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Multiple surgeries could contribute to cognitive decline in older people
Multiple surgeries could lead to cognitive decline, a University of Sydney study has found, using data from the United Kingdom's Biobank to analyze half a million patients aged 40 to 69 and followed over 20 years of brain ...
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How changes in risk factors may be contributing to growing number of babies born prematurely
Preterm births have increased by more than 10% over the past decade, with racial and socioeconomic disparities persisting over time, according to a new study analyzing more than five million births.
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Research reveals mechanism of effector-triggered immunity
A pair of studies examining immune response in C. elegans reveal broad implications for understanding pathogen detection in higher animals and the evolutionary origins of immunity itself.
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Molecular tumor boards improve identification of cancer-linked genes
Results from a new University of Kentucky Markey Cancer Center study show that molecular tumor boards can play an important role in identifying potential inherited cancer risks, leading to better patient care.
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Synaptic strength found regulate sleep quantity and quality
Sleep deprivation typically results in longer and deeper sleep, thereby maintaining overall sleep quantity and quality through homeostatic regulation. However, the specific mechanisms by which the brain monitors and controls ...
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Mouse study explores how nerve cells repair themselves
New mouse model research led by scientists at The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, College of Medicine and Imperial College London explored how nerve cells repair themselves, which could lead to new treatments ...
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Poor teen friendships predict adult anxiety and depression symptoms
A19-year study at the University of Virginia is revealing what may lead some young adults to suffer from debilitating depression and anxiety.
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Study confirms effectiveness of the new omicron booster
The autumn wave of coronavirus is sweeping across Germany. Those affected mainly suffer from coughs, colds, sore throats and fever, but also from headaches, aching limbs, general weakness and shortness of breath. Because ...
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A faulty iron hormone in the skin may be the root cause of psoriasis
Scientists may have uncovered the root cause of psoriasis, a chronic and sometimes debilitating skin disease that affects 2–3% of the global population. The condition is characterized by red, scaly patches that impact the ...
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Study offers potential for early diagnosis and therapeutic intervention for rheumatoid arthritis
Currently, there are no cures for rheumatoid arthritis (RA), which affects 40,000 people in Ireland. The disease costs an estimated $22,000 per patient, per year with an overall cost to the health system of ~$608 million. ...
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The gut microbiome can influence hormone levels, mouse study shows
Researchers at the Francis Crick Institute have shown that the balance of bacteria in the gut can influence symptoms of hypopituitarism in mice. They also showed that aspirin was able to improve hormone deficiency symptoms ...
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Researchers discover new bacterium that causes gut immunodeficiency
Cleveland Clinic researchers have discovered a new bacterium that weakens the immune system in the gut, potentially contributing to certain inflammatory and infectious gut diseases.
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Genetic background of pregnant women can influence non-invasive prenatal test results
Non-invasive prenatal tests (NIPTs) are increasingly an integral part of screening during pregnancies across the world. Research from Amsterdam UMC shows that a pregnant woman's genetic background influences the effectiveness ...
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Synthetic compound shows promise against drug-sensitive, drug-resistant strains of human malaria parasites
In 2022, nearly 619,000 global deaths due to malaria were caused by Plasmodium falciparum, the most virulent, prevalent, and deadly human malaria parasite. For decades, the parasite's resistance to all antimalarial drugs ...
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Rates of sudden unexpected infant death changed during the COVID-19 pandemic, study finds
The risk of sudden unexpected infant death (SUID) and sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) increased during the COVID-19 pandemic compared to the pre-pandemic period, especially in 2021, according to a new study led by researchers ...
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A 'Google Earth' view of bone—with an eye toward disease prevention
Everyone knows that we can view the broad structures of our bones in the body by taking X-rays. Yet that's just scratching the surface. Science now has a host of new imaging and characterization techniques to go deeper, and ...
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Signs of developing asthma are evident in the first year of life, health data analysis shows
What factors lead to chronic respiratory disease? Researchers investigated this question using health data from about 780 infants. Their analysis shows that children's risk of developing asthma later in life can be more reliably ...
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Cognitive deficits from meth and PCP use are generated by a common neurotransmitter switch, neurobiologists show
The effects of sustained drug abuse can manifest in many ways. Loss of memory and reduced cognitive functions are some of the effects that can persist for years. Neurobiologists at the University of California San Diego have ...
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Organoids derived from gut stem cells reveal two distinct molecular subtypes of Crohn's disease
Crohn's disease—an autoimmune disorder—is characterized by chronic inflammation of the digestive tract, resulting in a slew of debilitating gastrointestinal symptoms that vary from patient to patient. Complications of ...
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