Summer sun fails to fix vitamin D gap in at risk groups
Vitamin D levels remain low all year-round in key at-risk groups in England, challenging the belief that summer sunlight is enough to restore them.
Jun 4, 2026
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Polycyclic Compounds: News and Research on Polycyclic Compounds
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Phone calls from a pharmacist could help people achieve healthy cholesterol, say researchers
Regular follow-up calls from a pharmacist can help people lower their "bad" (LDL) cholesterol by reminding them to take their medication, based on research presented at the British Cardiovascular Society conference in Manchester.
Jun 2, 2026
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U.S. overdose deaths dropped in 2024 amid uneven progress, study finds
Researchers from the University of California San Diego have found that U.S. overdose death rates declined dramatically between 2023 and 2024, marking the first recorded drop in all four waves of the nation's overdose crisis. ...
Jun 2, 2026
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Vitamin D levels stay strong in Swedish children after 2018 fortification changes
The majority of young children showed good vitamin D status; no child had indications of deficiency, but among some, the intake was too low. This is the result of a study encompassing over 1,800 infants in Sweden. Foods providing ...
May 31, 2026
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How stress hormone shapes brain development: New clues to why early plasticity fades
Researchers have discovered a new way that brain plasticity is controlled in early life, offering insight into the little-understood phenomenon of critical-period closure. In the months or years after birth, critical periods ...
May 31, 2026
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Naloxone use during cardiac arrest linked to improved survival
A new study by emergency medicine researchers at UC Davis Health set out to assess the effects of naloxone administration by first responders treating patients with out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OA-OHCA). The study, published ...
May 29, 2026
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Simulation-guided search uncovers two promising tuberculosis drug candidates targeting CYP
A research team led by Associate Professor Noriyuki Kurita from the Department of Computer Science and Engineering at Toyohashi University of Technology and by Associate Professor Pornpan Pungpo from Ubon Ratchathani University ...
May 29, 2026
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Q&A: High-value strategies for communities on the front lines of the opioid crisis
A collaborative study out of Mass General Brigham and RTI International has examined which opioid crisis-fighting strategies help communities achieve the highest return on investment in terms of lives saved.
May 28, 2026
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Lab-grown brain-spinal cord model shows 'irreversible' nerve damage may be reversed
Cambridge scientists have grown miniature circuits in the lab that mimic how the brain and spinal cord connect, which underlies human movement. They used this model to show how damage to these connections previously considered ...
May 28, 2026
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The Enhanced Games set out to 'transform sport' but the results looked surprisingly ordinary
The Enhanced Games promised a revolution. Athletes on supervised drug regimens, unshackled from the anti-doping rules of the Olympics, were going to show us what the human body was truly capable of. The event was transhumanism ...
May 28, 2026
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