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Not Being Able to Burp Actually Sounds Pretty Horrific
A life without burps might sound like a blessing, but a new study shows it’s anything but. Researchers interviewed patients with the rare condition retrograde cricopharyngeus dysfunction (R-CPD), which makes them unable to burp or belch, about how it affected their daily life. Not only did patients report unpleasant symptoms like constant farting and gas,…
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Anxious and Joyless? You Might Just Be Sleep Deprived
Not getting enough sleep is bad for both your physical health and your emotional well-being, as new research shows. The study, a review of existing data from clinical trials, found that even short bouts of sleep deprivation can reduce people’s positive emotions and make them more anxious. For the research, scientists at Montana State University…
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Unexpected Animals That Use Tools
Scientists once thought that only humans and our closest relatives, chimps, were clever enough to use tools. But as our documenting of the natural world has gotten more detailed—and as we’ve become less haughty about our supposed superior intellect—we’ve found that many species are actually deft with sticks, stones, and other implements. Here are a…
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Covid-19 Paralysed a Teen Girl’s Vocal Cords, Doctors Say
We’re still discovering new ways COVID-19 can harm us, some four years after the emergence of this complicated viral disease. In a recent report, doctors in Massachusetts describe a teen girl whose vocal cords became paralysed soon after a bout of COVID-19. The girl required a tracheostomy in place for more than a year to…