Health
Health declining in Gen X and Gen Y, national study shows
Recent generations show a worrying decline in health compared to their parents and grandparents when they were the same age, a new national study reveals.
Mar 19, 2021
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Oncology & Cancer
Electromagnetic fields hinder spread of breast cancer, study shows
Electricity may slow—and in some cases, stop—the speed at which breast cancer cells spread through the body, a new study indicates.
Mar 17, 2021
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Psychology & Psychiatry
How pregnancy turns the stress response on its head
The link between psychological stress and physical health problems generally relates to a stress-induced immune response gone wild, with inflammation then causing damage to other systems in the body. It's a predictable cascade—except ...
Mar 16, 2021
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Psychology & Psychiatry
What happens in your brain when you 'lose yourself' in fiction
If you count yourself among those who lose themselves in the lives of fictional characters, scientists now have a better idea of how that happens.
Mar 15, 2021
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Biomedical technology
Electricity could help speed wound healing, new study shows
Electric stimulation may be able to help blood vessels carry white blood cells and oxygen to wounds, speeding healing, a new study suggests.
Mar 11, 2021
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Capitalizing on measles vaccine's successful history to protect against SARS-CoV-2
A new SARS-CoV-2 vaccine candidate, developed by giving a key protein's gene a ride into the body while encased in a measles vaccine, has been shown to produce a strong immune response and prevent SARS-CoV-2 infection and ...
Mar 10, 2021
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Neuroscience
Study shows voluntary running reduces neuromuscular decline in aging mice
Research led by The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center and College of Medicine explored the neurobiological effects of exercise in mice with age-related loss of physical function.
Feb 23, 2021
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Medications
Computer model makes strides in search for COVID-19 treatments
A new deep-learning model that can predict how human genes and medicines will interact has identified at least 10 compounds that may hold promise as treatments for COVID-19.
Feb 1, 2021
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Oncology & Cancer
Study suggests drug intervention may prevent doxorubicin-induced cardiac injury
There could be an intervention on the horizon to help prevent heart damage caused by the common chemotherapy drug doxorubicin, new research suggests.
Jan 25, 2021
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Medical research
Protecting lungs from ventilator-induced injury
An unfortunate truth about the use of mechanical ventilation to save the lives of patients in respiratory distress is that the pressure used to inflate the lungs is likely to cause further lung damage.
Jan 12, 2021
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