A wireless retinal implant can restore central vision in patients with advanced age-related macular degeneration (AMD), according to clinical trial results published in the New England Journal of Medicine.
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Throughout life, our cells are constantly exposed to environmental and internal factors that can damage DNA. While such DNA damage is known to contribute to both aging and cancer, the precise connection—particularly how ...
Oct 20, 2025
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Research from the University of Gothenburg, Sweden, clarifies the complex interaction between gut bacteria and irritable bowel syndrome (IBS). Experiments demonstrate that gut bacteria can produce the important substance ...
Oct 20, 2025
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The technique sounds so outlandish that it won an IgNobel prize in 2024. But the science behind rescuing people with blocked airways and clogged lungs by rectally delivering oxygen to the body is no joke.
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By the time patients start seeking care for multiple sclerosis (MS), the disease has already been damaging their brains for years. But until recently, scientists didn't understand which brain cells were being targeted or ...
Oct 20, 2025
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Researchers from Tel Aviv University have discovered a new biological mechanism that enhances the production of myelin—a substance essential for proper brain function and nerve communication.
Oct 20, 2025
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The oral targeted therapy sevabertinib led to tumor reduction and manageable side effects in patients with HER2-mutant non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), according to data from a trial led by researchers at The University ...
Oct 20, 2025
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As more people turn to ChatGPT and other large language models (LLMs) for mental health advice, a new study details how these chatbots—even when prompted to use evidence-based psychotherapy techniques—systematically violate ...
Oct 21, 2025
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The effects of physical activity don't stop when the movement does. In a new study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Virginia Tech researchers, in collaboration with researchers at the University ...
Oct 21, 2025
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Immediate skin-to-skin contact between newborns and their mothers offers a better start in life, improving a number of key health metrics, according to a newly-updated Cochrane review.
Oct 21, 2025
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Scientists from the A*STAR Infectious Diseases Labs (A*STAR IDL) have uncovered a surprising mechanism showing how mosquito saliva can alter the human body's immune response during chikungunya virus (CHIKV) infection, contributing ...
Oct 21, 2025
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A new study led by psychologists from UNSW Sydney has provided the strongest evidence yet that auditory verbal hallucinations—or hearing voices—in schizophrenia may stem from a disruption in the brain's ability to recognize ...
Oct 21, 2025
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Deficiency of the gene melanocortin 4 receptor (MC4R) is linked with obesity among adults. A recent study has found that the same deficiency also leads to surprising outcomes such as reduced risk of heart disease, lower cholesterol, ...
Chinese researchers have revealed a mechanism that triggers metastasis of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC)—the most common type of primary liver cancer—through the production of acetate by tumor-associated macrophages.
Oct 21, 2025
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Restricted sugar intake during early life is linked to lower risks of several heart conditions in adulthood, including heart attack, heart failure, and stroke, finds a study published by The BMJ using data from the end of ...
Oct 22, 2025
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Researchers at Maastricht University and the University of Copenhagen report that incorporating sweeteners and sweetness enhancers within a healthy, sugar-reduced diet supported one-year weight loss maintenance and coincided ...
An international consortium of researchers has created the largest-ever database compiling records of brain activity during sleep and dream reports. One of the first analyses of the database confirmed that dreams do not occur ...
Oct 22, 2025
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When harmful bacteria that cause food poisoning, such as E. coli, invade through the digestive tract, gut cells usually fight back by pushing infected cells out of the body to stop the infection from spreading.
Oct 22, 2025
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Anti-obesity medication semaglutide may help to prevent heart attacks and other major cardiac events regardless of how much weight people lose while taking the drug, according to a new study led by a UCL researcher.
Oct 22, 2025
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Researchers at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai and their collaborators have developed a new technology to track beneficial bacteria after fecal microbiota transplants (FMT). The approach provides a detailed view ...
Oct 22, 2025
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A study conducted by researchers at the Center for Redox Processes in Biomedicine (Redoxoma) has shown that ATP-sensitive mitochondrial potassium channels (MitoKATP) are involved in both the development of brown fat cells ...
Oct 22, 2025
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A study has revealed that gluten sensitivity, which affects approximately 10% of the global population, is not actually about gluten but part of the way the gut and brain interact.
Oct 23, 2025
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Identifying the factors that contribute to psychopathology and increase the risk of experiencing specific mental health conditions is a long-standing goal for many psychology researchers. While past studies have highlighted ...
Researchers at the University of California, Irvine, have uncovered an unexpected molecular partnership that reshapes scientists' understanding of how brain inflammation arises in Alzheimer's disease.
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A team led by UCL scientists has identified a key protein that triggers diabetic retinopathy—a condition caused by high blood sugar damaging the retina's blood vessels and a leading cause of sight loss among working-age ...
Oct 23, 2025
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Scientists have known hormone-sensitive lipase (HSL) as the enzyme that releases energy stored in our fat. Yet patients born without this protein do not become obese: on the contrary, they lose their adipose tissue, developing ...
Oct 23, 2025
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Neurons have dominated neuroscience research for decades, but a growing body of evidence suggests that a group of non-neuronal brain cells called glia may play an equal or greater role in shaping brain health and disease. ...
Oct 23, 2025
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A new study led by Flinders University has found that being exposed to bright light at night can significantly increase the chances of developing serious heart problems, including heart attacks, strokes and heart failure.
Oct 23, 2025
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The neurons in our brain that underlie thought connect to each other using tiny branch-like structures on their surfaces known as dendritic spines. Now scientists at Columbia's Zuckerman Institute and their colleagues have ...
Oct 24, 2025
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A new study by investigators from Mass General Brigham has used next-generation imaging technology to discover that when the brain is falling asleep, it shows a coordinated shift in activity.
Oct 24, 2025
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Inflammatory bowel diseases (IBDs), such as Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis, are chronic and autoimmune conditions characterized by the inflammation of the intestinal tract. This inflammation can cause nausea or vomiting, ...
Researchers have built a 3D human blood-brain barrier in the lab and discovered a key role of brain pericytes in cerebral malaria disease
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Researchers at Trinity Translational Medicine Institute (TTMI) and the Irish Mycobacterial Reference Laboratory at St James's Hospital have uncovered how the bacterium Mycobacterium avium—a leading cause of difficult-to-treat ...
Oct 24, 2025
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The rate of HIV infection continues to climb globally. Around 40 million people live with HIV-1, the most common HIV strain. While symptoms can now be better managed with lifelong treatment, there is no cure to fully eliminate ...
Oct 24, 2025
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Australian researchers have identified two nervous system components that drive tumor growth in gastrointestinal cancers, creating promising new avenues for treatment with existing approved therapies.
Oct 24, 2025
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Metabolism guides the activation states of regulatory T cells, the immune cells that prevent inappropriate activation of the immune system. St. Jude Children's Research Hospital scientists recently uncovered how mitochondria, ...
Oct 25, 2025
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A multinational team of researchers has discovered that over 20% of adults with a normal BMI range experience levels of abdominal obesity that puts them at higher risk of hypertension, diabetes, high total cholesterol, and ...
In early 2024, central Ohio faced one of its worst tornado seasons in history—66 confirmed tornadoes in less than five months.
The COVID-19 mRNA-based vaccines that saved 2.5 million lives globally during the pandemic could help spark the immune system to fight cancer. This is the surprising takeaway of a new study that we and our colleagues published ...
Oct 25, 2025
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The federal Food and Drug Administration today approved a new menopause drug that reduces hot flashes and night sweats after the drug was successfully tested at UVA Health and other sites in the United States and around the ...
Oct 25, 2025
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Walk through any supermarket at this time of year and you'll see shelves stacked with Halloween treats. Halloween and candy go hand in hand, but what does all that sugar really mean for children?
Oct 25, 2025
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A woman's fertility usually begins to decline in her mid-30s. This means the chances of becoming pregnant decreases drastically each month.
Oct 25, 2025
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Substance use disorders (SUDs) are mental health conditions characterized by the compulsive, uncontrolled and deleterious use of alcohol, tobacco, stimulants (e.g., cocaine or methamphetamines), opioids, cannabis and/or various ...
When you're a teenager, it's easy to feel like the world is watching your every mistake. For some kids, that sense of self‐consciousness fades as they grow up. For others, it deepens into full‐blown anxiety.
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Find a shady spot under a tree, take a breath of fresh air and call me in the morning.
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The recent confirmation of new measles cases unconnected to international travel suggests the highly contagious disease has likely started spreading through communities, according to Health New Zealand.
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