Rachel Carter

Dreaming the Future: Neurons Predict Events in Sleep

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Rachel Carter

Summary: Researchers discovered that certain neurons not only replay past experiences but also anticipate future events during sleep. By studying rats’ hippocampal ...

Mediterranean diet helps women live much longer, a large new study finds

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Rachel Carter

Sign up for CNN’s Eat, But Better: Mediterranean Style. Our eight-part guide shows you a delicious expert-backed eating lifestyle that will boost your ...

4.2M Iowa chickens infected, flock to be culled

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Bird flu affecting dozens of dairy herds The latest bird flu outbreak has affected more than 60 dairy herds since late March, ...

Study reveals persistent risk of death, symptoms in COVID survivors at 3 years

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Rachel Carter

COVID-19 patients hospitalized with the wild-type virus in 2020 were at a 29% higher risk for death than their nonhospitalized counterparts 3 ...

Is it true that there are little bugs living in your eyelashes?

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Rachel Carter

Is it true that there are little bugs living in our eyelashes? Most of us have tiny bugs living on our faces, ...

Sun safety tips to avoid sunburn this summer

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Rachel Carter

Sun exposure safety tips for summer: Video Summer is here, so let’s talk about sunburn. A good sunscreen is important but that’s ...

More than 90% of chickenpox cases in New York City outbreak among unvaccinated people

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Rachel Carter

Just 1.4% of cases were among people who received two vaccine doses. May 30, 2024, 1:45 PM ET • 5 min read ...

Prenatal Amphetamine Exposure Impacts Brain Development

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Rachel Carter

Summary: A new study used C. elegans to study the long-term effects of amphetamine exposure during embryogenesis, finding significant alterations in dopamine-related ...

Mapping human consciousness: A breakthrough study

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Rachel Carter

A groundbreaking study conducted by researchers at Massachusetts General Hospital and Boston Children’s Hospital has mapped out a brain network crucial to ...

What are cancer vaccines and have scientists finally found a cure? | Cancer research

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Rachel Carter

What are cancer vaccines? Cancer vaccines are a form of immunotherapy. Unlike vaccines that protect from an infection, such as the Covid-19 ...