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Specific immune cells linked to severe organ damage in systemic sclerosis
Treating rare diseases can be complicated at the best of times, and it gets even more complicated when different patients with the same disease exhibit different symptoms. Now, researchers from Japan have reported a cellular ...
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Blood test can spot early liver transplant issues to prevent organ failure
Liver transplant is a lifesaving surgery, but a significant number of patients experience organ rejection or other complications. Now a study by scientists from Georgetown University and MedStar Health describes how a single ...
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Medical research news
Banking data reveals early warning signs of cognitive decline in older adults
A major new study has uncovered how everyday financial behaviors—captured in routine banking data—can signal early signs of cognitive decline and financial vulnerability in older adults, up to a decade before formal intervention.
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Decades after 9/11, PTSD remains a persistent burden for thousands of responders
Stony Brook University-led researchers tracked post-traumatic stress disorder symptoms in more than 12,000 World Trade Center responders for 20 years and found that recovery was often delayed, non-linear and incomplete.
Minutes instead of months: Algorithm rapidly identifies cell types to match patients with effective cancer therapies
Researchers at VCU Massey Comprehensive Cancer Center have developed a novel algorithm that could provide a revolutionary tool for determining the best options for patients—both in the treatment of cancer and in the prescription ...
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Early mitochondrial impairment and myelin loss tied to multiple sclerosis brain damage
Multiple sclerosis (MS) affects an estimated 2.3 million people worldwide. Approximately 80% of people with MS have inflammation in the cerebellum, the part of the brain that helps control movement and balance, potentially ...
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New study decodes genetic influences on brain structure
A research team has identified genetic factors that influence the shape of subcortical brain regions—far beyond volume measurements. The results could open up new approaches for the early detection of neurological and mental ...
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Glial replacement therapy slows Huntington's disease in adult mice
Huntington's disease has long defied attempts to rescue suffering neurons. A new study in Cell Reports shows that transplanting healthy human glial progenitor cells into the brains of adult animal models of the disease not ...
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Enzyme inhibitor strategy converts neuroblastoma cells into healthy neurons in mice
Researchers at Karolinska Institutet and Lund University in Sweden have identified a new treatment strategy for neuroblastoma, an aggressive form of childhood cancer. By combining two antioxidant enzyme inhibitors, they have ...
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Immune tolerance to gut microbes is initiated by a key bacterial sensor, researchers discover
Thousands of bacterial and other microbial species live in the human gut, supporting healthy digestion, immunity, metabolism and other functions. Precisely how these microbes are protected from immune attack has been unclear, ...
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Paper-based devices diagnose malaria in asymptomatic people during field test
Devices made with cheap strips of paper have outperformed two other testing methods in detecting malaria infection in asymptomatic people in Ghana—a diagnostic advance that could accelerate efforts to eliminate the disease, ...
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New opioid testing techniques could lead to better therapies
As the opioid epidemic persists across the United States, a team of researchers from Brown University has developed new diagnostic techniques for detecting opioid compounds in adults with opioid use disorder and infants with ...
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AI detects hidden heart disease using existing scans stored in patient records
Mass General Brigham researchers have developed a new AI tool in collaboration with the United States Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to probe through previously collected CT scans and identify individuals with high coronary ...
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Common antibiotic found 99.9% effective against typhoid
Cornell researchers have identified an antibiotic, rifampin, that is 99.9% effective against Salmonella Typhi, the bacterium that causes typhoid fever. Researchers also predict that rifampin will work on other life-threatening ...
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Machine learning can predict which babies will be born with low birth weights
Babies born with low birth weight (less than 2.5 kg) are 20 times more likely to die. They are also more likely to develop neurological and cardiovascular diseases, diabetes, and growth problems later in life. A study conducted ...
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Liver cancer patients see longer survival with dual immunotherapy approach
A research team from the School of Clinical Medicine of the LKS Faculty of Medicine of the University of Hong Kong (HKUMed) has pioneered the use of a 'dual immunotherapy' combination—nivolumab and ipilimumab (NIVO+IPI)—in ...
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Climate change linked to dangerous sleep apnea
Sleep apnea will become more common and more severe due to global warming, leading to increased health and economic burdens across the globe, warn Flinders University sleep experts.
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In stereo: Neurons shift gears between thoughts using brain rhythms
The brain is constantly mapping the external world like a GPS, even when we don't know about it. This activity comes in the form of tiny electrical signals sent between neurons—specialized cells that communicate with one ...
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Rewiring the body clock: Deep brain imaging reveals unexpected complexity in jet lag adjustment
Deep-brain imaging in awake mice reveals how light resets the circadian clock by activating complex SCN neuron networks.
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International comparison reveals gender differences in antimicrobial resistance
A recent study led by the University of Turku, Finland, analyzed the DNA map of more than 14,000 gut metagenomes in a global dataset and found that there are differences in antibiotic resistance between genders. In high-income ...
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