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Mom experienced 'extreme unhappiness' only when she breastfedDiagnostic Dilemma A new mom experienced intense feelings of sadness whenever she breastfed.
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'Now you actually have a blood test': Psychiatry's bible, the DSM, is getting upgraded to include biological markers. A psychiatrist explains what that means for mental health.Interview Live Science spoke with psychiatrist Anand Kumar about the next edition of the "Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders," which will include biological factors like genetics in studying and diagnosing psychiatric conditions.
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Neuroscientists reveal method to train people to have lucid dreams — and it involves virtual reality and meditationPeople who had no recollection of a lucid dream over the past three years developed the skill after one month of performing a novel training regimen twice a week, neuroscientists report.
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Nearly 30% of US adults admit to lying about or exaggerating their symptoms to get antibiotics from doctors, survey findsIn two new surveys, U.S. adults report lying to their doctors and their children's doctors about symptoms in hopes of being prescribed antibiotics.
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Study reveals new clues to why colorectal cancer in young people is so deadlyColorectal cancer in young people shows genetic and structural differences that may make it more aggressive and treatment-resistant than the cancer tends to be in older people.
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IBD may transform neurons in the gut, triggering pain even when inflammation is under controlA new study with data from mice and human tissues suggests that, in ulcerative colitis, immune cells in the gut might make pain-sensing nerves hypersensitive.
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A woman carried a 'stone baby' in her abdomen for 3 yearsDiagnostic Dilemma A woman's unexplained abdominal pain led doctors to a diagnosis that has only been documented a few hundred times over the past 400 years.
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Hepatitis B could surge, infecting millions more in childhood, under proposed CDC guidanceA proposed shift in recommendations for hepatitis B vaccination in the U.S. could leave millions of young adults unprotected, a new modeling study suggests.
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Scientists invent implant that can transform sugar in the blood to treat type 2 diabetesAn experimental medical device uses a tiny amount of electricity to spark a chemical reaction and remove extra sugar from the bloodstream.
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