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Scientific study suggests destruction of the Amazon rainforest directly impacts human health

New study finds well-preserved areas of Amazon rainforest occupied and managed by Indigenous peoples show lower incidences of ...
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Humans sense a collaborating robot as part of their 'extended' body

Researchers from the Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia (IIT) in Genoa (Italy) and Brown University in Providence (U.S.) have ...

Well-preserved Amazon rainforest on Indigenous lands can protect people from diseases, study finds

A new study finds well-preserved areas of Amazon rainforest occupied and managed by Indigenous peoples show lower incidences ...

How the spiritual sound of the shofar shapes the Jewish new year – a Jewish studies scholar explains

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Association between prone position ventilation and tracheal injury score in intensive care unit patients with invasive ventilation: a secondary analysis of a prospective cohort ...

Primary and secondary outcome measures The primary outcome was tracheal injury score, assessed via fibreoptic bronchoscopy for hyperaemia, ischaemia, ulcers and perforation. Lesions were classified as ...

Battle at Be'eri: One unit’s darkest hour

MATPA, the Israeli Police's elite combat unit, lost seven fighters and its commander in the battle for Kibbutz Be'eri on ...

Genetic testing isn’t common in adults. A new study shows it should be

The first time the seemingly healthy woman gave birth, she went into heart failure. She recovered and went on to deliver her ...

First 'perovskite camera' can see inside the human body

Physicians rely on nuclear medicine scans, like SPECT scans, to watch the heart pump, track blood flow and detect diseases ...
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Penn Medicine joins national effort to digitally map the human body

Researchers from the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania are joining a national collaboration to launch the Whole Person Physiome Research and Coordination Center (WPP-RCC), ...
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K. Lisa Yang Brain Body Center Launches at Harvard Medical School

Now, a $30 million gift to Harvard University from philanthropist Lisa Yang is propelling these efforts by establishing the K ...

The 21 grams experiment that tried to weigh a human soul

MacDougall hoped to discover whether a soul had mass with his macabre experiment, and if so, how much. His tests with ...