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Top news stories for the week 47

Monday, Nov 20

New study is first to find brain hemorrhage cause other than injured blood vessels

A first-of-its-kind study led by the University of California, Irvine has revealed a new culprit in the formation of brain hemorrhages that does not involve injury to the blood vessels, as previously believed. Researchers ...

Nov 20, 2023

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Why emotions stirred by music create such powerful memories

Time flows in a continuous stream—yet our memories are divided into separate episodes, all of which become part of our personal narrative. How emotions shape this memory formation process is a mystery that science has only ...

Nov 20, 2023

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Gene linked to persistent stuttering into adulthood uncovered

A new study led by University of Melbourne researchers has discovered a link between a new gene pathway and structural brain anomalies in some people who stutter into adulthood, opening up promising research avenues to enhance ...

Nov 20, 2023

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Study claims surfing creates $1 trillion wave for global economy by improving mental health

New research led by Griffith University on Australia's Gold Coast and Andrés Bello University in Chile, has shown that surfing contributes about US$1 trillion a year to the global economy, by improving the mental health ...

Nov 20, 2023

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Scientists discover new Achilles heel of leukemia cells

Leukemia is the most common type of cancer in children. Treatment involves intensive chemotherapy, which has severe side effects due to its non-specific mode of action.

Nov 20, 2023

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Reading a mouse's mind from its face: New tool decodes neural activity using facial movements

Mice are always in motion. Even if there's no external motivation for their actions—like a cat lurking a few feet away—mice are constantly sweeping their whiskers back and forth, sniffing around their environment and ...

Nov 20, 2023

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Robust chromatin map explains heterogeneity of pediatric acute lymphoblastic leukemia

Scientists at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital described the gene regulatory networks contributing to differences between subtypes of the most common childhood cancer, acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL). The work examined ...

Nov 20, 2023

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Tuesday, Nov 21

Our brains are not able to 'rewire' themselves, despite what most scientists believe, new study argues

Contrary to the commonly held view, the brain does not have the ability to rewire itself to compensate for the loss of sight, an amputation or stroke, for example, say scientists from the University of Cambridge and Johns ...

Nov 21, 2023

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Researchers confirm role of gut microbes in cancer therapy

Medical researchers have confirmed the role of a complex community of gut organisms in the effectiveness of cancer treatments and in reducing toxicity.

Nov 21, 2023

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Immunotherapy research shows potential to extend healthy lifespan of humans

A Brock-led international research team has discovered an immunotherapy method that could potentially add years to healthy aging. The research, published in the journal EMBO Molecular Medicine, introduces an innovative method ...

Nov 21, 2023

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Babies as young as four months show signs of self-awareness: Study

Babies as young as four months old can make sense of how their bodies interact with the space around them, according to new research from the University of Birmingham.

Nov 21, 2023

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Vitamin B2 derivatives can alleviate chronic kidney inflammation, research suggests

Researchers from the University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf and the University Hospital Bonn have demonstrated that certain derivatives of vitamin B2 can alleviate chronic kidney inflammation in mice. Their findings ...

Nov 21, 2023

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Could eating turkey ease colitis? Study suggests extra tryptophan could reduce risk of future flares

Thanksgiving is often a time for thinking about your belly. For those with an inflammatory bowel diseases like ulcerative colitis, feasting can be associated with stress, even when food isn't a trigger for the painful symptoms. ...

Nov 21, 2023

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Neuroscientists pinpoint how memories are likely to be stored in the brain

What is the mechanism that allows our brains to incorporate new information about the world, and form memories? New work by a team of neuroscientists led by Dr. Tomás Ryan from Trinity College Dublin shows that learning ...

Nov 21, 2023

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Wednesday, Nov 22

Nutrient found in beef and dairy improves immune response to cancer: Study

Trans-vaccenic acid (TVA), a long-chain fatty acid found in meat and dairy products from grazing animals such as cows and sheep, improves the ability of CD8+ T cells to infiltrate tumors and kill cancer cells, according to ...

Nov 22, 2023

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Lidocaine kills cancer cells by activating bitter taste receptor, preclinical study shows

Lidocaine—often used as a numbing agent for outpatient medical procedures—activates certain bitter taste receptors through two unique mechanisms that result in cancer cell death, according to researchers from the Perelman ...

Nov 22, 2023

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COVID-19 vaccination before infection strongly linked to reduced risk of developing long COVID

Receiving at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine before the first infection is strongly associated with a reduced risk of developing post-COVID-19 condition, commonly known as long COVID, finds a study published by The BMJ ...

Nov 22, 2023

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Lowering a form of brain cholesterol reduces Alzheimer's-like damage in mice

In Alzheimer's disease and related dementias, cognitive decline is driven by the over-accumulation of a normal brain protein known as tau. Wherever tau builds up, nearby brain tissue starts to degenerate and die.

Nov 22, 2023

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Lower testosterone correlated to higher rates of osteoarthritis in a non-dose–dependent way

Researchers at the Wuhan Sports University, China, have found a negative association between serum testosterone levels and arthritis. The relationship between serum testosterone and arthritis appeared nonlinear, and the finding ...

Nov 22, 2023 report

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Drones enable the use of defibrillators before ambulance arrival, study shows

Researchers at Karolinska Institutet have evaluated the possibility of alerting drones equipped with automated external defibrillators (AED) to patients with suspected cardiac arrest. In more than half of the cases, the drones ...

Nov 22, 2023

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Eye movements can be decoded by the sounds they generate in the ear, study shows

Scientists can now pinpoint where someone's eyes are looking just by listening to their ears.

Nov 22, 2023

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Thursday, Nov 23

Study links deprivation with risk of dying from sepsis

The most socioeconomically deprived groups in society are nearly twice as likely to die from sepsis within 30 days, researchers from The University of Manchester have found.

Nov 23, 2023

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WHO says misuse of antibiotics undermining efficacy

Misuse of antibiotics is denting their efficacy and spawning resistant bacteria which could be responsible for 10 million deaths worldwide by 2050, the World Health Organization warned Thursday.

Nov 23, 2023

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Follow-up study finds supplementing preterm infants with DHA has no effect on neurodevelopment

Research led by the University of Adelaide, Australia, has found that supplementing infants born at less than 29 weeks gestation with docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) has no impact on behavioral functioning later in life.

Nov 23, 2023 report

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WHO asks China for more information about rise in illnesses and pneumonia clusters

Chinese officials say they did not detect any "unusual or novel diseases" in the country, the World Health Organization said Thursday, following an official request by the U.N. health agency for information about a potentially ...

Nov 23, 2023

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20 minutes of exercise can boost your brain after a bad night's sleep

New research has explored how sleep, oxygen levels, and exercise affect our ability to perform mental tasks.

Nov 23, 2023

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Study uncovers no compelling evidence that air purifiers prevent respiratory infections

The COVID pandemic led to many calls for improved indoor air quality with claims that doing so would reduce the risk of the virus spreading. However, the real-world evidence to support these claims has been lacking, and studies ...

Nov 23, 2023

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Increased risk factors but not manifestation of disease correlated to placental inflammation

Research led by McGill University, Canada, suggests that disruptions in Hofbauer cell function with preterm birth or intra-amniotic infection may contribute to traits associated with increased risk factors for cardiovascular ...

Nov 23, 2023 report

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Friday, Nov 24

Language heard while still in the womb found to impact brain development

A team of neuroscientists at the University of Padua, in Italy, working with a colleague from CNRS and Université Paris Cité, has found evidence suggesting that neural development of babies still in the womb is impacted ...

Nov 24, 2023 report

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Tooth enamel damage in celiac disease may be caused by an autoimmune reaction

According to a recent study, tooth enamel damage common in celiac disease may be caused by an autoimmune reaction triggered by gut or food proteins. The Institute of Dentistry at the University of Eastern Finland was involved ...

Nov 24, 2023

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Scientists discover potent and selective inhibitors for ovarian cancer treatment

To identify potential therapeutic targets and preclinical drug candidates for the treatment of ovarian cancer, researchers led by Tan Li from the Shanghai Institute of Organic Chemistry of the Chinese Academy of Sciences ...

Nov 24, 2023

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146

Sugar boosts cravings for fat, Drosophila study finds

People are eating too much sugar, and research increasingly suggests it is not just impacting metabolism, but also altering the perception of taste. Mattias Alenius' research team at Umeå University discovered that sugar ...

Nov 24, 2023

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A soft supercapacitor that can be used to power implantable devices

A team of bioengineers from Lanzhou University, Dalian University of Technology and Qinghai Normal University, all in China, working with a pair of colleagues from Pennsylvania State University in the U.S., have developed ...

Nov 24, 2023 report

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Study suggests dental professionals can play a crucial role in identifying signs of chronic disease

Dental professionals can make a marked and positive difference to public health by being trained to spot some of the key markers of chronic disease, according to new research.

Nov 24, 2023

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Reactivating silenced fetal hemoglobin genes could counter sickle cell–related diseases

Researchers from multiple institutions in China have found a way to use gene editing to reactivate dormant fetal oxygen-transporting proteins in adult blood cells to potentially reverse a wide range of blood disorders.

Nov 24, 2023 report

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Saturday, Nov 25

Pollution from coal power plants contributes to far more deaths than scientists realized, study shows

Air pollution particles from coal-fired power plants are more harmful to human health than many experts realized, and it's more than twice as likely to contribute to premature deaths as air pollution particles from other ...

Nov 25, 2023

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WHO sounds alarm on mpox cases in DR Congo

The World Health Organization on Saturday reported 12,569 mpox cases and 581 related deaths in the Democratic Republic of Congo this year to November 12, the highest annual figure ever recorded.

Nov 25, 2023

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Less than 75% of Queenslanders have access to fluoridated water. And it's putting oral health at risk

Health-care professionals have recently called on the Queensland government to mandate fluoride in drinking water across the state, where water fluoridation coverage lags behind other Australian states and territories.

Nov 25, 2023

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Family fun can burn off those extra thanksgiving calories

It's common to find yourself stuffed at some point during Thanksgiving Day festivities, but experts say staying active can help you burn some calories and feel a little less sluggish after the big meal.

Nov 25, 2023

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Is sleeping beside your baby a good idea? Here's what the science says

Sleeping with your baby is not life-threatening, but it's not essential either. Rather, it's a family choice that you should make with your partner.

Nov 25, 2023

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Sunday, Nov 26

Societal polarization regarding vaccinations found to be distorting accuracy of people's recall of pandemic

A quartet of psychologists, economists and health behaviorists from the University of Bamberg, the University of Chicago, the University of Vienna and the University of Erfurt, respectively, has found that people's political ...

Nov 26, 2023 report

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China says a surge in respiratory illnesses is caused by flu and other known pathogens

A surge in respiratory illnesses across China that has drawn the attention of the World Health Organization is caused by the flu and other known pathogens and not by a novel virus, the country's health ministry said Sunday.

Nov 26, 2023

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