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Drinking very hot tea and coffee is linked to a greater risk of esophageal cancer
That morning brew may be doing you more harm than good. A study of almost 1 million tea and coffee drinkers has linked very hot drinks to a threefold greater risk of developing one type of esophageal cancer.
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Brain aging may be detected decades before symptoms appear, with links to gut health
A new UCLA study has found a connection between how quickly the brain ages and the bacteria and chemical byproducts found in the gut, offering a clue to what drives brain aging long before symptoms appear.
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Deep-sleep loss linked to Alzheimer's-related protein buildup in new study
You're hurrying out of the grocery store to drive home and start cooking dinner. As the doors close behind you, you step into the parking lot and head … where? Where, among the rows of gleaming vehicles, did you park your ...
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New findings link obesity to loss of natural breast cancer protection
A research team at Huntsman Cancer Institute at the University of Utah (the U) has found that obesity prevents a biological process that kills cancerous cells, revealing a possible reason obesity is a risk factor for breast ...
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Blood and gene tests predict Alzheimer's symptoms three to six years ahead
Columbia University researchers have identified a way to help predict when people at high risk of developing Alzheimer's are likely to develop their first symptoms, a finding that could help physicians decide when to prescribe ...
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Fat cells retain hunger signal after weight loss, potentially driving obesity relapse
Two enduring biological mysteries have remained unsolved for decades: why almost everyone who loses weight gains it back, no matter how they lost it, and why obesity passes from mother to child at rates that diet and environment ...
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New video game could help reveal how people with autism perceive the world
People with autism often come at life from a different angle—seeing details others miss, focusing on patterns rather than faces, experiencing heightened or dimmed physical sensations. Although researchers have tracked some ...
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New 'smart' nanoparticles help the immune system better attack tumors
Adelaide University researchers have developed a new way to use mRNA technology to reprogram tumor-supporting immune cells and strengthen the body's anticancer immune response.
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Two newly implicated genes reveal why some patients' cilia cannot clear mucus in the lungs
Hair-like appendages called motile cilia beat in synchrony on cells in many parts of the body to keep fluids and particles moving, such as clearing mucus in the lungs so it can be coughed out.
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First-in-human study attacks inoperable pancreatic tumors with laser light
UCI Health, the clinical enterprise of the University of California, Irvine, is conducting a first-in-human, Phase I clinical trial using laser light to target localized but inoperable pancreatic tumors to help patients become ...
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New brain atlas shows neurons don't inherit their identity—they build it in their first hours of life
A brain contains hundreds or thousands of different kinds of neurons, each with its own shape, connections and function. Yet all of them arise from a comparatively small pool of dividing neural stem cells. How does a newly-born ...
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Promising broad-spectrum antiviral candidate against enteroviruses identified
Researchers from the Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore (NUS Medicine), have identified a promising antiviral compound that can inhibit a range of enteroviruses, including Enterovirus D68 (EV-D68), ...
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Carbon monoxide linked to lower Parkinson's risk, opening potential new treatment pathway
A study of more than half a million adults has found that higher levels of exhaled carbon monoxide were associated with a lower risk of Parkinson's disease. The findings, published in JAMA Neurology, uncover a possible new ...
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The brain's blood vessels may hold a key to Alzheimer's—and protection from it
Alzheimer's disease is one of the most feared diagnoses among older adults, particularly for those who know they carry a high-risk gene that magnifies their odds. But even many people with this gene—APOE ε4—dodge the disease ...
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Giant-nucleus cells are key markers for early-stage cancer, study suggests
Iron is an essential micronutrient, but excess iron can damage cells and increase cancer risk. While many cells die from iron-induced oxidative stress, a subset survives and may become cancerous. Previously, the identity ...
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State funding for suicide prevention has increased in recent years
State funding for suicide prevention and mental health crisis services has increased over the past five years but varies across the United States, according to a new study led by researchers at NYU School of Global Public ...
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Light-based scans can uncover hidden tissue damage in pelvic organ prolapse
Pelvic organ prolapse is a common but often overlooked condition that affects millions of women. It occurs when the tissues that support the pelvic organs weaken, allowing organs such as the bladder, uterus or rectum to shift ...
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Brain insulation clues emerge in pediatric sleep apnea model, linking myelin changes to motor difficulties
A study published in Experimental Neurology provides new insights into the biological alterations underlying difficulties with precise fine movements observed in pediatric obstructive sleep apnea (POSA).
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Chemotherapy alters 'Darwinian battleground' in our bodies
Cancer treatments, including chemotherapy and radiation therapy, give a growth advantage to cells with particular genetic changes in healthy tissue, new research finds.
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Mechanism behind dangerous blood-clotting disorder uncovered
A cross-campus team of McMaster University researchers has identified why some patients develop dangerous blood clots after exposure to a common blood thinner—and a potential way to prevent them.
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