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Monday, Dec 18

Psychedelic psilocybin-assisted therapy found to reduce depressive symptoms in adults with cancer and depression

Results from a Phase II clinical trial indicate that psilocybin, a hallucinogenic chemical found in certain mushrooms of the genus Psilocybe, may benefit individuals with cancer and major depression. Trial participants treated ...

Dec 18, 2023

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The future of heart health: Researchers develop vaccine to lower cholesterol

Nearly two in five U.S. adults have high cholesterol, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Untreated, high cholesterol can lead to heart disease and stroke, which are two of the top causes of ...

Dec 18, 2023

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More parallel 'traffic' observed in human brains than in animals

In a study comparing human brain communication networks with those of macaques and mice, EPFL researchers found that only the human brains transmitted information via multiple parallel pathways, yielding new insights into ...

Dec 18, 2023

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Study bolsters evidence that severe obesity increasing in young US kids

A new study adds to evidence that severe obesity is becoming more common in young U.S. children.

Dec 18, 2023

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Doctor Who festive specials linked to lower death rates

A new "Doctor Who" episode shown during the festive period, especially on Christmas Day, is associated with lower death rates in the subsequent year across the UK, finds a study published in the Christmas issue of The BMJ.

Dec 18, 2023

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Using AI to diagnose autism in children

A multi-institutional Korean team of child and adolescent psychologists, behavioral scientists, ophthalmologists and biomedical systems informatics specialists has found that deep-learning-based AI systems can accurately ...

Dec 18, 2023 report

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Researchers make unexpected discovery in how pancreatic cancer spreads

How cancer spreads or metastasizes is a big question for cancer researchers and patients. Mayo Clinic researchers studying pancreatic cancer—the third deadliest form of cancer in the U.S.—recently made a discovery that ...

Dec 18, 2023

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Tuesday, Dec 19

Massive drug search uncovers infinitesimal molecule that kills cancers while sparing immune cells

Scientists have found an experimental small molecule that induces a form of cell death to kill a variety of cancers while enhancing the power of the immune system and leaving healthy cells totally unscathed.

Dec 19, 2023 feature

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Timing is everything: How circadian rhythms influence our brains

Why are we mentally sharper at certain times of day? A study led by Jonathan Lipton MD, Ph.D., at Boston Children's Hospital spells out the relationship between circadian rhythms—the body's natural day/night cycles—and ...

Dec 19, 2023

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Three potentially unique acoustic features of healing music that transcend genre identified

There are three potentially unique acoustic features of healing music that transcend musical genres, suggests research published in the open access journal General Psychiatry.

Dec 19, 2023

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Psilocybin found to reduce chronic pain in rats

A team of anesthesiologists at the University of Michigan, working with a pair of colleagues from Tryp Therapeutics, has found, via experimentation, that rats can experience a reduction in chronic pain when given injections ...

Dec 19, 2023 report

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Enlarged spaces in infant brains linked to higher risk of autism, sleep problems

Throughout the day and night, cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) pulses through small fluid-filled channels surrounding blood vessels in the brain, called perivascular spaces, to flush out neuroinflammation and other neurological ...

Dec 19, 2023

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Discovery of drug candidate to potentially tackle ER-positive breast cancer

An international team of researchers, led by Pfizer in collaboration with Monash University and the Australian-based Cancer Therapeutics Cooperative Research Center, have discovered a pre-clinical drug candidate demonstrating ...

Dec 19, 2023

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Genome-editing technique shows promise as treatment for common hereditary nerve disease

In a study published in Communications Medicine, researchers from Tokyo Medical and Dental University (TMDU) have unveiled a groundbreaking genome-editing technique. This innovation holds promise for treating Charcot–Marie–Tooth ...

Dec 19, 2023

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Wednesday, Dec 20

New treatment reverses Alzheimer's disease signs, improves memory function in preclinical study

A "chaperone" molecule that slows the formation of certain proteins reversed disease signs, including memory impairment, in a mouse model of Alzheimer's disease, according to a study from researchers at the Perelman School ...

Dec 20, 2023

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Scientists discover a framework in the brain for organizing the order of things

Scientists at NTNU's Kavli Institute for Systems Neuroscience in Norway have discovered a pattern of activity in the brain that serves as a template for building sequential experiences.

Dec 20, 2023

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Researchers uncover on/off switch for breast cancer metastasis

Despite their promise, immunotherapies fail to treat many cancers, including over 80% of some of the most advanced breast cancers. And many of those patients who do respond still experience metastases eventually. New research ...

Dec 20, 2023

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Scientists uncover secrets of brain development: Extensive neural migration continues after birth

The human brain continues to be built after we are born for far longer than previously recognized, suggests research by Shawn Sorrells, assistant professor of neuroscience in the Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences. ...

Dec 20, 2023

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Weight loss through slimming found to significantly alter microbiome and brain activity

Worldwide, more than one billion people are obese. Obesity is a risk factor for cardiovascular disease, diabetes, and some cancers. But permanently losing weight isn't easy: complex interactions between body systems such ...

Dec 20, 2023

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Study shows spinal cord injury causes acute and systemic muscle wasting: Severity depends on location of the injury

Acute spinal cord injury (SCI) patients lose body weight and muscle mass, despite being on a high-calorie diet while in the intensive care unit. Their muscle wasting is substantial and extends beyond what can explained by ...

Dec 20, 2023

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Study: Spinal cord stimulation a potential new way to treat depression

A pilot clinical trial led by University of Cincinnati researchers at the Lindner Center of HOPE found electrical stimulation of the spinal cord is feasible, well-tolerated and shows therapeutic potential to treat depression.

Dec 20, 2023

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Thursday, Dec 21

Research shows that sniffing women's tears reduces aggressive behavior in men

New research, published in PLOS Biology, shows that tears from women contain chemicals that block aggression in men. The study led by Shani Agron at the Weizmann Institute of Science, Israel, finds that sniffing tears leads ...

Dec 21, 2023

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Research reveals maternal education levels during pregnancy are linked with epigenetic markers in the child

A study from the University of Oulu, Finland, has uncovered compelling evidence linking maternal education levels at the time of pregnancy to children's epigenetic markers (DNA methylation) at key developmental stages: birth, ...

Dec 21, 2023

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Where you live matters: A first-of-its-kind study illustrates how racism is interrelated with poor health

A team of health equity researchers from several institutions has leveraged a complex web of data to test a hypothesis: That structural racism is associated with resources and structures at the neighborhood level that are ...

Dec 21, 2023

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Study associates higher acetaminophen use during pregnancy with language delays in early childhood

Is acetaminophen safe to use during pregnancy? The debate rages.

Dec 21, 2023

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New type of antibody shows promise against multiple forms of flu virus

Researchers have identified a previously unrecognized class of antibodies—immune system proteins that protect against disease—that appear capable of neutralizing multiple forms of flu virus. These findings, which could ...

Dec 21, 2023

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Statins found to reduce risk of blood clots associated with menopausal hormone therapy

Researchers at the University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, have provided substantial evidence supporting the potential role of statins in mitigating venous thromboembolism (VTE) risk associated with hormone therapy ...

Dec 21, 2023 report

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Sleep deprivation makes us less happy and more anxious, says review of more than 50 years of research

Sleep loss does more than just make us tired. It can undermine our emotional functioning, decrease positive moods and put us at higher risk for anxiety symptoms, according to a study that synthesized more than 50 years of ...

Dec 21, 2023

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Friday, Dec 22

Multi-ancestry study uncovers shared genetics of problematic drinking

A study led by VA Connecticut Healthcare Center/Yale researchers reveals ancestries around the world possess a shared genetic architecture for problematic alcohol use (PAU)—habitual heavy drinking, accompanied by harmful ...

Dec 22, 2023

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New COVID vaccine induces good antibody response to mutated viral variants, finds study

Researchers at Karolinska Institutet and Danderyd Hospital have followed recipients of the new updated COVID-19 vaccine and analyzed the antibody response to different SARS-CoV-2 variants. The results show a surprisingly ...

Dec 22, 2023

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Ongoing brain injury caused by COVID-19 may not always be detected by routine tests

A new study details that markers of brain injury are present in the blood many months after COVID-19 infection, despite inflammation blood tests being normal. The full paper, "Para-infectious brain injury in COVID-19 persists ...

Dec 22, 2023

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Light color is less important for the internal clock than originally thought, study finds

Vision is a complex process. The visual perception of the environment is created by a combination of different wavelengths of light, which are decoded as colors and brightness in the brain. Photoreceptors in the retina first ...

Dec 22, 2023

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Microglia act as a 'facilitator and stabilizer' for anesthesia, finds study

Though it may be a surprise to the millions of people who undergo general anesthesia every year for medical procedures, the biological mechanism for how different anesthetics block consciousness is still not fully understood. ...

Dec 22, 2023

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Engineers develop a vibrating, ingestible capsule that might help treat obesity

When you eat a large meal, your stomach sends signals to your brain that create a feeling of fullness, which helps you realize it's time to stop eating. A stomach full of liquid can also send these messages, which is why ...

Dec 22, 2023

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Brain cell discovery sparks hope for fertility treatments

Researchers at Nagoya University's Graduate School of Bioagricultural Sciences and the National Institute of Physiological Sciences in Japan have demonstrated how a specific type of neuron in the brain affects the release ...

Dec 22, 2023

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Saturday, Dec 23

Emerging COVID variant is spreading ahead of the holidays. Are you still protected?

For a third season, COVID-19 cases are rising ahead of the holidays, this time with a more recent variant driving infections.

Dec 23, 2023

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US woman with rare double uterus gives birth to twin girls

A 32-year-old woman from Alabama who was born with two uteruses and became pregnant in both gave birth to twin girls on different days, she announced on Friday.

Dec 23, 2023

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Guidelines updated for use of antiplatelet therapy for atherosclerotic CVD

In a guideline update issued by the Canadian Cardiovascular Society/Canadian Association of Interventional Cardiology and published online Oct. 28 in the Canadian Journal of Cardiology, new recommendations are presented regarding ...

Dec 23, 2023

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Sunday, Dec 24

Tracking SARS-CoV-2 with phone app data offers insights into proximity and duration risk factors

Researchers at the University of Oxford, U.K., have discovered how the rate of exposure time to someone with COVID-19 contact relates to infection risk. They found that the duration of exposure to individuals with COVID-19 ...

Dec 24, 2023 report

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Hormone secreted by fetus causes morning sickness: study

A hormone produced by the human fetus is to blame for morning sickness in pregnant women, a study has found, paving the way to possible prevention and treatment.

Dec 24, 2023

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Teen concussion tied to higher risk for suicidal behaviors

Adolescents who report concussion have increased odds of reporting suicidal behaviors, according to a study published online Nov. 16 in the Journal of Athletic Training.

Dec 24, 2023

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Holiday togetherness can also mean family fights. But there are ways to try to sidestep the drama

The holidays, a time where families and friends can get together to talk, to laugh—or get into screaming arguments.

Dec 24, 2023

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Patient error makes 1 in 10 home colon cancer tests unusable

At-home tests for colon cancer make this important screening readily available to folks who can't afford or would rather not go through a colonoscopy.

Dec 24, 2023

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Wegovy: Why half of those taking it stop within a year, and what happens when they do

Despite the effectiveness of the newer generation of anti-obesity drugs—called GLP-1 receptor agonists—few can tolerate them in the long run. A new study, published in the journal Obesity, reveals that of people prescribed ...

Dec 24, 2023

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