Obstetrics & gynaecology
U.S. births continue to fall, dropping by 17% since 2007
Final government data finds the number of U.S. births falling by 2% last year compared to 2022, continuing a decades-long decline.
Aug 20, 2024
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Health
Pesco-vegetarian diets best for reducing risk of death in elderly, research suggests
A variety of vegetarian diets appear to protect against risk of mortality and contributing conditions, with a pesco-vegetarian diet—which includes fish—providing the most protection against risk in very elderly people, ...
Aug 23, 2024
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Oncology & Cancer
No link between cellphone use, brain cancer, major report finds
In news that should reassure folks glued to their cellphones all day, a new international review finds no link between cellphone use and brain cancer.
Sep 4, 2024
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Needle-free COVID-19 intranasal vaccine provides broad immunity, study finds
A next-generation COVID-19 mucosal vaccine is set to be a gamechanger not only when delivering the vaccine itself, but also for people who are needle-phobic.
Aug 27, 2024
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Alzheimer's disease & dementia
Study of older patients suggests 1 in 5 cases of dementia may be attributable to vision impairment
Prior research has found that there may be a connection between hearing loss in aging people and the onset of dementia. In a new study, a team of health care researchers and geriatric specialists affiliated with Johns Hopkins ...
Gastroenterology
Thanks to Reddit, a new diagnosis is bubbling up across the nation
In a video posted to Reddit this summer, Lucie Rosenthal's face starts focused and uncertain, looking intently into the camera, before it happens.
Sep 11, 2024
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Addiction
Fentanyl vaccine heads for clinical trials, with goal of saving lives
A fentanyl vaccine developed by researchers at the University of Houston is expected to head to clinical trials sometime in the middle of next year, with the hope of being a groundbreaking solution to a deadly crisis.
Sep 2, 2024
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Neuroscience
Study reveals how neighboring synapses coordinate their response to plasticity signals
Researchers from Bonn and Japan have clarified how neighboring synapses coordinate their response to plasticity signals: Nerve cells in the brain receive thousands of synaptic signals via their "antenna," the so-called dendritic ...
Sep 2, 2024
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Medical research
Metformin found to reduce organ aging in male monkeys
A team of biologists affiliated with multiple institutions in China, working with a colleague in the U.S., has found that giving cynomolgus monkeys the diabetes drug metformin can reduce aging in multiple organs, including ...
Neuroscience
Low-dose THC reverses brain aging and enhances cognition in mice, research suggests
Bonn researchers have clarified the influence of treatment with tetrahydrocannabinol on the metabolic switch mTOR: A low-dose long-term administration of cannabis can not only reverse aging processes in the brain, but also ...
Aug 21, 2024
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