Scientists say receiving a cancer diagnosis may increase a person's close relatives’ and spouses’ risks of developing psychological and heart-related illnesses | Parents of children with cancer experienced the highest risks of developing negative health outcomes compared with other relatives.
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If a close relative has cancer, it may affect your health too

If a close relative has cancer, it may affect your health too US scientists say receiving a cancer diagnosis may increase a person's close relatives’ and spouses’ risks of developing psych

Doctors have successfully operated on a pig – from 5,780 miles away | Using a video game controller, surgeons in Switzerland successfully performed an endoscopy on a pig in Hong Kong, paving the way for remote procedures in humans in areas where local expertise isn’t available.
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Remote surgery performed on a pig 9,000 km away using a game controller

Doctors have successfully operated on a pig – from 9,300 km (5,780 miles) away. Using a video game controller, surgeons in Switzerland successfully performed an endoscopy on a pig in Hong Kong, paving the way for remote procedures in humans in areas where…

Obesity may increase susceptibility to contracting COVID-19. Obesity is a known risk factor for severe symptoms, but a new study shows that it may also increase risk of infection. People with obesity were 34% more likely to become COVID positive after reported exposure than non-obese people.
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Obesity May Increase Susceptibility to Contracting COVID-19

Obesity is a known risk factor for severe symptoms, but a new study from Mass General Brigham shows that it may also increase risk of infection

A recent study sheds light on how mindfulness, self-compassion, and other-compassion intersect with psychological need fulfillment to influence relationship and sexual satisfaction in midlife married couples.
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Mindfulness enhances romantic relationships through need fulfillment, study suggests

New findings suggest that mindfulness and self-compassion enhance relationship and sexual satisfaction in midlife marriages through fulfilling the basic psychological needs of autonomy, competence, and relatedness.

Pacific coast gray whales have gotten 13% shorter since the year 2000 according to new research from Oregon State University. Correlation with two oceanographic metrics as proxies for habitat quality suggest the decline in body size may be in response to changing environmental conditions.
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Pacific coast gray whales have gotten 13% shorter in the past 20-30

NEWPORT, Oregon — Gray whales that spend their summers feeding in the shallow waters off the Pacific Northwest coast have undergone a significant decline in body length since around the year 2000, a

Microrobots made of green algae carrying nanoparticles coated with red blood cell membranes can move through the lungs to carry chemo drugs directly to tumors, potentially improving lung cancer treatment
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Microrobots made of algae carry chemo directly to lung tumors, improving cancer treatment

Green algae carry drug-loaded nanoparticles directly to the lungs, reducing side effects in other organs and increasing treatment efficiency.

Scientists have described a new plant species of the mycoheterotrophic genus that steals nutrients from the fungi on their roots, taking advantage of mycorrhizal symbiosis and allowing them to thrive in low-light conditions.
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Thismia malayana (Thismiaceae), a new mycoheterotrophic species from Peninsular Malaysia

A new species of the mycoheterotrophic genus Thismia from Malaysia is described and illustrated. Thismia malayana introduced here was found in two localities: in the lowlands of Gunung Angsi Forest Reserve, Negeri Sembilan, and in the hilly dipterocarp forests…

Veterans working with service dogs experienced significantly lower self-reported and clinician-rated PTSD symptom severity, lower anxiety and depression, a significantly higher quality of life, and fewer feelings of isolation after three months compared to standard of care alone.
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Veterans with service dogs may have fewer PTSD symptoms, higher quality of life | University of Arizona News

Veterans who were paired with a service dog for just three months were 66% less likely to be diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder.

A recent randomized controlled trial finds circumcised men are less likely to get HIV infection
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From the science community on Reddit: A recent randomized controlled trial finds circumcised men are less likely to get HIV infection

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Cannabis Oil Provides ‘Modest’ Pain Relief. By the end of the study, the average pain level among participants had dropped from 7.9 to 6.6, equivalent to a 14% reduction in pain, with similar improvements in sleep, anxiety, depression, disability, and quality of life
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Cannabis Oil Provides ‘Modest’ Pain Relief

By Pat Anson, PNN Editor Cannabis can be consumed in many different forms for pain relief. You can smoke or vape cannabis flowers, rub cannabis-infused lotions and ointments on your skin, or ingest edibles and beverages containing cannabidiol (CBD) and/or…