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Gastroenterology
Can virtual reality help seniors? Study hopes to find out
Terry Colli and three other residents of the John Knox Village senior community got a trip via computer to the International Space Station on Tuesday, a kickoff to a Stanford University study on whether virtual reality can ...
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Scientists develop novel therapy for Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever virus
Army scientists working as part of an international consortium have developed and tested an antibody-based therapy to treat Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever virus (CCHFV), which is carried by ticks and kills up to 60 percent ...
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Medical Research News
Study finds major anti-inflammatory immune activity that favors oral cancer tumors
A collaborative research led by immunologist Estefania Nova-Lamperti from the Universidad de Concepción (Chile), with a branch of researchers from MELISA Institute and other international academic centers, made progress ...
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New algorithm could help enable next-generation deep brain stimulation devices
By delivering small electrical pulses directly to the brain, deep brain stimulation (DBS) can ease tremors associated with Parkinson's disease or help relieve chronic pain. The technique works well for many patients, but ...
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Scientists learn what fuels the 'natural killers' of the immune system
Despite a name straight from a Tarantino movie, natural killer (NK) cells are your allies when it comes to fighting infections and cancer. If T cells are like a team of specialist doctors in an emergency room, NK cells are ...
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Adults with cognitive impairment who use pain medication have higher falls risk
Older adults with cognitive impairment are two to three times more likely to fall compared with those without cognitive impairment. What's more, the increasing use of pain medications for chronic pain by older adults adds ...
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Tweaking gene therapy: Scientists experimentally boost red blood cells to aid sickle cell and other hemoglobin diseases
A series of laboratory studies is underway in the United States to improve gene therapy worldwide for sickle cell disease, a complex and sometimes deadly heritable blood disorder that dramatically affects the structure and ...
Study sheds light on mysterious genotype-phenotype associations
A new study analyzing the association between an individual's genetics (genotype) and their observable characteristics resulting from the interaction of genetics and the environment (phenotype), contributes new knowledge ...
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Vitamin D may not provide protection from COVID-19 susceptibility or disease severity
Observational studies have suggested that increased vitamin D levels may protect against COVID-19. However, these studies were inconclusive and possibly subject to confounding. A study published in PLOS Medicine by Guillaume ...
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Improved detection of atrial fibrillation could prevent disabling strokes
A clinical trial examining the efficacy of two devices to monitor and detect atrial fibrillation (AF), or an irregular heartbeat, in ischemic stroke patients—one an implantable device that monitors over 12 months, the other ...
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Role of sleep-related brain activity in clearing toxic proteins and preventing Alzheimer's disease
Evidence of sleep-dependent low-frequency (
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Researchers increase life expectancy in mice by an average of 30%
Aging is associated with an overall decline in health and increased frailty, and is a major risk factor for multiple chronic diseases. Frailty syndrome, characterized by weakness, fatigue and low physical activity, affects ...
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Healthy lifestyle linked to better cognition for oldest adults—regardless of genetic risk
A new analysis of adults aged 80 years and older shows that a healthier lifestyle is associated with a lower risk of cognitive impairment, and that this link does not depend on whether a person carries a particular form of ...
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Men make more extreme choices and decisions, find scientists
This is the main finding of new research involving more than 50,000 participants in 97 samples, published in the prestigious journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS).
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ALS development could be triggered by loss of network connections in the spinal cord
ALS is a very severe neurodegenerative disease in which nerve cells in the spinal cord controlling muscles and movement slowly die. There is no effective treatment and the average life expectancy after being diagnosed with ...
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Study shows BPA exposure below regulatory levels can impact brain development
Humans are exposed to a bath of chemicals every day. They are in the beds where we sleep, the cars that we drive and the kitchens we use to feed our families. With thousands of chemicals floating around in our environment, ...
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Drug acts as Trojan horse to kill cancer cells
A light-activated drug that can enter and kill cancer and bacterial cells without harming nearby healthy cells has been tested successfully in zebrafish and cells.
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Diet plays critical role in NASH progressing to liver cancer in mouse model
Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is the most common cause of chronic liver disease worldwide. NAFLD patients are at higher risk of developing non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH), which causes severe and chronic ...
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Scientists identify mechanism linking traumatic brain injury to neurodegenerative disease
Scientists have revealed a potential mechanism for how traumatic brain injury leads to neurodegenerative diseases, according to a study in fruit flies, and rat and human brain tissue, published today in eLife.
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Mini bone marrow model predicts response to blood disorder treatment
A new miniature 3D model of human bone marrow has been described today in the open-access eLife journal.
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