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Different types of teenage friendships critical to well-being as we age, scientists find
Being a teenager is hard, confusing—and crucially important. Scientists studying teenage socializing have found that teenage friendships could lay essential foundations for well-being in later life, and that not just the ...
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Natural killer cells that live in the lungs can rapidly respond to a sugar rush, making them especially effective
Trinity College Dublin researchers based at St James's Hospital have provided important insights into the behavior and metabolic function of a previously largely unknown but crucial natural killer (NK) immune cell resident ...
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Disrupting Asxl1 gene prevents T-cell exhaustion to improve immunotherapy, researchers discover
Immunotherapy, using a patient's own immune system to treat disease, has shown promise in some patients with cancer but has not worked in most. New research from St. Jude Children's Research Hospital and colleagues has found ...
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Bilingualism may make the brain more efficient, especially when learned at a young age
Neuroplasticity is the brain's ability to build connections within itself, adapting to the surrounding environment. The brain is most plastic in childhood, forming new pathways in reaction to stimuli such as language.
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Magnetically regulated gene therapy tech offers precise brain-circuit control
A new technology enables the control of specific brain circuits non-invasively with magnetic fields, according to a preclinical study from researchers at Weill Cornell Medicine, The Rockefeller University and the Icahn School ...
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Vaccine uptake influenced by politics and socioeconomics, study finds
COVID-19 vaccination rates have varied significantly based on partisanship and socioeconomic factors, with Democrats getting vaccinated faster and at higher percentages than Republicans and Independents.
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Age is just a number: New study shows older adults' decision strategies are just as complex as younger adults
As we navigate through life, the way we manage our money and make financial decisions naturally changes. Previous research has shown that when making financial decisions, older adults are sometimes more willing to take risks ...
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New study challenges longstanding assumption about the cause of the genome's most common mutation
A Ludwig Cancer Research study has punctured a longstanding assumption about the source of the most common type of DNA mutation seen in the genome—one that contributes to many genetic diseases, including cancer.
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Researchers find high school IQ predicts drinking habits
A person's IQ during high school is predictive of alcohol consumption later in life, according to a study by UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers published in Alcohol and Alcoholism. Participants with higher IQ levels ...
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Computer simulation mimics how the brain grows neurons, paving the way for future disease treatments
A new computer simulation of how our brains develop and grow neurons has been built by scientists from the University of Surrey. Along with improving our understanding of how the brain works, researchers hope that the models ...
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Large-scale study identifies prostate cancer genetic risk factors in a diverse group of African men
Researchers have identified the genetic risk factors that contribute to prostate cancer in a diverse group of African men. Although research and treatment are scant, this first large-scale African genomics study could signal ...
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New techniques shed light on how the brain's landscapers prune unnecessary synapses
Imagine yourself sometime in the far future aboard a routine rocket to Mars. Someone just spilled their drink. Without gravity, it collects in floating blobs that ripple right before your eyes. Now freeze.
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Mindfulness found as effective as leading antidepressant in treating anxiety disorders
Mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) was found to be as effective as the antidepressant escitalopram in reducing agoraphobia, panic disorder, generalized anxiety disorder, and social anxiety disorder symptoms. The muti-institution ...
Don't rely on AI chatbots for accurate, safe drug information, warns study
Patients shouldn't rely on AI-powered search engines and chatbots to always give them accurate and safe information on drugs, conclude researchers in the journal BMJ Quality & Safety, after finding a considerable number of ...
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Faulty 'fight or flight' response drives deadly C. difficile infections, research reveals
The portion of our nervous systems responsible for the "fight or flight" response can shape the severity of potentially deadly C. difficile infections, new research from the University of Virginia School of Medicine reveals.
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Living in a redlined neighborhood in 1940 was a risk factor for premature death, and the disparity persists today
People living in redlined neighborhoods in 1940 didn't live as long as those living in neighborhoods with access to credit and home loans, according to a new paper by researchers at the University at Buffalo and Texas A&M ...
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Inducing a gene that informs cell signaling could halt diabetic kidney disease, study shows
New research by Stony Brook Medicine nephrology specialists that centers on targeting key cellular signaling between two types of kidney cells, and inducing a certain gene within those processes, may help prevent or reduce ...
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Stem cell discovery highlights importance of DNA methylation in cancer
A study led by Umeå University, Sweden, presents new insights into how stem cells develop and transition into specialized cells. The discovery can provide increased understanding of how cells divide and grow uncontrollably ...
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Long-term study shows early prostate cancer surgery extended life
The survival rate of men with prostate cancer who had their entire prostate gland removed immediately after the tumor was detected increased by 17 percentage points compared with those who did not have treatment until the ...
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