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Infant immune systems found to have unique and effective responses to SARS-CoV-2
Research led by the University of Tübingen, Germany, along with partners at Stanford University, Emory University and the Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, U.S., has looked into infant immune responses following ...
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Neuroscience
Protein experts show altered ubiquitin signaling induces hallmarks of sporadic Alzheimer's disease
New discoveries in the development of Alzheimer's disease in a study led by Professor Michael Glickman and Dr. Inbal Maniv from the Faculty of Biology at the Technion were published in Nature Communications.
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Medical research news
Human disease simulator lets scientists 'choose their own adventure'
Imagine a device smaller than a toddler's shoebox that can simulate any human disease in multiple organs or test new drugs without ever entering—or harming—the body.
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Computer model predicts who needs lung cancer screening
A machine learning model equipped with only data on people's age, smoking duration and the number of cigarettes smoked per day can predict lung cancer risk and identify who needs lung cancer screening, according to a new ...
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Language recognition found to be as much about brains as it is about hearing
How well we understand spoken language may depend more on our brains than our ears.
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Rural counties show steeper decline in health measures compared to urban counties in 2015 vs. 2019
Residents of rural counties have overall worse health outcomes than their urban counterparts. A study published in PLOS Global Public Health by William Weeks at Microsoft Corporation, Redmond, Washington, United States and ...
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New strategy for eye condition could replace injections with eyedrops
A new compound developed at the University of Illinois Chicago potentially could offer an alternative to injections for the millions of people who suffer from an eye condition that causes blindness.
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Synthetic peptide could reduce vascular problems associated with COVID-ARDS
A synthetic peptide developed by researchers at the Medical College of Georgia could help reduce vascular problems associated with acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) in COVID-19.
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Targeting unsuspected protein reverses lymphedema, shows 3D in-vitro model study
The human lymphatic system consists of a vast network of vessels that drain protein-rich fluid in tissues and transport it to lymph nodes. When the machinery goes awry and the lymphatic vessels don't drain properly, the fluid ...
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Mental health services spending for kids and adolescents has risen by more than 25% since beginning of pandemic: Study
Spending on mental health services for children and adolescents has risen by more than one-quarter since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, continuing to rise even as the use of telehealth plateaued, according to a new ...
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Can science take the STING out of runaway inflammation?
Until the COVID-19 pandemic exploded, few people outside of research labs and intensive care units had heard of a cytokine storm. But once this dangerous form of infection-triggered runaway inflammation started claiming lives ...
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Risk-stratification algorithm significantly reduces unnecessary ovary removal in girls, study shows
Many children and adolescent girls diagnosed with an ovarian mass may be able to avoid ovary removal and its lifelong consequences with the use of a consensus-based risk stratification algorithm. Algorithm use helps doctors ...
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Discovery may complement recovery from ischemic stroke
A study led by Nicolas Bazan, MD, Ph.D., Director of the LSU Health New Orleans Neuroscience Center, pinpointed which cells within specific areas of the brain are involved in post-stroke response and found that the delivery ...
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Small doses of mushrooms can have a beneficial effect on mental disorders, study finds
A new research result from the University of Southern Denmark opens the door to the possibility of using psilocybin, the active compound in mushrooms with psychedelic properties, as a therapeutic tool through microdosing.
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Study identifies a novel regulator of dormant cancer cells and chemoresistance in colorectal cancer
More than 1.9 million new colorectal cancer (including anus) cases and 935,000 deaths were estimated to occur worldwide in 2020, representing about one in 10 cancer cases and deaths. Overall, colorectal ranks third in terms ...
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Researchers confirm the link between balding and skin cancer
Researchers from QIMR Berghofer have uncovered compelling new evidence that establishes why people with hair loss can be more susceptible to deadly skin cancers.
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Extra-large synapses could be a cause of schizophrenia
Schizophrenia may be associated with the excessive formation of oversized and hyperactive synaptic connections between nerves in the brain, a mouse model and a human post-mortem study published in Science Advances by RIKEN ...
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AI innovation inspires hope in early detection of pancreatic cancer
Estimated to become the second leading cause of cancer deaths in the U.S. by 2030, pancreatic cancer has a grim prognosis with nearly 70% of patients facing mortality within the first year of diagnosis. Unfortunately, 40% ...
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Type 2 diabetes diagnosis at age 30 can reduce life expectancy by up to 14 years, warn experts
An individual diagnosed with type 2 diabetes at age 30 years could see their life expectancy fall by as much as 14 years, an international team of researchers has warned.
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Global consumption of sugary drinks has increased at least 16% since 1990, says study
The decision to reach for a sugary beverage is heavily influenced by where you live, Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy researchers report in a new study published October 3 in the journal Nature Communications. ...
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