(HealthDay)—In some reassuring news for professional athletes, a new study finds very few develop inflammatory heart disease after being infected with COVID-19, and most can safely return to play. In fact, of nearly 800 professional athletes who had tested positive, less than 1% were barred from returning to play because of heart damage from COVID-19, […]
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Boob job leaves beautician with a hole in her breast after her nipple fell off
A woman has been left with a hole in her breast when her nipple fell off after she went under the knife in Turkey. Beautician Cherrise Massay opted for breast augmentation surgery in Istanbul after friends of hers recommended the clinic, which cannot be named for legal reasons. The mum-of-two claimed her nipple fell off […]
China’s virus crackdown leaves millions working at home
In the middle of a phone call with a customer, an important visitor knocks on Michael Xiong’s door: his 3-year-old son. Xiong, a salesman in Chibi, a city near the center of a virus outbreak, is one of millions of people in China who are obeying government orders to work from home as part of […]
Cholera outbreak leaves eight dead in Sudan: WHO
Eight people have died from cholera in Sudan including six in the war-torn state of Blue Nile, according to the World Health Organisation, amid a surge in the number of reported cases. A total of 184 cases of cholera have been reported in the northeast African country over the past month, including 128 cases from […]
LOL! Kim Kardashian's Son Leaves Strange Gift by Bed in Case She Falls Off
Kim Kardashian’s 3-year-old son, Saint, is always thinking ahead. “My son left this by the side of my bed and said, ‘Mama, I left this for you in case you fall off your bed and bleed in the middle of the night,’” the Keeping Up With the Kardashians star, 38, captioned her Monday, September 23, […]
Assisted reproduction technology leaves its mark on genes temporarily, study shows
Any effect that assisted reproduction technology has on babies’ genes is largely corrected by adulthood, new research led by the Murdoch Children’s Research Institute has found. Published in the latest edition of Nature Communications, the study found events that occur in early development, including ovarian stimulation, manipulation of the embryo and the extra hormones common […]
Gender identity leaves imprint on human brains, neuroscience researchers find
Society’s expectations about gender roles alter the human brain at the cellular level, according to a paper published by a group of neuroscience researchers at Georgia State University. “We are just starting to understand and study the ways in which gender identity, rather than sex, may cause the brain to differ in males and females,” […]
Poverty leaves a mark on our genes
A new Northwestern University study challenges prevailing understandings of genes as immutable features of biology that are fixed at conception. Previous research has shown that socioeconomic status (SES) is a powerful determinant of human health and disease, and social inequality is a ubiquitous stressor for human populations globally. Lower educational attainment and/or income predict increased […]