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Jan 19 2025HEALTH

Sleep Therapy & Cancer Fatigue: A Closer Look

Cancer survivors often deal with something called cancer-related fatigue. It's one of the most common problems they face. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy for Insomnia (CBT-I) might help with this fatigue, but we're not sure exactly how it works. A group of researchers looked back at a study where peop

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Jan 19 2025SCIENCE

Lighting Up Deep Tumors: A New Chlorophyll Derivative's Power

Imagine trying to kill deep-hidden tumors with light, but the light can't reach deep enough. Plus, tumors often have low oxygen levels, making them tough to kill with traditional methods. Scientists are now exploring a new type of light-absorbing chemical, called Near-Infrared (NIR) photosensitizers

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Jan 19 2025HEALTH

Are Men and Women Treated Differently for Hip Impingement?

Did you know that men and women might get different treatments for hip pain? A recent study looked at how sex affects hip arthroscopy, a surgery to fix hip impingement. Over ten years, researchers compared outcomes between men and women who had this surgery. They found that there are indeed some dif

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Jan 19 2025HEALTH

Healing Achilles Tendons: Open Surgery vs. Minimally Invasive Techniques

Ever wondered how different methods of surgery can affect the healing of a ruptured Achilles tendon? Let's dive into a study that compared two common techniques: the minimally invasive paratenon protection repair and the open giftbox repair. The paratenon, a thin tissue layer covering the Achilles t

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Jan 19 2025HEALTH

Understanding Foot Deformities: How Flat Feet and Bunions Are Connected

Scientists decided to dig deeper into how flatfoot and bunions, also known as hallux valgus (HV), are related. They compared the sideways alignment of the inner part of the foot in people with just bunions, just flat feet, both problems, and those with no issues. This study aimed to enhance treatmen

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Jan 19 2025HEALTH

How Abuse, Anxiety, and Exercise Shape Students' Internet Use

Imagine you're a university student, juggling classes and life. Now, picture this: your past experiences of physical and emotional abuse might be influencing your internet habits. How does that happen? Well, anxiety seems to be the middleman here, acting as a bridge between abuse and internet addict

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Jan 18 2025BUSINESS

Bumble's Founder Returns to Boost Growth

Bumble is shaking things up with its founder, Whitney Wolfe Herd, taking back the CEO role in March. This move comes after the dating app's shares dropped about 50% during the current CEO's tenure. The industry as a whole is facing challenges, with high inflation and a lack of new features slowing g

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Jan 18 2025CELEBRITIES

Friends and Faith: Baldoni’s Response to $400M Lawsuit

Justin Baldoni is leaning on his family and friends to cope with the recent drama. After filing a $400 million lawsuit against Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds, their publicist Leslie Sloane, and her PR firm Vision PR Inc. , Baldoni opened up about his support system. "I’m so grateful to be with my fa

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Jan 18 2025ENTERTAINMENT

The Box Office Battle: One of Them Days vs. Wolf Man

This weekend, movie theaters saw a tight race between Sony's comedy "One of Them Days" and Universal's horror film "Wolf Man". "One of Them Days", starring SZA and Keke Palmer, raked in $4. 3 million from 2, 675 locations on Friday and previews, while "Wolf Man" earned $4. 4 million from 3, 354 loca

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Jan 18 2025BUSINESS

Mexican Street Food Invades Fairfax City

In the heart of Fairfax City, a new restaurant named Two Burritos has just celebrated its grand opening. The brainchild of Rafael Lobo, Francis Do, and Gio Winners, Two Burritos is dedicated to bringing the authentic taste of Mexican street food to Virginia. The trio dreamed of this venture for year

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