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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

5+ hour, 8+ 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

20+ hour, 42+ 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

22+ hour, 43+ min ago   (427+ words) The eyes are said to be windows to the soul....

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sciencealert.com > scientists-gave-cash-to-low-income-moms-and-it-altered-their-babies-aging

Scientists Gave Cash to Low-Income Moms, And It Altered Their Babies' Aging

1+ day, 11+ hour ago   (354+ words) We usually think of aging as something that catches up with us later in life....

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

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sciencealert.com > gone-too-hard-regular-erectile-dysfunction-drug-use-raises-risk-of-vision-loss-study-finds

Gone Too Hard? Regular Erectile Dysfunction Drug Use Raises Risk of Vision Loss, Study Finds

2+ day, 19+ hour ago   (827+ words) Some myths refuse to die, especially when they mix sex and shame. For generations, young people were warned that sexual activity could make them blind. Science has long dismissed the claim. But a new study has brought the old myth…...

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sciencealert.com > plastic-exposure-before-birth-linked-to-adhd-and-autism-symptoms-heres-what-you-need-to-know

Plastic Exposure Before Birth Linked to ADHD And Autism Symptoms. Here's What You Need to Know.

2+ day, 15+ hour ago   (999+ words) A new study linking the likelihood of autism and ADHD symptoms in early life to in-utero exposure to a common plasticizer is no doubt going to cause a stir. It's another chapter in the ongoing search for answers to some…...

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sciencealert.com > alzheimers-disease-threat-actually-emerges-from-beyond-the-brain-study-finds

Alzheimer's Disease Threat Actually Emerges From Beyond The Brain, Study Finds

4+ day, 4+ hour ago   (488+ words) We usually think of Alzheimer's as a brain disease, but a growing body of evidence shows it's more complicated than that....

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sciencealert.com > belly-fat-not-age-may-be-the-bigger-driver-of-low-testosterone

Belly Fat, Not Age, May Be The Bigger Driver of Low Testosterone

4+ day, 8+ hour ago   (246+ words) Aging may not impact your testosterone levels as much as you might think....

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sciencealert.com > giant-study-unravels-the-links-between-meat-consumption-and-stomach-cancer

Giant Study Unravels The Links Between Meat Consumption And Stomach Cancer

4+ day, 10+ hour ago   (655+ words) There's now a substantial amount of evidence that eating more meat – particularly red and processed meat – increases the risk of cancer. However, not every study dataset shows an association, and researchers are looking for more clarity, particularly when it comes…...