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  You Let Your Cat Out — Where Does It Roam?

  Ever wonder where your cat wanders when you let it out? New research suggests your kitty most likely sticks close to home. Scientists used GPS (global positioning system) to track the movements of nearly 100 pet cats...

  • Posted May 5, 2022
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  COVID Transmission 1,000 Times More Likely from Air vs. Surfaces: Study

  If you’re still wiping down groceries, doorknobs and light switches in an attempt to thwart COVID-19, maybe you can relax a little: You’re 1,000 times more likely to get COVID from the air you breathe than from...

  • Posted May 4, 2022
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  Obesity May Be Affecting Heart Health in Kids as Young as 6

  As early as age 6, children who carry extra weight could be headed down a path toward future diabetes or heart disease, a new study suggests. The study, of nearly 1,000 Danish children, found that kids who...

  • Posted May 4, 2022
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  Most Transgender Children Stick With Gender Identity 5 Years Later: Study

  Kids who feel their true gender identity doesn’t match the sex they were given at birth are sometimes given the chance to adopt the lifestyle and characteristics of the opposite gender, in a process known as “social...

  • Posted May 4, 2022
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  AHA News: The Healing Power of Music for Stroke Survivors

  WEDNESDAY, May 4, 2022 (American Heart Association News) — Julie Stillman was 55 years old when a blood vessel in her brain suddenly burst. The hemorrhagic stroke left her unable to compose a simple sentence – a...

  • Posted May 4, 2022
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  Alzheimer’s Research Casts Doubt on Safety of Popular Brain Supplements

  A dietary supplement believed to protect against Alzheimer’s disease might instead be potentially harmful to the brain, a new study warns. L-serine is an amino acid that serves many different roles in the body, and one is...

  • Posted May 4, 2022
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  Only 1 in 5 Parents Plan to Get COVID Vaccine for Kids Under 5 When Available: Survey

  Only 18 percent of parents of children under 5 say they plan to get their child vaccinated against COVID as soon as they can, while nearly 4 in 10 say they will “wait and see” before getting...

  • Posted May 4, 2022
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  Women, Black Patients Wait Longer in ERs When Chest Pain Strikes

  Women and people of color with chest pain — the most common symptom signaling a heart attack — face longer waits in U.S. emergency departments than men and white people do, new research reveals. For the study,...

  • Posted May 4, 2022
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  Health Highlights: May 4, 2022

  Alzheimer’s research casts doubt on safety of popular brain supplements. L-serine, a dietary supplement believed to protect against the illness, might instead be potentially harmful to the brain, a new study warns. Read more Women, Black patients...

  • Posted May 4, 2022
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  Bans on Affirmative Action Led to Fewer Black, Hispanic Doctors

  State bans on affirmative action have prompted a precipitous decline in the number of U.S. medical students from racial/ethnic minority groups, a new study finds. “We know that a more diverse physician workforce leads to better care...

  • Posted May 4, 2022
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