Scientists at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai in New York have identified which parts of the immune system go awry and contribute to autoimmune diseases in individuals with Down syndrome. The findings published ...
Feb 22, 2023
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Scientists at the University of East Anglia are a step closer to creating a new generation of light-activated cancer treatments. The futuristic-sounding treatment would work by switching on LED lights embedded close to a ...
Feb 16, 2023
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Taking a bite of an apple is considered a healthy choice. But have you ever thought about putting in earplugs before your favorite band takes the stage?
Feb 13, 2023
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Disabling hearing loss affects one in every ten people and up to 25% of people over 60, according to the World Health Organization, and can have both genetic and environmental causes such as infections and noise exposure. ...
Jan 31, 2023
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In a new study, a team of University of Missouri researchers have made an unexpected discovery: People experiencing long-lasting effects from COVID-19—known as "long COVID" or post-COVID conditions—are susceptible to ...
Jan 30, 2023
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Have you ever experienced a constant ringing in your ears that you can't pinpoint the cause? It might be tinnitus—the sensation of hearing a sound when no external sound is present. In most cases, tinnitus can be managed, ...
Jan 19, 2023
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A new study sheds light on racialized beauty norms that motivate the use of chemical hair straighteners and skin lighteners linked to poor health outcomes. Among survey respondents, beauty was the leading reason for using ...
Jan 18, 2023
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In the mammalian world, there are the hairy, the less hairy and the hairless. But why that is has remained a mystery.
Jan 6, 2023
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In a new Imperial College London study involving three volunteers, skin scars began to behave more like uninjured skin after they were treated with hair follicle transplants. The scarred skin harbored new cells and blood ...
Jan 6, 2023
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People with colorectal cancer, the fourth most common cancer in the U.S., are often prescribed unnecessary chemotherapy after their cancer is completely gone.
Dec 29, 2022
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