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Pregnant women's cannabis usage in US states where it is legalized raises calls for screening
Pregnant women living in U.S. states where cannabis is legal must be screened for the drug, for the health of both mother and baby. This is the claim of scientists who in a new national study have found that these individuals ...
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Healthy plant-based diets associated with lower colorectal cancer risk in men
Eating a plant-based diet rich in healthy plant foods—such as whole grains, vegetables, and legumes—and low in unhealthy plant foods—including refined grains, fruit juices, and added sugars—is associated with a lower ...
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Medical research news
Study on rodents shows that the activity of single motor neurons is stable over time
While many studies have investigated the underpinnings of the mammalian motor system (i.e., the collection of neural networks that allow mammals to move in specific ways), some questions remain unanswered. One of these questions ...
Are older women being over-screened for cervical cancer?
A new study published in JAMA Internal Medicine suggests that women over the age of 65 may be undergoing unnecessary cervical cancer screenings and that more public health data is needed on the utilization of cervical cancer ...
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Scientists capture detailed snapshots of mouse brain cells nibbling on neurons
JoAnn Buchanan, Ph.D., was deep into the data. One click at a time, she scanned through the branching, twisting 3D shapes of mouse brain cells on her computer screen. Then Buchanan, a scientist at the Allen Institute, saw ...
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Rogue immune cells linked to leukemia found to be a key driver of autoimmune diseases
Gene variants associated with leukemia can produce "rogue" immune cells that drive autoimmune diseases, according to a new study from the Garvan Institute of Medical Research.
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Researchers find less-invasive treatment for certain head and neck cancers
A new study from researchers at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus has identified a less invasive way to treat a subset of head and neck cancers, which could potentially change the standard of care for patients.
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Enzyme drives cognitive decline in mice, provides new target for Alzheimer's
In a recent search for gene variants associated with Alzheimer's disease (AD), several affected families showed a mutation in an enzyme called protein kinase C-alpha (PKCα). Family members with this mutation had AD; those ...
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Novel method automates the growth of brain tissue organoids on a chip
A team of engineers at UC Santa Cruz has developed a new method for remote automation of the growth of cerebral organoids—miniature, three-dimensional models of brain tissue grown from stem cells. Cerebral organoids allow ...
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Study finds positive media coverage of cannabis studies regardless of therapeutic effect
In cannabis trials against pain, people who take placebos report feeling largely the same level of pain relief as those who consume the active cannabinoid substance. Still, these studies receive significant media coverage ...
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Monkeys' brains are wired to read body language—just like ours
In 2020, as the COVID-19 pandemic drove a surge in remote work and learning, videoconferencing apps such as Zoom saw their user numbers boom. Plenty of other options were available, but the exponential growth in videoconferencing ...
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Neuroscientists illuminate how brain cells deep in the cortex operate in freely moving mice
How does the brain produce behavior? Studying the brain during behavior is most informative when the animal is free to interact with its environment in any way it chooses. This requires small head-mounted devices that provide ...
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Gut microbes disturbed by COVID-19 infection, especially with antibiotics
In an intensive look at the effects of the virus causing COVID-19 on patients' microbiome—the collection of microorganisms that live in and on the human body—Rutgers scientists found that acute infection disrupts a healthy ...
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Simultaneous radiation and immunotherapy found to be beneficial for a subset of lung cancer patients
In many cancer types, cancer cells try to survive by escaping attack from the immune system. These cancer cells hijack mechanisms called immune checkpoints to trick the immune system into thinking they are healthy cells. ...
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Organ donations, transplants increase on days of largest motorcycle rallies
The number of organ donations and organ transplants goes up markedly during large motorcycle rallies, according to a newly published analysis led by researchers at Harvard Medical School and Massachusetts General Hospital.
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Study examines scale of impact of maternal Zika virus infection on offspring in early life
Approximately one third of children born to mothers infected with Zika virus during their pregnancy present with at least one abnormality consistent with Congenital Zika Syndrome in the first years of their life, according ...
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Chemotherapy could increase disease susceptibility in future generations
A common chemotherapy drug could carry a toxic inheritance for children and grandchildren of adolescent cancer survivors, Washington State University-led research indicates.
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Discovery of antibody structure could lead to treatment for Crimean Congo Hemorrhagic Fever virus
A research team led by the University of California, Riverside, has discovered important details about how therapeutically relevant human monoclonal antibodies can protect against Crimean Congo Hemorrhagic Fever virus, or ...
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Mom's dietary fat rewires male and female brains differently
More than half of all women in the United States are overweight or obese when they become pregnant. While being or becoming overweight during pregnancy can have potential health risks for moms, there are also hints that it ...
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Green Mediterranean diet reduces twice as much visceral fat as traditional Mediterranean diet
Following the green Mediterranean diet significantly reduces visceral adipose tissue, a type of fat around internal organs that is much more dangerous than the extra "tire" around your waist. Recently, researchers compared ...
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