An article published this week in the journal Nature Medicine documents what is believed to be the first evidence that Alzheimer's disease can be transmitted from person to person.
Feb 4, 2024
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Five cases of Alzheimer's disease are believed to have arisen as a result of medical treatments decades earlier, reports a team of UCL and UCLH researchers.
Jan 29, 2024
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Growth hormone (GH) acts on many tissues throughout the body, helping build bones and muscles, among other functions. It is also a powerful anxiolytic. A study conducted by researchers at the University of São Paulo (USP) ...
Jan 2, 2024
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New research reveals that neurons in the preoptic hypothalamus—the region of the brain that regulates sleep and body temperature—are rhythmically activated during non-rapid eye movement sleep (NREM). Stress activates ...
Dec 13, 2023
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Researchers at MUSC Hollings Cancer Center believe that some drugs already approved by the FDA or currently in clinical trials could be repurposed for certain breast cancer patients whose cancer has become resistant to standard ...
Nov 2, 2023
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For the first time, researchers examine the effects of gender-affirming androgen therapy on breast tissue in transgender men with single-cell resolution. Their results give an unprecedented look into the changes that occur ...
Mar 8, 2023
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A new breast cancer test could detect women who are less likely to respond to a standard breast cancer treatment—and could help improve treatment for these women by giving them other treatment options earlier.
Nov 1, 2022
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A study of mice led by Ohio University Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine and Edison Biotechnology Institute researchers has shown that stopping the activity of growth hormone (GH) in fat cells can improve health and ...
Oct 26, 2022
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A new NDORMS study, published in The Lancet Rheumatology, has found a genetic variant that increases the risk of both carpal tunnel syndrome and trigger finger, and opens the door for new therapies that involve blocking the ...
Jul 22, 2022
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Hormone therapy is successful at keeping metastatic prostate cancer under control, but eventually the tumor cells become resistant to it. An unexpected potential solution has now emerged in medicines not designed to fight ...
Jun 27, 2022
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