The arrival of GLP-1 analog drugs (such as Wegovy) marked a huge shift in the weight-loss drug market. These drugs have been shown to lead to significant weight loss in users—as much as 15% or more of their body weight ...
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More than a dozen bacterial species among the hundreds that live in people's mouths have been linked to a collective 50% increased chance of developing head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC), a new study shows. Some ...
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Scientists at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and their colleagues have identified a gene responsible for some inherited retinal diseases (IRDs), which are a group of disorders that damage the eye's light-sensing ...
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A team of scientists led by Prof. Patrik Verstreken (VIB-KU Leuven) has identified a new genetic mutation that may cause a form of early-onset Parkinsonism. The research has been published in Cell Reports Medicine.
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A new study challenges a 2019 World Health Organization report that microplastics in drinking water are harmless after confirming their presence in kidney, urine and bladder cancer samples.
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The use of circadian-informed lighting, where artificial lighting is synchronized to the natural biological rhythms or a person's "body-clock," significantly improves quality of sleep and work performance for night shift ...
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University of Adelaide researchers have taken a closer look at how to predict transition to psychosis in young people who meet a specific set of subthreshold psychotic symptoms and syndromes, also referred to as ultra-high ...
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Parkinson's disease (PD), the second most common neurodegenerative disorder globally, has long baffled scientists with its progressive nature and debilitating effects on motor function.
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An international placebo-controlled study led by Cedars-Sinai suggests that a targeted drug therapy that was developed by researchers at Cedars-Sinai is safe and effective at helping people with moderate to severe ulcerative ...
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Researchers have examined thousands of genetically defined traits to identify possible causal relationships for eight common cancers. The team evaluated data from more than 860,000 people to uncover potential factors in causing ...
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