blood found there was a noticeable loss of unsaturated…
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Mysterious “little red dots” could reveal how the first black holes formed
Astronomers at the Center for Astrophysics | Harvard & Smithsonian have proposed a new explanation for some of the universe’s most puzzling early galaxies, nicknamed “little red dots.”
In the study, published in The Astrophysical Journal Letters,…
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Bearded Dragons Linked To Multi-state Outbreak Of Rare Salmonella In Children
A Bearded Dragon sits in a tank at the Ashville Game Farm and Exotic Zoo on Tuesday, July 24, 2012 in Greenwich, N.Y. (Photo by Lori Van Buren/Albany Times Union via Getty Images)
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In late 2024, the CDC reported a
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Hidden venom divide in Australia’s deadliest snake raises urgent treatment questions
A University of Queensland study suggests the antivenom given to people bitten by Eastern Brown Snakes may not be as effective as it could be, prompting a review of hospital cases.
Professor Bryan Fry from UQ’s School of the Environment led a…
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Why some people age faster. And the 400 genes behind it
It’s a fact of life: Some people age better than others.
Some ease into their 90s with mind and body intact, while others battle diabetes, Alzheimer’s or mobility issues decades earlier. Some can withstand a bad fall or bout of the flu with ease,…
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