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Lead Exposure in Childhood May Affect Mental Health Later in Life

Adults who were exposed to lead during their childhood are more likely to experience mental health problems and develop unhealthy personality traits, according to a new study published in JAMA Psychiatry, reports Medical News Today. Researchers from Duke University in Durham, North Carolina, reviewed the data of more than 1,000 participants born in 1972 and… Read More: Lead Exposure in Childhood May Affect Mental Health Later in… »

9 Tips to Get Back On Your Resolution Train

Wednesday, January 30, 2019 Well January has come and gone, “A New Year, A New You!” Isn’t this what we say every year along with making either the same resolutions from the year before or new ones? Are you HONESTLY sticking with them? We are a month or so into 2019, so. here are you with… Read More: 9 Tips to Get Back On Your Resolution Train »

Obesity, nutrition, climate change pose triple danger

Obesity, undernutrition and climate change are the biggest threats to the world population, linked by profit motives and policy inertia, a top commission said on Sunday, calling for a binding plan and trillions of dollars to thwart the dangers. A $ 1 billion fund and action strategies targeting food policy and production are needed urgently… Read More: Obesity, nutrition, climate change pose triple danger »

HIV Hidden in Patients’ Cells Can Now Be Accurately Measured

Until now, researchers haven’t been able to accurately quantify a latent form of HIV that persists in patients’ immune cells. A new genetic technique is fast and 10 to 100 times more accurate than previous diagnostics. On HIV’s envelope (gray), proteins (red) help the virus bind to and enter host cells. Once the virus has… Read More: HIV Hidden in Patients’ Cells Can Now Be Accurately Measured »