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FDA proposes updates to ‘healthy’ claim on food packages | CNN

[ad_1] CNN  —  The US Food and Drug Administration is proposing changes to the nutrition standards that foods must meet before they can carry the “healthy” label on their packages. The proposal comes as the White House held its Conference on Hunger, Nutrition, and Health and released a new national strategy to end hunger, improve […]

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Dogs can smell when humans are stressed, study suggests | CNN

[ad_1] Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news on fascinating discoveries, scientific advancements and more. CNN  —  There’s now scientific evidence shedding more light on one of Barkley’s impressive skills in a long list of endearing traits: the ability to smell when you’re stressed. Dogs can smell the difference

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Our personalities may have changed thanks to the pandemic, study shows | CNN

[ad_1] CNN  —  Covid-19 changed a lot – how we socialized, where we went, and even what work looked like. A new study shows the pandemic may have changed our personalities as well. Psychologists have long believed that a person’s traits stayed pretty much the same, even in the wake of stressful events. But by

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Skipped cancer screenings this past year? It’s time to restart | CNN

[ad_1] CNN  —  Many people postponed routine medical care because of disruptions related to the Covid-19 pandemic. That includes a decline in cancer screenings, such as mammograms and colonoscopies. In the meantime, cancer remains one of the major causes of death in the United States, second only to heart disease. Why is cancer screening so

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FDA authorization for updated Covid-19 boosters could be expanded to younger ages as soon as early October | CNN

[ad_1] CNN  —  US Food and Drug Administration authorization for updated Covid-19 boosters could be expanded to younger age groups as soon as early October, a source close to planning discussions tells CNN. Moderna and Pfizer both sought FDA emergency use authorization for their updated Covid-19 boosters for younger people in recent days. Moderna is

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Alzheimer’s drug slows progression of cognitive decline in clinical trial, drugmakers say | CNN

[ad_1] CNN  —  A monoclonal antibody treatment for Alzheimer’s disease called lecanemab slows the progression of cognitive decline by 27% compared with a placebo, drugmakers Biogen and Eisai said Tuesday. The drug, tested in a Phase 3 global clinical trial, also met all secondary endpoints, showing “target engagement” with reduced amyloid levels – a protein

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Combining weight training with another activity could lower your risk of early death, study finds | CNN

[ad_1] Editor’s Note: Sign up for CNN’s Fitness, But Better newsletter series. Our seven-part guide up will help you ease into a healthy routine, backed by experts. CNN  —  Aerobic activities and weight training have health benefits on their own, but combining them could have even greater effect when it comes to disease prevention and

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Study links Covid-19 vaccination to small, temporary change in menstrual cycle | CNN

[ad_1] CNN  —  People who got the Covid-19 vaccine reported slightly longer menstrual cycles, but the change was temporary, according to a new study published Tuesday in the journal BMJ Medicine. “Compared with the unvaccinated group, vaccinated individuals had an adjusted increase in menstrual cycle length of less than one day with both first and

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Spiral galaxy captured in ‘unprecedented detail’ by Webb telescope | CNN

[ad_1] Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news on fascinating discoveries, scientific advancements and more. CNN  —  A dazzling spiral galaxy located 29 million light-years from Earth appears in “unprecedented detail” in a new image released by NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope. The “bones” of the galaxy, typically obscured

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US sees increase in respiratory infections that can lead to paralysis in children, CDC data shows | CNN

[ad_1] CNN  —  Doctors should prepare for a possible increase in young patients with enterovirus D68, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported Tuesday, and that may be linked to more cases of the rare, paralyzing condition acute flaccid myelitis. There was an increase in acute respiratory illnesses and emergency department visits driven

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