Monday 25 November 2019

Ducks & More: Animals Offer Flyers Emotional Support

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According to the industry trade group Airlines for America, more than 1 million people brought emotional support animals on flights last year.



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German Dies of Infection from Dog's Lick

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The infection was caused by capnocytophaga canimorsus bacteria, which is commonly found in the mouths of dogs and cats, but rarely transmitted to humans, CNN reported.



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Obesity May Change the Teen Brain, MRI Study Shows

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Using advanced MRI techniques, researchers found that obese teenagers tended to have signs of decreased "integrity" in the brain's white matter. White matter contains the fibers that connect different areas of the brain.



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Can Air Pollution Take a Toll on Your Memory?

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Previous research has implied that exposure to fine particle air pollution increases the risk of Alzheimer's disease and other types of dementia, but it wasn't clear how this type of pollution affects the brain and memory.



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Smallest Tots Spending Too Much Time on Screens

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Watching TVs, computers, smartphones, tablets or electronic games occupies about an hour a day of an infant's time and increases to more than 150 minutes by age 3.



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