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New Diabetes Drug Targets Metabolism, Avoids Ozempic Side Effects
Early studies suggest that it can lower blood sugar levels and increase fat burning while preserving muscle mass and normal appetite. This makes it a good option for people who struggle with the nausea, appetite loss, and muscle reduction.
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A New Gene Therapy May Restore Hearing In Weeks, Give People Born Deaf A Chance To Hear Again
The treatment targets a specific type of inherited deafness caused by mutations in a gene called OTOF.
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Knitting, Puzzles, Not Scrolling: Study Links Mental Activity To Reduced Dementia Risk
People who keep their minds active while sitting; through crafts, games, or focused tasks, tend to have a lower risk of dementia later in life. However, this doesn't mean that sitting is 'healthy.'
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Fitness And Strength Begin To Decline At Age 35: Swedish Study
Swedish study reveals fitness declines start at 35, but even late exercise boosts strength by up to 10%.
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Brain Waves Can Help Distinguish Between One's Own Body And External World: Study
Researchers from Sweden's Karolinska Institutet looked at how the brain combines visual and tactile (touch-related) signals to create a feeling that a body part belongs to oneself -- a phenomenon known as the sense of body ownership.
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Researchers In Sweden Identify Gene Variant That Protects Against Covid
Researchers have identified a specific gene variant that protects against severe COVID-19 infection. An international team led by researchers at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden pinpointed the variant by studying people of different ancestries.
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Beauty Sleep is For Real and Here's Why You Really Need It
The joint study, conducted by New York University and the Karolinska Institutet in Sweden, indicates that lack of sleep can rob your natural beauty and also affect your social life.
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Sweetened Drinks Tied to Increased Heart Failure Risk: Study
Drinking just two glasses of sweetened drinks every day is linked to a higher risk of heart failure in men, a new study has found.
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'Invisible Man' Created in Swedish Lab
Scientists for the first time in lab created a perceptual illusion of having an invisible body among humans.
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New Diabetes Drug Targets Metabolism, Avoids Ozempic Side Effects
Early studies suggest that it can lower blood sugar levels and increase fat burning while preserving muscle mass and normal appetite. This makes it a good option for people who struggle with the nausea, appetite loss, and muscle reduction.
-
A New Gene Therapy May Restore Hearing In Weeks, Give People Born Deaf A Chance To Hear Again
The treatment targets a specific type of inherited deafness caused by mutations in a gene called OTOF.
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Knitting, Puzzles, Not Scrolling: Study Links Mental Activity To Reduced Dementia Risk
People who keep their minds active while sitting; through crafts, games, or focused tasks, tend to have a lower risk of dementia later in life. However, this doesn't mean that sitting is 'healthy.'
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Fitness And Strength Begin To Decline At Age 35: Swedish Study
Swedish study reveals fitness declines start at 35, but even late exercise boosts strength by up to 10%.
-
Brain Waves Can Help Distinguish Between One's Own Body And External World: Study
Researchers from Sweden's Karolinska Institutet looked at how the brain combines visual and tactile (touch-related) signals to create a feeling that a body part belongs to oneself -- a phenomenon known as the sense of body ownership.
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Researchers In Sweden Identify Gene Variant That Protects Against Covid
Researchers have identified a specific gene variant that protects against severe COVID-19 infection. An international team led by researchers at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden pinpointed the variant by studying people of different ancestries.
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Beauty Sleep is For Real and Here's Why You Really Need It
The joint study, conducted by New York University and the Karolinska Institutet in Sweden, indicates that lack of sleep can rob your natural beauty and also affect your social life.
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Sweetened Drinks Tied to Increased Heart Failure Risk: Study
Drinking just two glasses of sweetened drinks every day is linked to a higher risk of heart failure in men, a new study has found.
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'Invisible Man' Created in Swedish Lab
Scientists for the first time in lab created a perceptual illusion of having an invisible body among humans.
