Why diversity in nature could be the key to mental well-being

Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain By the time you have finished reading this article, at least one species on our planet will be lost forever. Humans rely on a wide range of animals, plants and microorganisms for healthy living environments. Research has shown that the continuing decline in biodiversity—the variety of life on Earth—is a threat…

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Office Procedure Found to Get Stone Fragments Rolling

An experimental handheld ultrasonic device used in an office setting was shown to guide residual kidney stone fragments out of the body and markedly reduce the risk for relapse, researchers reported (Abstract MP29-10) on May 4 at the 2024 annual meeting of the American Urological Association in San Antonio, Texas. Dr Mathew Sorensen Mathew Sorensen,…

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A new approach in melanoma treatment

Credit: CC0 Public Domain A personalized mRNA vaccine to treat melanoma has now reached late-stage trials in the UK. This is just the latest step in improving the cure rate of cancer. This form of cancer therapy harnesses the power of the body’s immune system to target and eradicate cancer cells. During the phase 2…

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Preparing for future pandemics means looking beyond the health data

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain The World Health Organization declared an end to the COVID-19 public health emergency on May 5, 2023. In the year since, only two provinces—Alberta and Ontario—have published proposals for dealing with future health emergencies. As a public health economist, I have drawn five lessons from these reports that the remaining provinces…

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Changes, Memory, Eyesight, Hearing, and More

Those first strands of gray hair are a sign of the inevitable. We’re getting older and our bodies are changing. We may grow a little rounder around the waistline, or wake in the night, or feel a little stiffer in the morning. Yet while we adapt to new realities, we shouldn’t discount every symptom as…

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