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Monday, Mar 17

Current antivirals don't work well against H5N1 avian influenza virus in cows' milk, scientists find

As the H5N1 avian influenza outbreak continues, scientists are working to better understand the virus's threat to human health. The virus has been found in dairy cows' milk and has infected farm workers, prompting scientists ...

Mar 17, 2025

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Synthetic mRNA therapy: Study introduces weapon against metastatic cancer without harmful side effects

Cancer metastasis, the spread of cancer to organs, is a major cause of cancer-related deaths. Once cancer spreads to multiple organs, conventional treatments like surgery, radiation, and chemotherapy become less effective. ...

Mar 17, 2025

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Maternal diet and infant allergies: The avocado connection

The Hass Avocado Board teamed up with the University of Eastern Finland researchers to examine the relationship between maternal avocado consumption during pregnancy and allergic outcomes in infants. Findings suggest that ...

Mar 17, 2025 report

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A post-treatment blood test could inform future cancer therapy decisions

In the continuing evolution of personalized medicine, a new Yale study has found evidence to support the value of a tool that measures the presence of cancer-derived molecules in the blood of patients with lung cancer years ...

Mar 17, 2025

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Why pain medication may not be as effective for women as it is for men

A new study led by University of Calgary professor Dr. Tuan Trang, Ph.D., may help to explain why there are more women experiencing chronic pain than men. In 2019, the Canadian Pain Task Force report found that chronic pain ...

Mar 17, 2025

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Research reveals how childhood adversity shapes the brain and behavior

Early-life adversity affects more than half of the world's children and is a significant risk factor for cognitive and mental health problems later in life. In an extensive and up-to-the-minute review of research in this ...

Mar 17, 2025

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Novel intercellular mechanisms may inform treatments for congenital spinal defects

Northwestern Medicine investigators have identified novel mechanisms regulating the development of the spinal column during embryonic development, findings that could inform new treatments for congenital scoliosis and other ...

Mar 17, 2025

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Tuesday, Mar 18

Installing safety nets on Golden Gate Bridge linked to 73% decline in suicides

Early evidence indicates that the installation of safety nets on the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco has been successful in reducing the number of suicides at the bridge.

Mar 18, 2025

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Earlier menopause and poor synaptic health could raise Alzheimer's risk, says study

Early menopause may be linked to increased risk of Alzheimer's disease among women, according to a study led by researchers at Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre and the University of Toronto.

Mar 18, 2025

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To the brain, Esperanto and Klingon appear the same as English or Mandarin

Within the human brain, a network of regions has evolved to process language. These regions are consistently activated whenever people listen to their native language or any language in which they are proficient.

Mar 18, 2025

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Weighing the high cost of obesity reduction drugs

University of Chicago researchers assessed the long-term health outcomes and cost-effectiveness of four antiobesity medications compared to lifestyle modification alone. Results indicate that tirzepatide and semaglutide provide ...

Mar 18, 2025 report

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One new experience a day can boost memory and mood

Researchers at the University of Toronto have found that doing just one new thing each day can significantly improve mood, memory and overall well-being—a finding that could be particularly beneficial for those at risk ...

Mar 18, 2025

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New research looks at how axons connect as brains grow

How a person's brain grows and makes connections can determine intelligence as well as susceptibility to disorders such as epilepsy and mental illness. However, a lot of questions remain about how the process works, especially ...

Mar 18, 2025

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Brain 4D imaging technique drives AI audiovisual analysis

When a person's hearing and vision are uncompromised and function at a relatively high level, the human brain is able to take in various sights and sounds from any environment and seamlessly allow said person to perceive ...

Mar 18, 2025

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Wednesday, Mar 19

Statins linked to reduced liver cancer risk in major cohort study

Harvard Medical School researchers have found that statin use significantly reduces the risk of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) and hepatic decompensation among patients with chronic liver disease (CLD). Statins, particularly ...

Mar 19, 2025 report

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Meta-analysis finds that menstrual cycle does not change cognitive abilities

Business analysts from the University of Melbourne, in Australia, the Nanyang Technological University, in Singapore, and Olin Business School, in the U.S., report evidence showing that women do not experience changes to ...

Mar 19, 2025 report

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Anti-amyloid drug shows signs of preventing Alzheimer's dementia

An experimental drug appears to reduce the risk of Alzheimer's-related dementia in people destined to develop the disease in their 30s, 40s or 50s, according to the results of a study led by the Knight Family Dominantly Inherited ...

Mar 19, 2025

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H5N1 influenza viral lineages beginning to evade human immunological defenses, research finds

New computational modeling of avian influenza variants' immunoprotein interactions—developed by a research team at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte—reveals the H5N1 influenza virus is evolving to escape immunological ...

Mar 19, 2025

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Scientists discover a type of immune cell that produces defensive 'shields' in the skin

A team at the Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Cardiovasculares (CNIC) led by Dr. Andrés Hidalgo has discovered a specialized population of neutrophils in the skin that produce extracellular matrix, helping to maintain ...

Mar 19, 2025

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AI-driven MRI analysis improves accuracy in distinguishing Parkinsonian disorders

University of Florida researchers have led a multicenter study demonstrating that Automated Imaging Differentiation for Parkinsonism (AIDP), a machine-learning method using magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), accurately distinguishes ...

Mar 19, 2025 report

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Parts of the brain that are needed to remember words identified

The parts of the brain that are needed to remember words, and how these are affected by a common form of epilepsy, have been identified by a team of neurologists and neurosurgeons at UCL.

Mar 19, 2025

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Thursday, Mar 20

Why don't we remember being a baby? New study provides clues

Though we learn so much during our first years of life, we can't, as adults, remember specific events from that time. Researchers have long believed we don't hold onto these experiences because the part of the brain responsible ...

Mar 20, 2025

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Sleep supports people's ability to remember sequences of real-world experiences, immersive art tour experiment shows

Sleep is known to contribute to the healthy functioning of the brain and the consolidation of memories. Past psychology research specifically highlighted its role in retaining episodic memories, which are memories of specific ...

Mar 20, 2025 feature

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Would you let a robot draw your blood? Northwestern among health systems trying new device

The practice of drawing blood has changed very little over the decades. It looks about the same now as it did 50 years ago.

Mar 20, 2025

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Smartwatch data: Study finds early health differences in long COVID patients

People who later experienced persistent shortness of breath or fatigue after a SARS-CoV-2 infection were already taking significantly fewer steps per day and had a higher resting heart rate before contracting the virus, according ...

Mar 20, 2025

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Levodopa may improve motivation in depression linked to high inflammation

A study from Emory University suggests that levodopa, a medication that increases dopamine levels in the brain, may help treat individuals with depression who experience motivational impairments due to high inflammation. ...

Mar 20, 2025

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Powerful new MRI scans enable life-changing surgery in first for adults with epilepsy

A new technique has enabled ultra-powerful magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scanners to identify tiny differences in patients' brains that cause treatment-resistant epilepsy. In the first study to use this approach, it has ...

Mar 20, 2025

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Probiotic boosters shorten fever duration in pediatric trial

A clinical trial led by researchers at the Ca' Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico and the University of Milan found a probiotic mixture that significantly shortened fever duration in children with upper respiratory tract ...

Mar 20, 2025 report

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Friday, Mar 21

Cholesterol-elevating substances found in coffee from machines at work

The coffee from most of the coffee machines in workplaces contains relatively high levels of cholesterol-elevating substances. There is a big difference in comparison to coffee made in regular paper filter coffee makers, ...

Mar 21, 2025

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Microdosing LSD for ADHD is no better than a placebo, clinical trial shows

Microdosing, or low-dose treatment of psychedelics such as lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD), has gained popularity in recent years as a potential method for alleviating symptoms of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder ...

Mar 21, 2025 report

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How the brain predicts the immediate future

Imagine a boxer dodging a punch, a musician perfectly timing a note, or a driver anticipating a green light—the brain can be seen as an amazing tool that is constantly predicting the future. But how does it do this?

Mar 21, 2025

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Immune cell dysfunction in GI tract may lead to onset of inflammatory bowel disease

A research team led by Mount Sinai has uncovered mechanisms of abnormal immune cell function that may lead to Crohn's disease, according to findings published in Science Immunology. The researchers said their discovery provides ...

Mar 21, 2025

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Renewal processes in the cell: Disruptions favor diseases such as Alzheimer's and Parkinson's, study finds

In an international research collaboration involving the University Medical Center Göttingen (UMG), researchers have produced the most complete map to date of how long different proteins persist in many tissues of the body. ...

Mar 21, 2025

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Sports supplement creatine makes no difference to muscle gains, trial finds

People hoping to build muscle with the support of a creatine supplement might be disappointed by new research which shows it has little to no effect when taken at the recommended level.

Mar 21, 2025

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Boosting brain's waste removal system improves memory in old mice

As aging bodies decline, the brain loses the ability to cleanse itself of waste, a scenario that scientists think could be contributing to neurodegenerative conditions such as Alzheimer's disease and Parkinson's disease, ...

Mar 21, 2025

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Saturday, Mar 22

Japanese scientists use stem cell treatment to restore movement in spinal injury patients

A stem cell treatment helped improve the motor function of two out of four patients with a spinal cord injury in the first clinical study of its kind, Japanese scientists said.

Mar 22, 2025

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Automated insulin delivery improves glycemic control of type 2 diabetes in randomized trial

Jaeb Center for Health Research conducted a randomized controlled trial evaluating the impact of automated insulin delivery (AID) in adults with insulin-treated type 2 diabetes. AID significantly lowered glycated hemoglobin ...

Mar 22, 2025 report

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Antibody-based therapy is several steps closer to treat lethal mucormycosis

Mucormycosis, a fungal infection caused by Mucorales, has high mortality rates in people with weakened immune systems and those suffering from severe trauma like burns, blast injuries or victims of natural disasters. The ...

Mar 22, 2025

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Researchers make progress toward non-hormonal treatment for endometriosis

Roughly 200 million women around the world suffer from endometriosis, a condition that causes tissue from the lining of the uterus to grow in places outside of the uterus. The condition can be exceptionally painful and contributes ...

Mar 22, 2025

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Waist circumference outshines BMI as obesity-related cancer risk marker in men, but not women

Body size and excess weight, conventionally assessed using body mass index (BMI), are well-established risk factors for many types of cancer. However, new research to be presented at this year's European Congress on Obesity ...

Mar 22, 2025

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Second TB vaccination boosts immunity in bladder cancer patients and reduces cancer recurrence, pilot study suggests

Two doses of a simple tuberculosis vaccination after surgery helps the immune system fight cancer cells and could greatly improve patient outcomes for the most common type of bladder cancer, according to a pilot study of ...

Mar 22, 2025

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Uncomfortable bladder tests for female incontinence can be avoided, say researchers

Women with ongoing urinary incontinence could avoid invasive bladder pressure tests, as new research shows that a range of non-invasive assessments work just as well in guiding treatment.

Mar 22, 2025

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Sunday, Mar 23

Thousands of lives could be saved by combining two cholesterol-lowering drugs, study suggests

The largest analysis to examine the best way to lower levels of "bad" cholesterol in patients with blocked arteries shows that they should immediately be given a combination of a statin and another drug called ezetimibe, ...

Mar 23, 2025

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Memory composition and hippocampal replay: New insights into how the hippocampus helps shape future behavior

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 ...

Mar 23, 2025 feature

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High resolution ultrasound could enable faster prostate cancer diagnosis

Biopsies guided by high resolution ultrasound are as effective as those using MRI in diagnosing prostate cancer, an international clinical trial has shown.

Mar 23, 2025

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Infants remember more than you think, new study reveals

Our earliest years are a time of rapid learning, yet we typically cannot recall specific experiences from that period—a phenomenon known as infantile amnesia.

Mar 23, 2025

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Improving GLP-1 drug delivery by 'painting' it on antibodies

Glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) receptor agonists are peptide-based therapeutics for treating diabetes and for weight loss. Unfortunately, shortages and high costs have made it difficult for people to start and maintain treatment.

Mar 23, 2025

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The tobacco lobby claims vaping is displacing youth smoking; a close look at the evidence tells another story

E-cigarette companies, including giants such as British American Tobacco, have actively lobbied governments in New Zealand and Australia to weaken existing vape regulations while preventing the introduction of stricter ones.

Mar 23, 2025

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Stressed? Sick? Swiss town lets doctors prescribe free museum visits as art therapy for patients

The world's woes got you down? Feeling burnout at work? Need a little something extra to fight illness or prep for surgery? The Swiss town of Neuchâtel is offering its residents a novel medical option: Expose yourself to ...

Mar 23, 2025

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