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  How Do Bats Thrive With Blood Sugar Levels That Would Kill Humans?

  Some bats have the highest blood sugar levels ever observed in any mammal, surviving and even thriving with levels that would kill a human, researchers report. These bats could provide insights into treating and managing diabetes, they...

  • Posted August 28, 2024
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  ‘Rolling Stop’ Laws for Bicyclists Are Safe, Study Suggests

  “Rolling stop” laws that let bicyclists treat stop signs as yield signs are not dangerous, a new study demonstrates. Both bike riders and drivers perform safely in intersections once they’ve been informed about how the law works,...

  • Posted August 28, 2024
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  Study Supports Annual Mammograms for Women Over 40

  A new study supports the notion that women age 40 and older get a mammogram each year rather than every two years, to help catch breast cancers early. The rate at which mammograms revealed a tumor in...

  • Posted August 28, 2024
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  New Lyme Disease Test Could Deliver Results in 20 Minutes

  An improved test for Lyme disease could provide accurate results within 20 minutes, researchers report. The test — which resembles an AI-guided form of the at-home COVID-19 test — would be a vast improvement over the current...

  • Posted August 28, 2024
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  Weight-Loss Drug Zepbound Now in Single-Dose Vials at Half the Price

  Eli Lilly, maker of one of the blockbuster GLP-1 weight-loss drug Zepbound, says it will now offer the medication in single-dose vials at half the price currently available to consumers. The new 2.5 milligram (mg) and 5...

  • Posted August 27, 2024
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  FDA Clears First Automated Device to Deliver Insulin to People With Type 2 Diabetes

  The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Monday approved the expanded use of an automated insulin pump system to include those with type 2 diabetes. It’s the first such system for use by people with the more...

  • Posted August 27, 2024
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  WHO Unveils Plan to End African Mpox Outbreak

  As an mpox outbreak continues to rage in Africa, the World Health Organization on Monday launched a six-month plan to quell its spread. “The mpox outbreaks in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and neighbouring countries can...

  • Posted August 27, 2024
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  Grit, Love for Learning: It’s Not Just Smarts That Boost Child Academics

  A child’s intelligence is not the sole key to academic success, a new British study concludes. Instead, intelligence plus “non-cognitive” factors, such as a determination to excel despite obstacles and an innate love of learning, can push...

  • Posted August 27, 2024
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  Overweight? Good Sleep Is Even More Crucial to Your Health

  Good sleep is important for the health of overweight men and women, a new study shows. Heavy-set people who stay awake too late tend to have a higher risk of metabolic syndrome — a cluster of conditions...

  • Posted August 27, 2024
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  Noisy Neighborhoods Might Raise Heart Attack Risk

  Your heart health before and after a heart attack might be influenced by how loud your neighborhood is, new research suggests. One study found that people under 50 were more prone to heart attack if they lived...

  • Posted August 27, 2024
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