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Oncology & Cancer
Study uncovers mutations and DNA structures driving bladder cancer
How bladder cancer originates and progresses has been illuminated as never before in a study led by researchers at Weill Cornell Medicine and the New York Genome Center. The researchers found that antiviral enzymes that mutate ...
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Diabetes
Study shows how muscle energy production is impaired in type 2 diabetes
A study from the Karolinska Institutet, published in Science Translational Medicine, shows that people with type 2 diabetes have lower levels of the protein that breaks down and converts creatine in the muscles. This leads ...
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Medical research news
Another step towards decoding smell: Investigating the neuronal mechanisms of human odor perception
We often only realize how important our sense of smell is when it is no longer there: food hardly tastes good, or we no longer react to dangers such as the smell of smoke. Researchers at the University Hospital Bonn (UKB), ...
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Toddlers show increased physical activity when they have a robot playmate moving around the room
Parents seeking help in encouraging toddlers to be physically active may soon need to look no further than an inexpensive robotic buddy for their kids, a new study by Oregon State University suggests.
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Adding vagus nerve stimulation to training sessions may boost how well sounds are perceived
Just as a musician can train to more sharply distinguish subtle differences in pitch, mammals can improve their ability to interpret hearing, vision, and other senses with practice. This process, which is called perceptual ...
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Study confirms guideline interventions are critical in reducing opioid dispensing
Researchers in Australia have completed a review of a trial focused on reducing opioid dispensing in emergency room settings without increasing reliance on other high-risk medications. They found that the SHAPED (Sydney Health ...
Study finds parents relying on ChatGPT for health guidance about children
New research from the University of Kansas Life Span Institute highlights a key vulnerability to misinformation generated by artificial intelligence and a potential model to combat it.
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Gene-edited cells could halt multiple sclerosis progression
Scientists have used gene-editing techniques to boost the repair of nerve cells damaged in multiple sclerosis, a study shows. The innovative method, which was tested in mice, supports the development of cells that can repair ...
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Study finds new genetic loci associated with dementia
A research team comprising several researchers within the University of Kentucky's Sanders-Brown Center on Aging has investigated the genetic risk of neuropathological traits commonly seen by neuropathologists performing ...
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Research finds neurons look different in children with autism
There is new evidence that the cells responsible for communication in the brain may be structured differently in children with autism. Researchers at the Del Monte Institute for Neuroscience at the University of Rochester ...
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Neuronal wiring's role in brain function varies across regions, study finds
Different brain regions are connected by—and interact through—networks of neurons. But the extent to which neuronal wiring drives shared function between these different regions is not well understood. Is this structure-function ...
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Newly discovered genetic marker could pave the way for future Alzheimer's disease therapeutics
Indiana University School of Medicine researchers have identified a new genetic marker that could play a role in the development of Alzheimer's disease, which is characterized by two primary pathologies: amyloid-beta plaques ...
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Scientists create first map of DNA modification in the developing human brain
A UCLA-led study has provided an unprecedented look at how gene regulation evolves during human brain development, showing how the 3D structure of chromatin—DNA and proteins—plays a critical role. This work offers new ...
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Wide-ranging mouse study uncovers new details about how eating less can extend lifespan
For nearly a century, laboratory studies have shown consistent results: eat less food, or eat less often, and an animal will live longer. But scientists have struggled to understand why these kinds of restrictive diets work ...
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Extended timing: How neurons encode information on timescales that match learning
New research from the Max Planck Florida Institute for Neuroscience published this week in Nature has identified a key step in how neurons encode information on timescales that match learning.
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People with dyslexia and dyscalculia show less bias, study shows
Dyslexia and dyscalculia are most commonly acknowledged as posing challenges linked to people's literacy and numeracy.
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The secret to slimming? Special 'skinny genes' double weight loss
The secret to losing weight could all be down to a combination of 14 "skinny genes," a new study has found.
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Stitches with internally produced electric charge found to speed up wound healing in rats
A team of chemical fiber and polymer material researchers in China has found that the use of internally produced, electrically charged sutures can speed up the healing process after surgery in rats. In their study published ...
Having a sweet tooth is linked to higher risk of depression, diabetes and stroke, study finds
People with a preference for sweets are at a higher risk of developing depression, diabetes, and suffering a stroke, according to new research from the University of Surrey.
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Many nations aren't meeting their green health care commitments, study says
Countries around the world are falling short of their international commitments to improve the sustainability of their health care systems, according to a new study co-led by Yale's Jodi Sherman.
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