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According to a new study, people who have recently experienced severe financial strain may have a 20-fold higher risk of attempting suicide than those who have not encountered hardship.Content warning: This article discusses suicidal ideation and suicide attempts.Share on PinterestResearch indicates that financial stressors can be an important risk factor for suicide attempts.A study that…

Share on PinterestA ketogenic diet may help cut the risk of Alzheimer’s by influencing the population of gut microorganisms.Alzheimer’s Association report that 15–20% of people over 65 experience mild cognitive impairment (MCI), which involves a decline in memory and the ability to think clearly.Doctors do not consider MCI to be a form of dementia because…

Share on PinterestIn some cases, people may experience COVID-19 symptoms for several months. This phenomenon has become known as ‘long COVID.’According to existing data, people who become infected with SARS-CoV-2, the new coronavirus, and develop COVID-19 can recover from this illness approximately 2 weeks after symptoms first appear.For more severe COVID-19 cases, doctors observe that…

Share on PinterestThe number of justice-involved people with COVID-19 may be much higher than some statistics indicate.COVID-19 has claimed the lives of more than 900 people housed in state and federal prisons in the United States. The Marshall Project indicates that more than 100,000 people in carceral settings have received a diagnosis of COVID-19.However, epidemiologists…

Share on PinterestCarefully targeted melittin from honeybee venom may kill aggressive breast cancer cells.For thousands of years, humans have used honey, propolis, and venom from the European honeybee Apis mellifera as medicines.More recently, scientists have discovered that honeybee venom and its active component, melittin, are toxic to a wide range of tumors — including melanoma,…