Many liver diseases share a common characteristic: fibrosis, the progressive accumulation of scarring in the liver tissue. Those scars—the liver's response to persistent injuries or attacks—can prevent the organ from functioning ...
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When the liver fails, toxins—such as ammonia—that should be filtered from the blood build up and reach the brain. The result is hepatic encephalopathy (HE), a devastating neurological complication of liver disease that can ...
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Every stroke begins with a sudden interruption of blood flow in the brain. But what happens afterward—why neurons continue to lose function and die over the following days—has remained one of the most important unanswered ...
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According to recent data from the Global Bipolar Cohort, only 29% of people with bipolar disorder are prescribed lithium. Despite being the "gold standard" for treating this mental health condition, we often prioritize perceptions ...
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Initial prescriptions for medications affecting cognition, such as antipsychotics, are disproportionately likelier to come from acute and post-acute settings such as emergency rooms, hospitals, and skilled nursing facilities ...
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A vaccine first developed to protect koalas from a devastating disease is now offering rare insights that could help accelerate human vaccine development for one of the world's most common sexually transmitted infections.
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A new study led by researchers at UNSW Sydney's Center for Healthy Brain Aging (CHeBA) has identified potential biological targets that could help guide future research into treatments for vascular dementia—a common and serious ...
Apr 28, 2026
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Researchers at the University of British Columbia and BC Cancer have developed a new way to target proteins long considered "undruggable," opening the door to new treatments for prostate cancer and other serious diseases. ...
Apr 27, 2026
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Older adults recovering from serious blood clots often face long periods of hospitalization or rehabilitation due to a higher rate of recurrence. But a new study suggests that the choice of blood thinner may influence how ...
Apr 27, 2026
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A new retrospective study published in OTO Open, the open-access journal of the American Academy of Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery Foundation (AAO-HNSF), demonstrates that the Clinical Practice Guideline (CPG) Opioid ...
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