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sciencealert.com > this-subtle-change-to-your-fingernails-can-be-a-sign-of-hidden-disease

This Subtle Change to Your Fingernails Can Be a Sign of Hidden Disease

4+ hour, 21+ min ago   (279+ words) Underlying, less visible health problems sometimes manifest themselves through connected changes in the body that show up before any actual symptoms....

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sciencealert.com > bizarre-rash-was-thought-to-be-a-liver-injury-but-it-was-caused-by-a-common-habit

Bizarre Rash Was Thought to Be a Liver Injury, But It Was Caused by a Common Habit

19+ hour, 54+ min ago   (711+ words) When a young boy reported to the emergency department with a mysterious form of 'spontaneous bruising' marking his abdomen, doctors were basically stumped. Neither the boy nor his parents had any idea how the strange lesions had formed, and a…...

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sciencealert.com > scientists-find-a-subtle-clue-to-adhd-hidden-in-the-eyes

Scientists Find a Subtle Clue to ADHD Hidden in The Eyes

21+ hour, 55+ min ago   (427+ words) The eyes are said to be windows to the soul....

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sciencealert.com > a-man-went-to-hospital-with-blood-in-his-urine-doctors-found-a-needle-in-his-heart

A Man Went to Hospital With Blood in His Urine. Doctors Found a Needle in His Heart.

1+ day, 17+ hour ago   (255+ words) A puncture to the heart may be shockingly insidious....

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sciencealert.com > your-body-keeps-producing-cannabis-like-chemicals-throughout-a-marathon

Your Body Keeps Producing Cannabis-Like Chemicals Throughout a Marathon

4+ day, 18+ hour ago   (464+ words) Running a marathon is hard....

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sciencealert.com > gout-is-surging-in-young-men-and-it-could-be-fueling-erectile-dysfunction-too

Gout Is Surging in Young Men, And It Could Be Fueling Erectile Dysfunction Too

1+ week, 16+ hour ago   (531+ words) An 'old-fashioned' disease of kings is experiencing a modern resurgence....

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sciencealert.com > one-common-pet-is-linked-to-worse-mental-health-in-young-kids-study-finds

Only Cats Are Linked to Worse Mental Health in Young Kids, Study Finds

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (752+ words) Parents strive to support their children's physical and mental well-being, whether it's constant cross-town drives to karate, mashing a million peas, or absorbing countless CoComelon marathons. Adopting a pet is another common practice, but is there any science to support…...

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sciencealert.com > 1-in-3-men-in-their-30s-already-have-this-silent-disease-by-70-almost-everyone-does

1 in 3 Men in Their 30s Already Have This Silent Disease. By 70, Almost Everyone Does.

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (638+ words) Sometimes health can feel a bit like a thunderclap....

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sciencealert.com > researchers-put-spinach-directly-into-bread-and-saw-the-bodys-insulin-response-change

Researchers Put Spinach Directly Into Bread And Saw The Body's Insulin Response Change

2+ week, 2+ day ago   (394+ words) Scientists have figured out how to secretly enrich white bread with spinach – and it could have an immediate and measurable impact on the body's insulin response....

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sciencealert.com > trichotillomania-new-study-explains-why-people-feel-compelled-to-pull-out-their-own-hair

Trichotillomania: New Study Explains Why People Feel Compelled to Pull Out Their Own Hair

3+ week, 4+ hour ago   (381+ words) Trichotillomania (pulling out the hairs on your head, eyebrows, lashes, or elsewhere) is not a new condition....