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Brain networks rewire to compensate for difficulty hearing speech in noisy environments, study finds
As they age, some people find it harder to understand speech in noisy environments. Now, University at Buffalo researchers have identified the area in the brain, called the insula, that shows significant changes in people ...
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Alzheimer's disease & dementia
Developing a probiotic cocktail that may help ward off dementia
Hariom Yadav, Ph.D., can't get a particular cocktail off his mind—especially because our aging population potentially could benefit from the benefits for brain health that this punch may pack.
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Medical research news
Food as medicine: How diet shapes gut microbiome health
The modern Western-style diet—high in processed foods, red meat, dairy products, and sugar—alters the composition of the gut microbiome in ways that can have a huge impact on health. This dietary pattern, which is also ...
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AI and brain activity reveal how we perceive faces from other racial groups differently
University of Toronto Scarborough researchers have harnessed artificial intelligence (AI) and brain activity to shed new light on why we struggle to accurately recognize faces of people from different races.
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Family-based cognitive behavioral therapy for suicidal adolescents shows promising results
A new study from Karolinska Institutet in collaboration with BUP Stockholm has conducted a pilot evaluation of a family-based cognitive behavioral therapy for adolescents with suicidal behavior. The study, published in the ...
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Q&A: SSRI use in pregnancy and risk of depression in teens
Nearly two decades ago, Columbia researchers who were using mouse models to better understand the role of serotonin in depression got results that left them baffled.
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Shifting nicotine product preferences observed in US high school students
University of Southern California and University of Michigan researchers report expanded use of non-tobacco nicotine products among U.S. adolescents. While exclusive e-cigarette use has declined, dual use of nicotine pouches ...
Human gut fungus reverses liver disease in mice
Researchers at Peking University have discovered that a filamentous gut fungus, Fusarium foetens, can reverse metabolic dysfunction–associated steatohepatitis (MASH) in mice. These findings have implications for developing ...
Parental loss can impact biological and emotional mechanisms, fostering long-term growth and resilience
A new study explores how the loss of a parent in childhood impacts biological and emotional mechanisms. These changes pave the way for resilience and personal growth through the regulation of the body systems involved in ...
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Common genetic variants help determine heart failure risk, study finds
Screening for common genetic variants in addition to rare genetic variants can help improve patient risk stratification for heart failure, according to a recent study published in Nature Genetics led by investigators at Northwestern ...
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AI tool automates liver tumor detection and monitoring
Investigators of the Vall d'Hebron Institute of Oncology's (VHIO) Radiomics Group, led by Raquel Perez-Lopez, have developed SALSA (System for Automatic Liver tumor Segmentation And detection), a fully automated deep learning-driven ...
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Experimental drug blocks protein that links low blood sugar to diabetic vision loss
In a new study led by scientists at the Wilmer Eye Institute, Johns Hopkins Medicine researchers say they have determined that low blood sugar, or hypoglycemia, may promote a breakdown of the blood-retinal barrier, an important ...
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Newly identified protein could mitigate or eliminate excessive scarring during wound healing
A study published April 12 in Nature Communications identifies a protein that helps prevent excessive scarring. The protein, called fibromodulin (FMOD) forms a complex of molecules with interleukin 1β that stops myofibroblasts ...
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Mechanosensing strategy shows promise for treating cardiovascular fibrosis
Stanford Cardiovascular Institute researchers have discovered a mechanosensing-based approach that reduces cardiac fibrosis in mice—offering a potential path to treatment for a condition that affects millions and currently ...
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Follow-up test for high blood pressure condition not worthwhile, researchers say
A test commonly used to confirm a condition linked to high blood pressure is often inaccurate, causing doctors to skip treatment that might improve patients' heart health, a new study says.
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Alzheimer's risk: Many say they want answers, but fewer choose to know the truth
As researchers make progress in understanding how Alzheimer's disease develops, there are growing opportunities for healthy research participants to learn their risk of developing Alzheimer's disease dementia in the future. ...
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Chronic pain therapy retrains the brain to process emotions
A new study led by UNSW Sydney and Neuroscience Research Australia (NeuRA) shows that targeting emotional processing is key to treating and managing chronic pain.
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Diabetes drug shows potential to slow prostate cancer cell growth
An international team of scientists led by the Medical University of Vienna has identified similarities in the mechanisms of diabetes and cancer: as the researchers show, the protein PPARγ, which is central to the regulation ...
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When a gene quality-control mechanism fails, abnormal RNA strands may contribute to cancer and neurodegeneration
Failure of a gene-reading quality-control mechanism called Integrator leaves cells littered with abnormal RNA strands that increase cell stress and may contribute to diseases such as cancer and neurodegeneration, a new study ...
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Phage therapy may treat drug resistance in patients with cystic fibrosis
Antimicrobial resistance, in which germs like bacteria and fungi no longer respond to medicines, is a rising global threat. When antibiotics and other drugs become ineffective, infections can become difficult or impossible ...
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