While the term “social distancing” is a new concept for most of us, researchers are finding that it’s actually standard practice for some animals when they are sick.
India’s groundwater crisis threatens food security for hundreds of millions, study says
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Hundreds of millions of people in India face a serious threat to their livelihoods and food security due to overexploitation of vital water supplies, according to the authors of a new study. India is one of the worl...
Talking on the phone for 10 minutes could make you feel less lonely, study says
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Talking to someone on the phone for 10 minutes multiple times a week -- if you're in control of the conversation -- can decrease loneliness, a new study revealed. Half of the 240 study participants were selected to...
Sarah Michelle Gellar says no to doing potential ‘Buffy the Vampire Slayer’ reboots
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Sarah Michelle Gellar isn't hopping on the reboot bandwagon. In a conversation with Mario Lopez for his podcast, Gellar said she's too "tired and cranky" now to play the famous vampire slayer. "What worked for Buf...
People of color are underrepresented in US vaccine trials, study finds
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People of color have been vastly underrepresented in US-based vaccine trials for the last decade, according to a new study released Friday by researchers at Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Harvard, Emory and...
People with multiple mental disorders may age several years faster, study finds
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People with mental disorders have been found to be at higher risk of developing age-related diseases, but not necessarily at greater risk of aging faster — until now. Experiencing mental disorders early in life may...
Fire damages a summer camp Paul Newman started for sick children in Connecticut
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Authorities are investigating a fire that broke out at a summer camp started by the late actor Paul Newman for seriously ill children and their families. Connecticut state troopers and the Fire & Explosion Inves...
Family caregivers who aren’t given priority for the vaccine, worry what would happen ‘if I get sick’
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(KHN)Robin Davidson entered the lobby of Houston Methodist Hospital, where her 89-year-old father, Joe, was being treated for a flare-up of congestive heart failure. Before her stretched a line of people waiting to ...
Study shows New York subways have a pollution problem
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New York In the Big Apple, even mass transit can be a pollution risk. According to a study published Wednesday in the journal Environmental Health Perspectives, New York's subways are the most polluted in the Northe...
Peanut allergies affect over 4.6 million adults in the US, study finds
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Over 4.6 million US adults have a peanut allergy — and many of them developed the allergy in adulthood, a new study has found. Over 800,000 of those adults — over 17% — developed their allergy after turning 18 years...
American detained in Russia is sick and unable to reach US embassy, his brother says
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Washington Paul Whelan, a US citizen who has been detained in Russia for more than two years, is sick and has struggled to reach the US Embassy, his brother said Wednesday. "Paul has been able to speak to our parents...
US kindergarten kids who act out more likely to be heavy online users later, study says
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(The Conversation)Specific groups of kindergartners in the US are more likely to be frequent users of social networking, online gaming or messaging by the end of fifth grade, according to our new study in the journa...
Chinese submarine sailors report significant mental health problems in rare study
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Hong Kong More than 1 in 5 sailors on Chinese submarines operating in the South China Sea reported mental health problems, according to a new study that provides a rare insight into the inner workings of one of the C...