New research from the University of Waterloo suggests increasing the ratio of dietary potassium to sodium intake may be more effective for lowering blood pressure than simply reducing sodium intake.
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Washington University School of Medicine led a study evaluating long-term gantenerumab treatment in individuals with dominantly inherited Alzheimer's disease (DIAD). Gantenerumab was associated with serious safety concerns, ...
New research from The University of Manchester may reshape our understanding of what happens to the immune system when we fast. The study on mice shows that the brain's hypothalamus controls how the immune system adapts during ...
Apr 4, 2025
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Past neuroscience and psychology studies have shown that after the human brain encodes specific events or information, it can periodically reactivate them to facilitate their retention, via a process known as memory consolidation. ...
Researchers have shown a new drug compound can prevent long COVID symptoms in mice—a landmark finding that could lead to a future treatment for the debilitating condition.
Apr 8, 2025
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A study from the University of Ottawa's Human and Environmental Physiology Research Unit (HEPRU) has confirmed that the limits for human thermoregulation—our ability to maintain a stable body temperature in extreme heat—are ...
Mar 31, 2025
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A research group led by Takumi Kagawa and Masashi Kato at Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine has discovered that using "a unique sound stimulation technology"—a device that stimulates the inner ear with a specific ...
Apr 4, 2025
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In today's interconnected world, infectious diseases pose an escalating threat, as demonstrated by the coronavirus pandemic and outbreaks of H1N1, SARS, Ebola, Zika, and H5N1 (bird flu) viruses—all of which have had significant ...
Apr 5, 2025
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The hippocampal formation is a group of brain regions, including the hippocampus and some other structures closely connected to it. This set of brain regions is known to support various important brain functions, including ...
Malnutrition-related diabetes—typically affecting lean, malnourished teens and young adults in low- and middle-income countries—is now officially recognized as a distinct form of the disease, known as type 5 diabetes.
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