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Does losing weight make an athlete better? Associations between body composition and performance
According to a recent study, reducing body fat can improve long-distance running and cross-country skiing performance. However, a more effective way for female athletes to optimize their body composition is to convert body fat into muscle tissue…
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Texas health alert | TPWD warns of highly contagious threat to animals, including cats – KHOU
- Texas health alert | TPWD warns of highly contagious threat to animals, including cats KHOU
- Sick geese at McAllister Park test positive for Avian Flu, Wildlife Center warns public EverythingLubbock.com
- Follow Best Practices When Near Wild Birds
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Human 'mini-noses' help explain why RSV infections are more severe in children than in adults
An infection with respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) typically affects infants much harder than adults. While adults usually experience RSV as a mild cold, infants can develop more severe conditions, including life-threatening pneumonia. Globally,…
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Blinking less may mean brain is working harder, study shows
Blinking is a human reflex most often performed without thinking, like breathing. Although research on blinking is usually related to vision, a new Concordia study examines how blinking is connected to cognitive function, such as filtering out…
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Inconsistent sleep patterns in adolescents found to have widespread negative effects on the developing brain
Adolescents often sleep less than recommended and have substantially different sleep patterns on weekdays and weekends. Their mismatch in sleep timing between school and free days, known as social jet lag, has been linked to adverse physical,…
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Study identifies affordable, accurate tools to detect low blood sugar in newborns globally
Every year, millions of newborns—especially those born premature, underweight or sick—are at risk of neonatal hypoglycemia, a dangerous drop in blood sugar that can lead to seizures, brain injury and lifelong developmental challenges if not…
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Q&A: Why knowing your family's surgical history might be key to preventing emergency gallbladder surgery
People might attribute midnight bouts of chest pain or waves of nausea to food poisoning, stress or a stubborn case of indigestion, but Rutgers Health researchers suggest that knowing your family’s surgical past could pinpoint another cause:…
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Garlic Mouth Wash? The Science Says Yes
It turns out that in addition to keeping vampires away, garlic might also have decent mouthwashing capabilities.
A team of researchers has conducted a review of past studies regarding garlic extract’s potential as an…
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Targeted anti-toxin therapeutic shows promise against C. difficile infections
In a major step toward a precision therapy for Clostridioides difficile (C. diff) infection, researchers at The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids) have uncovered how the body’s bile acids bind to block C. diff’s most dangerous toxin.
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