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Prolonged sitting can sabotage health, even if you're young and exercise
Between long commutes, Zoom-packed workdays and evenings of streaming and scrolling, Millennials now spend more than 60 hours per week sitting, potentially boosting their heart disease risk and accelerating other signs of ...
Nov 1, 2024
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Certain diabetes drugs linked to lower risk of kidney stones and gout
Use of sodium glucose cotransporter 2 (SGLT-2) inhibitor drugs to treat type 2 diabetes may also help to lower the risk of recurrent kidney stones and gout flare-ups, finds a study from Canada published by BMJ.
Nov 1, 2024
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New Huntington's treatment prevents protein aggregation
Scientists at Northwestern and Case Western Reserve universities have developed the first polymer-based therapeutic for Huntington's disease, an incurable, debilitating illness that causes nerve cells to break down in the ...
Nov 1, 2024
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How understanding the complex world of herpesviruses can help fight cancer
At UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center, one scientist's sleepless nights are driven by the mysteries of virus-host interactions. Researcher Yoshihiro Izumiya is delving into the complex world of herpesviruses. These viruses ...
Nov 1, 2024
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Scientists successfully reverse liver fibrosis in mice
Cirrhosis, hepatitis infection and other causes can trigger liver fibrosis—a potentially lethal stiffening of tissue that, once begun, is irreversible. For many patients, a liver transplant is their only hope. However, ...
Nov 1, 2024
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Novel immunotherapy combo shows promise in melanoma
Pre-surgery treatment with the novel drug vidutolimod and the PD-1 checkpoint inhibitor nivolumab led to tumor control in 55% of patients with stage 3 cutaneous melanoma, according to the results of a single-arm phase 2 clinical ...
Nov 1, 2024
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AI tackles huge problem of antimicrobial resistance in intensive care
Artificial intelligence (AI) can provide same-day assessments of antimicrobial resistance for patients in intensive care—critical to preventing life-threatening sepsis.
Nov 1, 2024
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Research shows therapeutic virtual yoga program can be effective for chronic low back pain
Cleveland Clinic researchers found that a 12-week therapeutic virtual yoga program for chronic low back pain can be a feasible, safe and effective treatment option. The findings are published in JAMA Network Open.
Nov 1, 2024
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Precision diagnostics close in on Parkinson's disease proteins in extracellular vesicles
Brain disorders like Parkinson's disease (PD) or Alzheimer's disease (AD) start to develop in patients much earlier than when their first clinical symptoms appear. Treating patients at these early stages could slow or even ...
Nov 1, 2024
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Study shows how education, occupation and wealth affect the risk of cognitive impairment
Socioeconomic factors such as education, occupation, and wealth influence the likelihood of developing cognitive impairment or dementia in later life and whether a person is likely to recover, finds a new study led by UCL ...
Nov 1, 2024
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AI model predicts progression of breast cancer better than standard hospital tests, study claims
A team of AI and medical researchers at startup Ataraxis AI, who are also affiliated with a host of institutions across the U.S., has announced the development of an AI model that they claim is more accurate at predicting ...
Investment in pediatric emergency care could save more than 2,100 young lives each year
In emergencies, children have distinct needs because of their unique physiological, emotional and developmental characteristics. But 83% of emergency departments nationwide are not fully prepared to meet those needs—which ...
Nov 1, 2024
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Novel digital pet game within smoking cessation app increases user engagement
Mobile apps that offer smoking cessation support can be effective alternatives to conventional clinical treatment for people who want to stop smoking—but user engagement is key to this success.
Nov 1, 2024
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RNA structures present a promising target for early intervention in Parkinson's disease
A team of researchers at Kumamoto University has uncovered a mechanism in the formation of harmful protein aggregates that lead to neurodegenerative diseases such as Parkinson's disease.
Nov 1, 2024
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Comprehensive analysis of breast cell types helps better understand how the cancers start, grow and spread
October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, and fittingly, University of New Mexico Comprehensive Cancer Center biologist Curt Hines, Ph.D., has published a pair of papers that comprehensively describe the 12 major types of ...
Nov 1, 2024
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Enzymes linked to high-fat diet's impact on multiple sclerosis offer potential way to protect neurons
Research published in the journal Glia has identified crucial links between dietary choices and the progression of multiple sclerosis (MS).
Nov 1, 2024
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Study reinforces the benefits of beginning with behavioral therapy for kids with ADHD
Research by ADHD pioneer William E. Pelham, Jr., who passed away last year, found that behavioral therapy—when used first—was less expensive and more effective than medication in treating children with ADHD.
Nov 1, 2024
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How Indigenous knowledge helped solve a mysterious outbreak
When a mysterious and deadly illness began to sicken members of the Navajo community in the Four Corners region of the Southwestern U.S. in 1993, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) investigators were stumped.
Nov 1, 2024
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