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Feb 09 2025HEALTH

Hepatitis C: Peers vs. Traditional Care

Imagine this: You live in a remote area, far from big hospitals. You're dealing with both opioid problems and hepatitis C. What's the best way to get treatment? Traditional methods can be tough to access, especially in rural places. So, researchers in Oregon decided to test something new. They wante

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Feb 09 2025SCIENCE

Unleashing the Power of Repair: Axon Growth in Injured Spinal Cord

RAGs can be a big deal when it comes to healing. They are special genes that push nerves to regrow. Now, scientists have found that injured neurons in the spinal cord could benefit from a bit of a push to activate these regeneration genes. The central nervous system often faces challenges when it co

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Feb 09 2025HEALTH

How Kidney Istsses Keep you up at Night? HOW OUR KIDNEYS IMPACT SLEEP IN MORE WAYS THAN ONE. . .

Young people the rate of people having a hard time sleeping at night because of kidney disease are a lot even higher than you imagine. The bad news is that this type of problem is usually accompanied by sleep apnea of some type or form. Currently, there is a host of reasons why kidney dis

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Feb 09 2025ENVIRONMENT

New York's ZZoos Face Bird Flu Challenge

First, let's talk about the recent bird flu outbreak. It's causing a lot of trouble in New York City. Several ducks and wild birds at the Queens Zoo have died. The Bronx Zoo, one of the biggest and most famous zoos in the country, has also been affected. The Wildlife Conservation Society, who run

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Feb 08 2025HEALTH

Mind Over Meal Eating Disorders and Early Schizophrenia

Schizophrenia and disordered eating habits are closely linked and this is not breaking news. People with schizophrenia are way more likely to struggle with obesity and eating disorders than the average person. It is believed that the risk of obesity is two to five times higher, and the risk of diso

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Feb 08 2025HEALTH

Personality Types and Eating Disorders: A Fresh Look

Ever wondered why some people struggle with eating disorders, depression, anxiety, and stress more than others? Turns out, it might have to do with their personality types. Researchers have been digging into this for a while, and they've found some interesting stuff. They've identified three main p

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Feb 08 2025HEALTH

Google Play Store helping teens with eating disorders- is this for real?

Smartphones are everywhere, and now they're being used to help teens deal with eating disorders. Getting help early makes all the difference. It is a well-established fact that. But what if teens put off seeing a doctor because they don't know how serious it can become? If doctors can figure out a

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Feb 08 2025HEALTH

Food and Habits: A Surprising Factor in Blood Sugar and Insulin

Trying to figure out why some folks have trouble with blood sugar and insulin can be tricky. It's not just about one thing, like what we eat, but also how much we weigh and how much we move around. Think of it like a big puzzle. You've got pieces like food, weight, and exercise. Each piece is impor

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Feb 08 2025POLITICS

Mandate to Evaluate Defense Budget

Trump has handed over the task of closely inspecting the Pentagon’s expenses to the billionaire Elon Musk and his team, known as DOGE. President chose to set up DOGE via executive order, on the day of his being sworn in. DOGE is in charge of finding new techniques to make the government more effec

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Feb 07 2025POLITICS

Court and FBI Make Secret Agreement

The FBI and the Justice Department had to make a big change to a court order. They agreed to only tell the court and everyone else two days before releasing the names of FBI employees. These employees had worked on cases involving the January 6 events. The Department of Justice Actually did not wa

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