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Missing beneficial bacteria in infant guts linked to rising asthma and allergy cases
Nearly one in four infants lacks enough healthy gut bacteria essential for training their immune systems, putting them at greater risk of developing non-communicable diseases (NCDs) such as allergies, asthma, and eczema by ...
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Neuroscience
Cerebral cortex synapses transmit signals more reliably than those in rear brain regions
Researchers at Leipzig University's Carl Ludwig Institute have discovered that in the cerebral cortex, synaptic signal transmission between brain cells functions very reliably even at low concentrations of calcium ions—unlike ...
Jul 4, 2025
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Medical research news
Intelligent wound dressing controls inflammation
Chronic wounds are a major medical challenge, burdening health care systems with billions of dollars in costs every year. Pioneer Fellow Börte Emiroglu is developing a new product: a selective, sponge-like hydrogel that ...
Jul 4, 2025
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Adults who survived childhood cancer are at increased risk of severe COVID-19, says new study
People who have survived cancer as children are at higher risk of developing severe COVID-19, even decades after their diagnosis. This is shown by a new study from Karolinska Institutet published in the journal The Lancet ...
Jul 4, 2025
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How AI is helping researchers to demystify gut bacteria
Gut bacteria are known to be a key factor in many health-related concerns. However, the number and variety of them is vast, as are the ways in which they interact with the body's chemistry and each other.
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Tracing dormant cancer cells: Chemotherapy spurs awakening, but senolytic drugs may prevent relapse
Breast cancer often relapses in distant organs even when complete regression of primary tumors is achieved after initial treatment. Dormant and persistent disseminated tumor cells (DTCs) have been observed in animals with ...
Jul 4, 2025
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Neurocomputational study sheds light on how the brain organizes conversational content
Conversations allow humans to communicate their thoughts, feelings and ideas to others. This in turn enables them to learn new things, deepen their social connections, and co-operate with peers to solve specific tasks.
New neurons continue to form in the adult human hippocampus: Study
A study in the journal Science presents compelling new evidence that neurons in the brain's memory center, the hippocampus, continue to form well into late adulthood. The research from Karolinska Institutet in Sweden provides ...
Jul 3, 2025
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Researchers find 'forever chemicals' impact the developing male brain
"Forever chemicals" or per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) have been widely used in consumer and industrial products for the better part of a century, but do not break down in the natural environment. One PFAS, perfluorohexanoic ...
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A new drug causes nerve tissue to emit light, enabling faster, safer surgery
When surgeons dissect tissue to remove a tumor or make a repair, they must work cautiously, relying on electrophysical monitors and their own anatomical knowledge to avoid cutting nerves, which could complicate the patient's ...
Jul 3, 2025
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Uncertainty—not just social context—drives brain activity when we 'read the minds' of others, psychologists find
Imagine you are about to confront a friend about a hurtful comment she made and are trying to predict her response. Depending on what you know about your friend, you might infer that she will understand where you're coming ...
Jul 3, 2025
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Incurable blood cancer tied to gene mutation in new lab model
Researchers working on an incurable blood cancer can now use a new lab model that could make testing potential new treatments and diagnostics easier and quicker, new research has found.
Jul 3, 2025
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Alveolar macrophage cell surface receptor TREM2 promotes lung fibrosis, study shows
Lung macrophages play a pivotal role in diseases like idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis. Two types of macrophages—the white blood cells that defend the body by killing microbes, removing dead cells and stimulating immune responses—are ...
Jul 3, 2025
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T cells take aim at Chikungunya virus
A new study, published recently in Nature Communications, offers the first-ever map of which parts of the Chikungunya virus trigger the strongest response from the body's T cells.
Jul 3, 2025
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COVID data transformed disease projection models—researchers explain what's next
Scientists sometimes compare predicting the course of epidemics to forecasting the weather. But there's a major difference—the impact of human behavior—says Alessandro Vespignani, director of Northeastern University's ...
Jul 3, 2025
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Virtual forest bathing found to alleviate stress
A team of researchers from the Max Planck Institute for Human Development (MPIB) and the University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf (UKE) has demonstrated in a recent pilot study that virtual forest bathing can improve emotional ...
Jul 3, 2025
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Gene for enzyme in saliva associated with type 2 diabetes
Nutrition scientists have been working to understand the relationship between type 2 diabetes and genes that express a salivary enzyme that breaks down starch, but many conflicting studies have led to few clear answers.
Jul 3, 2025
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AI and biophysics unite to forecast high-risk viral variants before outbreaks
When the first reports of a new COVID-19 variant emerge, scientists worldwide scramble to answer a critical question: Will this new strain be more contagious or more severe than its predecessors? By the time answers arrive, ...
Jul 3, 2025
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Clinical test predicts best rheumatoid arthritis treatment on first try
1 in 100 people in Britain today live with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Unlike osteoarthritis (OA), RA is caused not by wear and tear but by the body's immune system attacking its own joints. RA can strike quickly at any age—but ...
Jul 3, 2025
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A single genetic mutation may have made humans more vulnerable to cancer than chimpanzees
New research from UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center has uncovered an evolutionary change that may explain why certain immune cells in humans are less effective at fighting solid tumors compared to non-human primates. This ...
Jul 3, 2025
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