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  FDA Authorizes First At-Home Test for Syphilis

  As syphilis cases surge throughout the United States, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Friday approved the first diagnostic at-home test to spot the bacterial disease. “This is the first at-home, over-the-counter test to detect Treponema...

  • Posted August 16, 2024
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  Parents’ Excessive Smartphone Use Could Harm Children’s Mental Health

  A child at the dinner table talks about trouble at school or an argument with a friend, but parents aren’t listening: They’re checking their smartphones instead. It’s a scenario that plays out millions of times per day...

  • Posted August 16, 2024
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  Sweden Reports First Case of New Mpox Strain as Africa Outbreak Continues

  As an outbreak of a new strain of mpox continues in Africa, Sweden announced Thursday that it has confirmed the first case in that country. Known as the clade I strain, this latest iteration of mpox appears...

  • Posted August 16, 2024
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  Likelihood of Dementia Getting Diagnosed Varies Widely Across U.S.

  Where you live in the United States could play a role in whether you get a timely diagnosis of dementia, a new study says. The same person can have twice as much chance of getting a dementia...

  • Posted August 16, 2024
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  Uterus Transplants Are Leading to Healthy Pregnancies

  Uterine transplants are relatively rare and recent — the first was performed in 2011, and to date a little more than 100 transplants have been conducted worldwide. However, a new study finds that these procedures are often...

  • Posted August 16, 2024
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  Your Brain Cells ‘Reset’ During Sleep, Readying for Tomorrow’s Memories

  A good night’s sleep is crucial for helping people make new memories, a new study says. Neurons that capture new memories during the day reset while you sleep, researchers reported Aug. 15 in the journal Science. “This...

  • Posted August 16, 2024
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  Red Meat Could Be Prime Driver of Colon Cancer in the Young

  There are clues that red and processed meats could be driving the increased risk of colon cancer in young adults, a new study claims. Younger colon cancer patients typically have higher levels of metabolites created by the...

  • Posted August 16, 2024
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  Text Message Program Helps Teens at Risk for Suicide

  Kids considering suicide after receiving mental health care at a hospital can be helped by automated text messages that help them feel hopeful and supported, a new study finds. Children receiving the texts as part of a...

  • Posted August 16, 2024
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  Parents Think Social Media, Tech Is School Kids’ Greatest Foe: Poll

  Parents are worried that social media and technology will get in the way of schoolkids building meaningful connections with classmates and teachers during the upcoming school year, a new poll finds. Half of parents (50%) say too...

  • Posted August 16, 2024
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  Creative Hobbies Can Really Benefit Your Mental Health

  Painting, woodworking, writing: Whatever you turn to creatively, it could equal or exceed work in terms of maintaining mental health, new research shows. “Crafting and other artistic activities showed a meaningful effect in predicting people’s sense that...

  • Posted August 16, 2024
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