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To think, feel, talk and move, neurons send messages through electrical signals in the brain and spinal cord. This intricate communication network is built of billions of neurons connected by synapses and managed and modified ...
Feb 9, 2026
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The United States is a rapidly aging country. By the year 2050, nearly 1 in 4 Americans will be 65 or older, and many will live into their 90s and beyond. This leads to health care and social support concerns and also begs ...
Feb 4, 2026
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When eating, the body converts extra calories, especially from carbs, sugar, fats, and alcohol, into triglycerides. Triglycerides are a form of fat or lipid, which the body stores away into its fat cells as an energy fuel ...
Jan 16, 2026
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Children born to mothers who consume a high-fat, high-sugar diet during pregnancy and breastfeeding face a higher risk of developing fatty liver disease later in life.
Jan 14, 2026
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Complaints such as pain in the Achilles tendon, tennis elbow, swimmer's shoulder and jumper's knee are familiar to many young sportspeople, as well as to older individuals. These conditions are all caused by overloading of ...
Jan 14, 2026
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A new study shows that the embryo and the uterine lining conduct an active "conversation" from the very earliest stages of implantation. They engage in a back and forth of tiny packages called extracellular vesicles and lipid ...
Dec 17, 2025
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A new analysis of research into the most common type of breast cancer has zeroed in on an overlooked hormone that may be responsible for the increased risk of breast cancer death in postmenopausal women with obesity. It also ...
Dec 2, 2025
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Diabetes mellitus (DM) continues to be one of the most prevalent and complex metabolic diseases globally, affecting approximately 500 million people. Characterized by elevated blood glucose levels, diabetes results either ...
Nov 28, 2025
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Researchers from the Alzheimer's Center at Temple (ACT) provide new insights into how microglia, the brain's immune cells, exhibit an apparent dual function with the ability to both increase and decrease inflammation in the ...
Oct 27, 2025
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A special group of immune cells known as regulatory T cells, or Tregs for short, became an overnight sensation when a trio of U.S. and Japanese scientists won the Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine on Oct. 6, 2025, for ...
Oct 13, 2025
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