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"The [structural] mechanism producing these problematic outcomes is really robust and hard to resolve." Credit: Aurich Lawson | Getty Images Credit: Aurich Lawson | Getty Images It's no secret that much of social media has become profoundly dysfunctional. Rather than bringing us together into one utopian public square and fostering a healthy exchange of ideas

Late afternoon in Starbucks, the sun slants through the floor‑to‑ceiling windows of the coffeehouse facing a busy street.  The long table is occupied.  Students are bent over laptops, remote workers are camped out with AirPods in, and a few freeloaders are sipping free warm water with the confidence of regulars. This is the new normal

A major clinical trial has uncovered compelling evidence that vitamin D supplementation helps preserve telomeres, the DNA structures that protect chromosomes and shorten with age. Credit: Shutterstock A large clinical trial suggests vitamin D may slow biological aging by preserving telomeres. Findings from the VITAL randomized controlled trial show that vitamin D supplementation can help

A new study by Emory University researchers, published Thursday in Environmental Science & Technology , found that exposure to the tiny particles in air pollution during pregnancy can disrupt maternal metabolisms, altering key biological pathways. These changes were associated with increased risk of various negative birth outcomes, including premature birth. The study, which analyzed blood

We’ve heard that marriage is good for our health. After all, having someone by our side could mean emotional, social, and financial support. But what if this notion is challenged by new evidence suggesting that marriage might not be the ultimate safeguard against dementia? In fact, a new study is revealing that being unmarried could

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TOPLINE: In a multicentre cross-sectional study, the majority of patients with solar urticaria were of European ethnicity, with Fitzpatrick skin phototypes I-III; urticaria provocation was achieved using monochromator phototesting in 94.2% of participants, and omalizumab showed the highest complete response rate at 37.5%. METHODOLOGY: Researchers conducted a cross-sectional study at six tertiary photobiology units in

Household plastics -- found in water bottles, food packaging, shampoos and toys -- could be contributing to hundreds of thousands of heart disease deaths worldwide every year, according to a new study released Tuesday...