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Gerontology & Geriatrics
Study finds RSV vaccine highly effective in protecting older adults against severe disease, hospitalization and death
A multi-state study, published in The Lancet, is one of the first real world data analyses of the effectiveness of the RSV—short for respiratory syncytial virus—vaccine. VISION Network researchers report that across the ...
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Genetics
Increased autism risk linked to Y chromosome, study finds
Increased risk for autism appears to be linked to the Y chromosome, a Geisinger Health System study has found, offering a new explanation for the greater prevalence of autism in males. The results are published in Nature ...
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Medical research news
Tropical disease researchers develop new tool for improved diagnosis of schistosomiasis
Neglected tropical diseases refer to a group of ailments that affect millions of people globally, often in poverty-stricken areas of the world, and yet don't receive the scientific attention they deserve. Schistosomiasis ...
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Health effects of chemical mixtures: Neurotoxic effects add up, new study shows
Chemicals are omnipresent today. They enter our bodies through food, air or the skin. But how do these complex mixtures of chemicals affect our health? In a new study, a research team from the Helmholtz Centre for Environmental ...
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A healthy diet may help keep low grade prostate cancer from progressing to more dangerous states
In a study believed to be the first of its kind published, a research team led by Johns Hopkins Medicine provides scientific evidence that a healthy diet may reduce the chance of low risk prostate cancer progressing to a ...
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Neuroscientists discover a mechanism that can reactivate dormant neural stem cells
An international team of neuroscientists, led by Duke-NUS Medical School, have uncovered a mechanism that controls the reactivation of neural stem cells, which are crucial for repairing and regenerating brain cells.
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Study shows playing video games may improve cognitive performance
Playing video games may boost your cognitive abilities and exercise can play a role in improving your mental health, but not the other way around, a large-scale study has found.
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Understanding how deadly lung cancers control the local immune system
Northwestern Medicine scientists have discovered how a protein in a deadly type of lung cancer can control how the immune system responds to the tumor, according to a study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy ...
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COVID-19 linked to type 2 diabetes onset in children
Pediatric patients aged 10 to 19 years old diagnosed with COVID-19 have a higher risk of new-onset type 2 diabetes within six months compared to those diagnosed with other respiratory infections, according to researchers ...
Scientists develop tools to identify intestinal nutrient sensors
A multi-institutional group of researchers led by the Hubrecht Institute and Roche's Institute of Human Biology has developed strategies to identify regulators of intestinal hormone secretion. In response to incoming food, ...
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Singling out distinct brain regions and mechanisms involved in our ability to pay attention
The human brain is a complex organ with over 80 billion neurons. But it can still trip up when it comes to multitasking. Trying to send an email at the same time as talking to someone can almost be enough to short-circuit ...
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Imaging study reveals microglia's crucial role in preventing axonal degeneration following spinal cord injury
A collaborative effort between engineers and biologists at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) has uncovered a neuroprotective mechanism in spinal cord injury (SCI), shedding new light on therapeutic ...
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AI model that checks for skin cancer shows promise
Scientists in the East of England have developed a way of using artificial intelligence to check for skin cancer, with the AI tool outperforming existing methods in a new study.
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Surprise finding reveals the dual role of key neurodevelopmental gene FOXG1
A new study conducted by SISSA's Laboratory of Cerebral Cortex Development and recently published in BMC Biology has led to a surprising revelation about the role of the FOXG1 gene: not only does it orchestrate development ...
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A man lived to old age without knowing he may have had 3 penises
Do you really know what you look like on the inside? Most people do not, and usually it takes surgery or medical imaging to take a look while we are still alive.
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Researchers identify gene linked to severe ulcerative colitis
Abdominal pain, diarrhea, and debilitating fatigue define the daily lives of millions of people worldwide who suffer from chronic bowel disease. Most of these individuals are diagnosed in their youth, and the disease's progression ...
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People regularly experiencing brighter nights and darker days have higher mortality risk, suggests study
A team of biologists, medical researchers and sleep specialists from several institutions in Australia, the U.S. and the U.K. has found that people who regularly experience brighter nights and/or darker days tend to have ...
Metabolome map of colorectal cancer challenges conventional classifications of the disease
A new study from the Yale School of Public Health (YSPH) offers fresh insights into our understanding of colorectal cancer (CRC) that challenge the conventional right-sided and left-sided classifications of the disease.
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Study links PFAS exposure to kidney function decline via gut microbiome
New research has revealed that the connection between per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, or PFAS, and kidney damage may be tied to dysregulation of the gut microbiome, which is made up of bacteria and other microorganisms ...
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Controlling prosthetic hands more precisely with the power of thought
Researchers at the German Primate Center—Leibniz Institute for Primate Research in Göttingen have developed a novel training protocol for brain-computer interfaces in a study with rhesus monkeys. The method enables precise ...
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