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AI may help tailor treatment for childhood brain tumors
Choosing the right treatment for a child with a malignant brain tumor requires a careful balance. Therapy must be strong enough to keep the cancer from coming back, but it can also cause lasting side effects that affect learning, ...
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How a breast milk sugar supports infant gut development and prevents jaundice
A new study by researchers at the University of California San Diego School of Medicine sheds light on the role of breast milk in supporting intestinal development and preventing hyperbilirubinemia, a condition in which bilirubin, ...
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Blood signatures may explain roughly half of ultra-processed diets' links to heart disease and diabetes
Two distinct patterns of molecules in the blood linked to an ultra-processed diet and a minimally processed diet have been identified in a new study by UCL (University College London) and Imperial College London researchers.
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A possible chemical explanation for why we give up on tough tasks
When we engage our brains in a mentally taxing task, we eventually reach a point where we hit a wall or run on empty. Even when the rewards of finishing are obvious, we often find ourselves simply stopping. Exactly why this ...
Injectable glucose sensor component matches pricier alternative at one-tenth the cost
For millions of people living with diabetes, continuous glucose monitors provide a real-time picture of glucose levels, helping users manage medication, diet and day-to-day activities. But despite their benefits, the devices ...
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Breast cancer atlas reveals hidden subtypes to help chart course for precision oncology
A new molecular map of breast cancer has identified novel forms of the disease and provides a foundation for selecting personalized treatments guided by a tumor's molecular characteristics rather than standard pathology alone.
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AI-supported screening strategy could improve cervical cancer detection in low-resource settings
Combining HPV testing with artificial intelligence–based image analysis has shown efficacy in detecting precancerous lesions and guiding treatment decisions, according to a study led by the Barcelona Institute for Global ...
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At-home exercise may help teens bounce back faster from concussion
One doesn't have to step onto a football field to get a concussion; it can happen anywhere. A fall during an everyday activity or a minor car accident can deliver the jolt to the head that causes one. While headaches, memory ...
Anorexia and bulimia cases projected to reach nearly 22 million by 2050
Social media trending hashtags such as skinny girl dinner and thinspiration are promoting restrictive eating and a lifestyle centered on staying thin to millions of people around the world. This hunger for thinness is also ...
Engineered probiotic senses inflammation and helps repair the gut in mice
Inflammatory bowel disease damages the lining that separates the gut's contents from the rest of the body. Calming the inflammation is only part of the treatment challenge, however—that protective barrier also needs to heal.
Fatty acid metabolism may help eliminate damaged and senescent cells
Researchers have identified a mechanism involving fatty acid metabolism that may determine whether a damaged cell enters senescence and persists in the body or is eliminated through cell death. Published in the journal Cell, ...
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A vulnerability in liver tumor cells' nuclear gateways could pave the way for new treatments
A study led by the Cell Cycle and Cancer Group at the Vall d'Hebron Institute of Oncology (VHIO) has identified a vulnerability in liver cancer that could guide the development of new therapies. The work, published in Proceedings ...
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Bad neighbors: How immune cells help cancer cells get ready to spread
Most cancer deaths are not caused by the original tumor, but by metastases, which form when cancer cells leave the original tumor and spread to other organs. To do so, cancer cells must loosen their attachment to other cancer ...
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Slow brain rhythms do more than reflect sleep—they help trigger it, fruit fly study suggests
For most animals, the need for sleep gradually increases during waking hours and then decreases while sleeping. In neuroscience, this accumulating need to sleep is known as sleep pressure.
Ultrathin optical coherence tomography endoscope could enable imaging during retinal surgery
A team of physicists from the Applied Optics Group at the University of Kent has developed a new design for an ultrathin, forward-viewing endoscope. Together with partners from King's College London and Moorfields Eye Hospital, ...
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New clues about why the eye's iris sheds in pigmentary glaucoma
Yale School of Medicine researchers have discovered new genetic risk factors associated with a subtype of the eye condition glaucoma. The findings highlight a novel mechanism that may contribute to the onset of the disease.
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Newborn deaths fell by 50% in Flint following the launch of Rx Kids, new research finds
A new study published in JAMA Pediatrics has found that neonatal mortality—the death of an infant within the first 28 days of life—fell by 50% following the launch of Rx Kids, while early neonatal mortality—the death of an ...
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Targeted scan detects hidden multiple myeloma missed by standard imaging
A targeted immunoPET scan detected active multiple myeloma that standard PET/CT scans and blood tests missed, a finding that could help doctors more accurately map disease, guide treatment decisions and confirm whether cancer ...
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Earlier valve replacement benefits some patients with moderate aortic stenosis
Patients with moderate aortic stenosis, a narrowing of the heart's aortic valve, may benefit from undergoing transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) before the disease becomes severe, according to findings from a clinical ...
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About half of drinkers on GLP-1s say they imbibed less
Nearly half of drinkers who take GLP-1 medications have reported declines in consumption, with the effect higher among those at risk of unhealthy alcohol use, a new Harvard study shows. The work, published in the journal ...
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