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More daily steps over a long period linked to better attention and decision-making
Walking a few extra steps can help your cognitive health go the extra mile. Physical activity has time and again proven its benefits for both mind and body. Regular physical activity, such as walking, is associated with lower ...
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LSD does more than desynchronize the brain—it changes brain rhythms and signal complexity
First synthesized in a laboratory in 1938 by the Swiss chemist Albert Hofmann, lysergic acid diethylamide, better known by its acronym LSD, is one of the most potent and most extensively studied psychedelics.
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Experimental treatment selectively reduces harmful protein in lab models of rare inherited brain disorder
Researchers from DZNE and the Hertie Institute for Clinical Brain Research (HIH) at the University of Tübingen, together with experts from Bonn, London and Portugal, have developed and successfully tested in human neurons ...
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Tuberculosis vaccine's link to reduced dementia risk gains mechanistic support
Bacillus Calmette-Guerin (BCG), a vaccine widely used to prevent tuberculosis and treat bladder cancer, may also have properties that reduce the risk for dementia, according to new findings in a study of mice. BCG is a live, ...
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AI model detects signs of faulty DNA repair in ovarian cancer using tissue images
An AI model created by researchers at King's can detect signs of faulty repair mechanisms in ovarian cancer cells, potentially leading to a low-cost, widely accessible diagnostic tool in the future. By analyzing tissue images, ...
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Childhood measles vaccination rates fall worldwide post-COVID-19
Routine vaccine program disruptions and under-resourced health systems are driving a global decline in childhood measles vaccination rates post-COVID-19, a new study has found. University of Queensland researchers examined ...
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'Digital twins' of immune system in pregnancy identify drugs to prevent early labor
Researchers have identified two common drugs that may, when given together during pregnancy, prevent premature births. The finding is the fruit of a new Stanford Medicine–led, artificial intelligence–powered technique for ...
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Half-matched bone marrow transplant expands options for children with severe aplastic anemia
Researchers at the Johns Hopkins Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center and Johns Hopkins Children's Center report that bone marrow transplant using half-matched family donors achieved a 96% survival rate among child, ...
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T cell survival protein controls gene activity, offering clues to HIV persistence
A prominent protein on most human cells may be key to unlocking the code that makes humans susceptible to pathogenic bacteria and viruses, including human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), according to a new study published in ...
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Eye tracking could help virtual reality pain therapy adapt to individual needs
Combining artificial intelligence (AI) with eye tracking in virtual reality could one day help personalize treatment for millions living with chronic pain, according to world-first research from the University of East Anglia.
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HIV genetic remnants can alter immune cells in ways that may promote viral persistence
HIV may be suppressed by antiretroviral therapy, but its genetic material remains in the body. New research by scientists at the Leibniz Institute of Virology (LIV) in Hamburg suggests that some of these viral remnants may ...
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The hidden role of a cancer treatment target could explain toxic side effects
Wee1 inhibitors are a promising new cancer treatment, but serious side effects threaten their adoption in the clinic. Now, researchers from the MRC Laboratory of Medical Sciences (LMS), the University of Oxford and UCL have ...
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One tooth, six clues: How a single tooth can help in identifying deceased persons
A single tooth can contain valuable clues to a person's identity, even when remains are severely decomposed or reduced to bones, according to a study by researchers at the Institute of Science Tokyo. By applying multiple ...
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Fewer overdoses, not increased naloxone use, may help explain decline in US overdose deaths
Increased use of the overdose-reversing drug naloxone may not be a major reason opioid overdose deaths have fallen sharply across the U.S. since 2023, according to a study that challenges a leading explanation for the decline.
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What does a healthy brain look like? It depends on the company you keep
Squishy, wrinkled, weighing about as much as a cantaloupe, the brain may not be much to look at from the outside. Yet with a network of roughly 86 billion neurons, it generates more impulses daily than all the smartphones ...
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Genetic tools point to division of labor among the brain's astrocytes
A new study in Nature by researchers at Baylor College of Medicine answers a long-standing question about astrocytes, star-shaped cells that are the most abundant support cells in the brain and spinal cord.
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AI identifies tumor aging patterns to predict immunotherapy response across multiple cancer types
Even when given the same drug, some patients respond well while others show little or no response. This is particularly true of immunotherapy. A research team at POSTECH (Pohang University of Science and Technology) has developed ...
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Invisible infrared light creates green letters that are less prone to blur
Infrared light is invisible to us. Yet under the right conditions, pulses of near-infrared light can give rise to a visible image in the eye—one that behaves in ways that defy intuition. ICTER scientists investigated what ...
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Personalized medicine breakthrough for childhood leukemia
Researchers from Newcastle University and Great Ormond Street Hospital have identified new predictors of relapse in children and young people with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) treated with the immunotherapy drug blinatumomab, ...
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