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Health

Chemicals in makeup, sunscreen may raise odds for dangerous pregnancy complication

Chemicals commonly found in sunscreen, makeup and other personal care products could be putting pregnancies at risk, a new study warns.

Aug 14, 2024

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Biomedical technology

3D body scanner with AI predicts metabolic syndrome risk

Mayo Clinic researchers are using artificial intelligence (AI) with an advanced 3D body-volume scanner—originally developed for the clothing industry—to help doctors predict metabolic syndrome risk and severity. The combination ...

Aug 15, 2024

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Oncology & Cancer

Can a mouthwash-based test help predict head and neck cancer recurrence?

For years, mouthwash has been marketed as an essential hygiene item to prevent bad breath, even though it offers minimal if any health benefits.

Aug 15, 2024

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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Lyme disease early detection could get boost from simpler, faster testing technology

For some unlucky people, time in the great outdoors leads to Lyme disease, an illness causing head, joint and muscle pain, flu-like symptoms, fatigue, and sometimes a rash. Left untreated, those effects can turn debilitating ...

Aug 27, 2024

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Genetics

New technique allows comprehensive genetic examination of embryos with a single test

Researchers from Karolinska Institutet and Maastricht University have developed a technique that enables the examination of embryos for all known genetic abnormalities with a single test. The new method is more accurate and ...

Sep 2, 2024

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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

US will offer free COVID tests by mail by late September

As a summer surge in COVID cases begins to ebb and Americans brace themselves for yet another wave of infections this winter, more free COVID tests will soon be available to all, federal health officials announced Friday.

Aug 26, 2024

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Alzheimer's disease & dementia

Promising immunotherapy treatment targets multiple pathogenic hallmarks of Alzheimer's disease

Among progressive neurodegenerative diseases, Alzheimer's is one of the most common and most heartbreaking. It robs individuals of their memories and self-sufficiency and can even alter their personalities.

Sep 5, 2024

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Oncology & Cancer

People with type 2 diabetes at higher risk of certain cancers could be identified by a simple blood test, study suggests

Individuals with type 2 diabetes who are at higher risk of certain cancers could be identified by a simple blood test, this year's Annual Meeting of the European Association for the Study of Diabetes (EASD) (Madrid, 9–13 ...

Aug 27, 2024

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Gastroenterology

Gut bugs could play role in chronic constipation

An overgrowth of gut microorganisms that produce methane could be a cause of severe constipation in many people, a new review finds.

Sep 4, 2024

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