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A lack of sleep is linked to a litany of health problems, such as obesity, heart disease and diabetes. But most troubling of all, sleep deprivation can shorten your life expectancy. Research published in the journal Chronobiology International suggests the timing of sleep also plays a role.
âLife itself is my present this yearâ
Obstacles in the health care system make access to treatment and recovery dangerously difficult for many Latinos with COVID-19 Agustin Maldonado, an Oregon Catholic who had a life-threatening case of COVID-19, prays the rosary in front of his familyâs shrine Dec. 4. Maldonado says his experience with the coronavirus was horrific, but he found solace in his faith and feels he gained spiritual insights amid suffering. (Courtesy Maldonado family)
select There are ongoing disparities in the medical system for people of color and the undocumented, and with COVID-19 those put our community in more vulnerable and life-threatening situations, said Olivia Quiroz, executive director of the Oregon Latino Health Coalition.
Scientists have, for the first time, used X-rays to see through the outer layers of a mummy to examine the contents. The analysis reveals it was a child around five years old that likely died of disease.
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IMAGE: In 2017, Stuart Stock, center, of Northwestern University, talks with Rachel Sabino, right, of the Art Institute of Chicago while Argonne scientist Ali Mashayekhi, left, makes adjustments to the apparatus. view more
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The mummified remains of ancient Egyptians hold many secrets, from the condition of the bodies to the artifacts placed within the burial garments. Now a team of researchers has found a way to unwrap those secrets, without unraveling the mummies themselves.
Three years ago, researchers from Northwestern University, in preparation for an exhibit on campus, carefully transported a 1,900-year-old mummy to the Advanced Photon Source (APS), a U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Science User Facility at DOE s Argonne National Laboratory. There scientists used powerful X-ray beams to peer inside the layers of linen and resin to examine the 2,000-year-old bones and objects buried within.
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