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Medical Xpress / Chronic pain acceptance may reduce link between pain intensity and alcohol use severity among veterans

Accepting chronic pain—being willing to experience pain while maintaining valued activities—may protect against higher alcohol use severity among veterans with chronic musculoskeletal pain, according to a preliminary study. ...

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Medical Xpress / Ebola spreading into new areas in northeast DR Congo: WHO

The Ebola outbreak in the northeastern Democratic Republic of Congo is spreading into new areas, the World Health Organization warned Friday.

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Medical Xpress / Health 'war room,' digital tools are tracking disease risks during World Cup

With 48 teams competing across 16 host cities in the U.S., Canada and Mexico, tracking the health and location of World Cup players and fans is a logistical challenge that public health experts want to get a handle on.

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Phys.org / SpaceX lifts off in record Wall Street debut

Elon Musk's SpaceX began its first day as a public company on Wall Street on Friday after the biggest initial public offering in history, with the polarizing entrepreneur promising he will take humanity to Mars.

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Medical Xpress / Shorter clinical trials of medication for alcohol use disorder can be as useful or more useful than longer trials

Randomized control trials that are shorter than 12 weeks show similar results to longer trials when assessing a new medication's effectiveness in helping someone with alcohol use disorder reduce or stop drinking. And in trials ...

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Medical Xpress / Do you lose your whole day to one appointment? 'Waiting mode' may be why

You have a 3 p.m. appointment. It's now 10 a.m., and somehow your entire day already feels out of reach. Maybe you find yourself unable to start anything properly. You feel on edge, waiting for something to begin or end. ...

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Medical Xpress / Blood antibody levels could clarify long COVID prognosis and memory problems

Persistent symptoms after COVID-19 infection continue to affect millions of people worldwide, even as the number of acute infections has declined. Long COVID (LC) can cause fatigue, headaches, sleep disturbances, breathing ...

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Tech Xplore / SpaceX raised $75B in record IPO—why insiders like Elon Musk are much likelier than public stock buyers to benefit

Elon Musk's SpaceX is becoming a publicly traded company after selling 555.6 million shares in what was the biggest initial public offering in history. But my new research suggests that investors who bought those shares are ...

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Medical Xpress / Cerebellar nets may regulate social behavior and help explain autism-linked circuit changes

Researchers at Kanazawa University have identified a previously unrecognized mechanism by which structural changes in the cerebellum influence social behavior. The study demonstrates that disruption of specialized extracellular ...

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Phys.org / Swapping steak for salmon could boost health and reduce emissions

Swapping a beef steak for salmon once a week could save the amount of carbon needed to fly from London Heathrow to Morocco, according to new research by the universities of Bristol and Southampton. The study, published in ...

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Phys.org / Would you buy milk from a gene‑edited cow? Consumers may be more open than you think

As temperatures rise, New Zealand's dairy farmers face a growing challenge: keeping cows cool enough to remain productive. Heat stress can reduce milk production, harm animals and lower the environmental efficiency of dairy ...

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Phys.org / Can ancient bacteria help solve one of agriculture's biggest challenges?

During the Archean Eon—roughly 4 billion years ago—the Earth was a lifeless planet. The atmosphere lacked oxygen, and there were few, if any, organisms to be found anywhere on the globe. Then something incredible happened. ...

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