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Category: Medicine

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Trying to prevent cancer and heart disease? Skip the Vitamin D.

Posted on December 4, 2018December 5, 2023 by Sciworthy

Vitamin D does not appear to help prevent cancer and heart disease in a 5 year long study of over 25,000 older Americans.

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    Is coconut oil really healthier than butter?

    Posted on November 13, 2018October 24, 2022 by Gina Misra

    Researchers found in a recent study that coconut oil had no impact on body weight but may have a small postive impact on cholesterol…

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      Is exercise addiction socially acceptable at gyms?

      Posted on October 1, 2018June 24, 2025 by Sciworthy

      Certain behaviors are often socially accepted and even encouraged when they’re considered productive, regardless of potential health…

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        Eye exams can help diagnose syphilis and HIV

        Posted on September 19, 2018December 5, 2023 by Sciworthy

        Syphilis is a sexually transmitted infection, which if it not treated properly, can lead to complications and symptoms involving the eye,…

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          Viruses may eventually be used to deliver gene therapy

          Posted on August 28, 2018June 25, 2025 by Sciworthy

          New approaches for preventing and treating illnesses are on the rise, including the use of gene therapy through vaccines. With this…

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            First Clinical Trial of Stem Cell Treatment of Parkinson’s Disease

            Posted on August 16, 2018June 24, 2025 by Nathan Gock

            A landmark clinical trial was announced recently by researchers at Kyoto University. For the first time in history, this trial tests the use…

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              Babies learn about eye contact early in life

              Posted on August 2, 2018October 31, 2022 by Sciworthy

              As infants, we absorb any information our surroundings have to offer, especially if other humans are involved. Infants can recognize their…

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                Effects of Gender and Alcohol Use on US Veterans with HIV

                Posted on July 31, 2018December 5, 2023 by Sciworthy

                While many people might not think that HIV is a large problem in the United States, at the end of 2015 over 1.1 million Americans were…

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                  Risk Factors for Heavy Metal Exposure in Children

                  Posted on July 30, 2018June 24, 2025 by Gina Misra

                  Before a baby is born in Taiwan, both the development of its brain and its intellectual performance are already at risk. A 2014 study of 545…

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                    Brain Cancer Treatment Finishes Phase 3 of Clinical Trials

                    Posted on July 9, 2018June 13, 2025 by Nathan Gock

                    For most types of cancer, survival rates have steadily been improving since the 1970s as medical advancements have been made in both cancer…

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