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Parents as 'coaches' can boost children's physical activity

Schoolchildren in Hong Kong face intense academic demands, with long hours of sedentary study leaving little time for movement. On average, their physical activity falls short of the World Health Organization's recommendation of at least 60 minutes of moderate-to-vigorous physica

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How we are engineering bacteria to eat cancer

Modern medicine has made significant advances in cancer treatments over the decades. But all cancer therapies still face one critical challenge: how to target cancers without damaging healthy cells.

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What Are ‘Ozempic Feet?’ Doctors Explain Latest GLP-1 Side Effect From Weight Loss

Some people using GLP-1 drugs for weight loss have reported changes in their feet. Image Credit: stockvisual/Getty “Ozempic feet” is the latest anecdotal side effect of GLP-1 drugs for weight loss. The unusual phenomenon is a result of rapid weight loss, which may cause foot pain

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CDC nominee Erica Schwartz pressed on whether she will resist RFK Jr’s vaccine agenda

During confirmation hearing Wednesday, Trump’s pick tells Senate health committee she will ‘never betray the science’Erica Schwartz, the Trump administration’s latest nominee to lead the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), faced sharp questioning from senators who p

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Daniel Ek’s body-scanning startup Neko Health raises another $700M

Neko Health has developed proprietary body-scanning technology, which it couples with bloodwork, to assess a person's health.

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What if disabled astronauts are just better suited to space?

The UK Space Agency and space startup Vast just signed an agreement to send Paralympic sprinter and below-knee amputee John McFall into orbit as early as 2027. Most coverage framed it as a victory for inclusion. As a space health researcher, I think something far more interesting

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Researcher details US biobank's value as global resource in study of roots of disease, hea

Just as this country celebrated its 250th birthday, some geneticists were celebrating America, too. At the end of June, the National Institutes of Health announced its "All of Us" Research Program had become the world's largest database of integrated health and genomic informatio

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Tecnologia

7 jogos mobile brasileiros que você precisa conhecer — de mundo aberto a metroidvania

Conheça jogos para celular desenvolvidos por estúdios brasileiros que merecem mais destaque — de mundos abertos a quebra-cabeças. O post 7 jogos mobile brasileiros que você precisa conhecer — de mundo aberto a metroidvania apareceu primeiro em Olhar Digital.

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Tanning beds linked to severe skin reactions beyond cancer risk, review finds

People flocking to tanning beds in search of the perfect tan could be exposing themselves to a hidden health threat far beyond skin cancer, according to a comprehensive research review. The findings are published in the journal Photochemical & Photobiological Sciences.

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Public health groups sue FDA over policy allowing marketing of unauthorized e-cigarettes a

A coalition of public health organizations, pediatricians and parents has filed a federal lawsuit challenging the Food and Drug Administration's new enforcement policy that allows e-cigarette and nicotine pouch products to be marketed and sold without the scientific review and ma

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Researchers develop light-activated drugs that restore sight in blind mice

Blinding diseases caused by the degeneration of photoreceptors, such as age-related macular degeneration (AMD) and retinitis pigmentosa (RP), affect 200 million people worldwide and represent the leading causes of visual impairment and blindness. Beyond the personal impact on qua

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Leading ADHD medications found to be equally effective in children, with one key differenc

Dextroamphetamine and methylphenidate have been found to be equally effective in the treatment of ADHD in children, but greater weight loss was observed in children taking dextroamphetamine, according to an Australian study published in the Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health

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