Interoception is the self-awareness of physiological states; it’s how animals and humans know they’re hungry or thirsty, and how they
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Blood pressure control for people aged 80 and older: What’s the right target?
The number of people who are 80-years-old and older is on the rise, and will account for nearly 10 percent
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Global diets are converging, with benefits and problems
Research carried out by the University of Kent has shown that diets are changing in complex ways worldwide. International food
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New diagnostic techniques and drug may slow and even reverse cognitive decline from aging
A groundbreaking clinical approach has been developed combining new diagnostic techniques to detect a leaking blood-brain barrier (BBB) with a
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‘Cure or nothing’ doesn’t capture the realities of modern cancer research and treatment
Cancer was in the past, and among many people still is, something of a taboo. There was a time when
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Attention, Attention: Keto And Low-Carb Diets Are NOT The Same Thing
As the year comes to an end and the holiday indulgences just keep on coming (d*mn you, office cookie parties!),
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Fat-dissolving bile acids may help regulate gut immunity and inflammation
Could bile acids—the fat-dissolving juices churned out by the liver and gallbladder—also play a role in immunity and inflammation? The
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Almost £1million paid to scandal-hit Shrewsbury and Telford hospitals
NHS paid almost £1million to scandal-hit Shrewsbury and Telford hospitals for ‘good maternity care’ just weeks before its childbirth unit
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Is there a link between lifetime lead exposure and dementia?
To the medical community’s surprise, several studies from the US, Canada, and Europe suggest a promising downward trend in the
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Not all antipsychotics increase the risk of diabetes and raise cholesterol—some may be protective
Millions of people worldwide are prescribed antipsychotics every year. While these drugs are effective in treating the symptoms of schizophrenia,
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