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Genetic obesity risk fails to predict short-term weight loss, study finds
Kanagawa University of Human Services-led researchers found short-term BMI reductions after an eight-to-12-week low-carbohydrate diet plus resistance-training program. BMI moved downward across the program while a derived ...
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The journey of the molecule behind a male birth control pill
A newly published manuscript authored by Dr. Gunda Georg, YourChoice Therapeutics and Columbia University Medical Center describes the chemical journey of YCT-529, a non-hormonal male birth control pill, and the promising ...
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Night-time changes in metabolism may be driving common liver disease
Researchers at the University of Oxford have discovered that the most common liver disease follows a strong day-night pattern, and the metabolic changes that drive the disease are most pronounced overnight, when the body ...
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Immune stress during pregnancy changes how fetal brain cells communicate, mouse study reveals
Research led by the SickKids Research Institute in Toronto and the University of Pennsylvania, has found that immune-related genes vary by location and cell type across the developing mouse brain before birth. Maternal immune ...
A new diet option for mild-to-moderate Crohn's disease
"What should I eat?" is perhaps the most common question patients with inflammatory bowel disease ask their doctors.
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Rapid test could help pinpoint IBD diagnosis, study suggests
A test that rapidly detects signs of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) in stool samples could improve future diagnosis and monitoring of the condition, a study suggests.
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Common eye ointments linked to swelling and rupture of glaucoma implants
Widely used eye ointments can cause glaucoma implants to swell and potentially rupture, according to new research from Nagoya University in Japan. The study is the first to show, using clinical and experimental evidence, ...
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Extremely elevated lipoprotein(a) levels tied to 30-year heart risk in women
Brigham and Women's Hospital investigators link very high lipoprotein(a) with a higher 30-year risk of major cardiovascular events in initially healthy women.
Psychosis patients 'living in metaphor': New study radically shifts ideas about delusions
People experiencing delusions during an episode of psychosis may be "living out" a deeply held emotion, according to new research that provides a "radically different perspective" on one of the most puzzling elements of psychosis.
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How a miniature womb on a chip can help women struggling to conceive
A team of scientists from China has successfully created a miniature womb on a chip that mimics the complex environment of the human uterus. The research offers a new way to study the exact moment an embryo attaches to a ...
Most COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy linked to concerns that can be overcome, study suggests
Most COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy is rooted in concerns that can be addressed and effectively reduced over time, according to a new study following more than 1.1 million people in England between January 2021 and March 2022 ...
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Infant gut bacteria may be the key to preventing asthma and allergies
Allergies and asthma affect an increasing number of children worldwide, but now an international research group led by DTU has identified a previously unknown mechanism that can reduce the risk of allergies and asthma later ...
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Two wrongs make a right: How two damaging disease variants can restore health
Scientists at Pacific Northwest Research Institute (PNRI) have overturned a long-held belief in genetics: that inheriting two harmful variants of the same gene always worsens disease. Instead, the team found that in many ...
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Autologous T cell therapy targeting multiple antigens shows promise in treating pancreatic cancer
A recent publication in Nature Medicine describes a novel immunotherapy targeting pancreatic cancer that has shown promising results in a first in-human phase 1/2 trial.
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Using rare sugars to address alcoholism
While investigating the FGF21-oxytocin-dopamine system, a mechanism that regulates sugar appetite, a team of researchers at Kyoto University noticed reports suggesting that the protein FGF21 may regulate alcohol ingestion.
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T cells gain superior memory through new reprogramming method, boosting cancer-fighting abilities
Georgetown University's Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center researchers have identified a new way to reprogram T cells, which are infection and tumor-fighting white blood cells, so that they have a superior memory, thereby ...
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Genes that predispose an individual to pancreatic cancer identified
A new study by the National Cancer Research Center (CNIO) has identified several sets of genes related to the predisposition to develop pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (the most common type of pancreatic cancer), as well ...
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Mechanism behind persistent autoimmune joint destruction revealed in new study
Nearly 1.5 million Americans and nearly 5% of women over the age of 55 have rheumatoid arthritis (RA), an incurable autoimmune disease marked by joint inflammation and subsequent damage. Despite advances in treatment, such ...
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Brain cancer digital twin predicts treatment outcomes by mapping tumor metabolism
A new machine-learning-based approach to mapping real-time tumor metabolism in brain cancer patients, developed at the University of Michigan, could help doctors discover which treatment strategies are most likely to be effective ...
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Little-known enzyme could supercharge immune cells to tackle cancer
Supercharging immune cells could provide an effective way to tackle cancer, according to new research by scientists in Scotland.
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