Why Candida auris Is Hard to Control (And What It Means)
Candida auris is hard to control because it colonizes human skin without symptoms, persists for weeks on hospital surfaces and…
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Is Male Pattern Baldness Less Common in Native Americans?
Male pattern baldness does occur in Native American, First Nations, and Alaska Native men. However, limited research suggests it is…
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How Do Optometrists Determine Your Glasses Prescription?
Optometrists determine your glasses prescription by measuring how your eye focuses light and then balancing that error with lenses until…
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What Is mGluR5 and How Is It Linked to Autism?
mGluR5 is a metabotropic glutamate receptor that modulates how neurons respond to the excitatory neurotransmitter glutamate. A Yale-led brain imaging…
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How Legionnaires’ Disease Spreads and How to Prevent It
Legionnaires’ disease spreads when people inhale tiny water droplets that contain Legionella bacteria, most often from large water systems such…
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Are Blue Eyes More Sensitive to Light?
Yes. People with blue eyes are, on average, more sensitive to bright light because they have less melanin pigment in…
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When Eye Pigment Turns Against You: The Hidden Glaucoma
When Eye Pigment Turns Against You: The Hidden Glaucoma A little-known syndrome stalks young myopes, then spikes pressure overnight It…
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Sleep emerges as longevity signal, but read the fine print
The map of American longevity may be hiding in plain sight on your nightstand. In the county where you live,…
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How Allergies Happen, and Why They Appear or Vanish
You sneeze at spring, your kid swells up with peanut butter, your friend suddenly cannot take acetaminophen. The through line…
