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Refined dietary fiber may increase risk for inflammatory bowel disease
For many people, an enjoyable summer staple food is a scoop of their favorite ice cream. What they may not know is that this creamy treat often contains refined dietary fibers, such as guar gum, that could have negative effects ...
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Heat waves may increase the likelihood of seizures in people with epilepsy
Heat waves can worsen abnormal excitability of the brain in people with epilepsy, finds a new small-scale patient study by clinical scientists at UCL.
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Researchers identify cellular pathways whose dysregulation leads to acne lesions
Acne is the most common dermatological condition worldwide and has been shown to have significant psychological effects on sufferers, especially teenagers.
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Molecular profiling may improve meningioma decision making
Investigators have demonstrated how molecular profiling tumors can be used to help predict treatment response and survival in patients with meningiomas, the most common type of primary brain tumor, according to a recent study ...
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Dyslexia and ADHD share genetic links, study shows
Scientists have shed new light on the genetic basis of dyslexia, showing how it overlaps with that of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD).
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Study reveals how insulin-producing cells work together to respond to metabolic demands
Scientists have revealed how a population of insulin-producing cells (IPCs) in the fruit fly brain works together to produce a concerted response to metabolic demands and internal state changes.
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Novel class of once-weekly insulin as effective as daily injections for patients with type 2 diabetes, new study finds
New research published in New England Journal of Medicine and presented at this year's Annual Meeting of the European Association for the Study of Diabetes (EASD) in Madrid (9–13 Sept) shows that a new class of insulin ...
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Experimental blood test predicts risk for developing COPD, other severe respiratory diseases
A research team has created a preclinical blood test to identify adults most likely to develop severe respiratory conditions, including chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). The blood test analyzes 32 proteins that ...
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Scientists use AI to detect chronic high blood pressure in people's voice recordings
Researchers at Klick Labs unveiled a cutting-edge, non-invasive technique that can predict chronic high blood pressure (hypertension) with a high degree of accuracy using just a person's voice. Just published in the journal ...
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Stimulating specific neurons in the striatum stops compulsive behavior in mice
What if we could resist compulsions? These irrational behaviors, particularly common in obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), are hard to suppress.
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New multimodal signature could predict immunotherapy success
An international team of researchers led by Francesca Finotello from the Digital Science Center (DiSC) and the Department of Molecular Biology has derived a molecular signature from tumor transcriptomics data that quantifies ...
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Scientists discover novel orthonairovirus in man bitten by tick in China
A case report published in the New England Journal of Medicine describes a previously unidentified orthonairovirus, dubbed Wetland virus (WELV), in a man bitten by a tick at a wetland park in Inner Mongolia, China, in 2019.
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AI algorithm can identify brain patterns related to specific behavior
Maryam Shanechi, the Sawchuk Chair in Electrical and Computer Engineering and founding director of the USC Center for Neurotechnology, and her team have developed a new AI algorithm that can separate brain patterns related ...
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Researchers customize top-of-the-line microscopy method with AI to better understand glioblastoma tumors
Imagine building a traffic surveillance camera that could detect trouble-making cells speeding around in your brain before their cellular gang could commit "crimes." Most importantly, this camera could catch some of the biggest ...
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Common diabetes drug slows growth of normal cells carrying cancer mutation, finds study
A common diabetes medication, metformin, slows the growth of precancerous cells in the esophagus while some metabolic conditions accelerate it, suggests a new study.
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Mouse study finds fathers on unhealthy diets can increase risk of cardiovascular disease in their daughters
When they become fathers, men who have an unhealthy, high-cholesterol diet can cause increased risk of cardiovascular disease, or CVD, in their daughters, a University of California, Riverside-led mouse study has found.
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Pathway tied to cancer-driving genome alterations identified
Cancer cells appear to hijack a genetic pathway involved in DNA repair to drive malignancy and overcome treatment, a study led by UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers shows. Their findings, published in Cell, explain ...
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Pressure sensing by muscles provides a promising new target for treatments
A new study from Umeå University, Sweden, shows that the body's muscles sense mechanical pressure. This new discovery has important implications for movement neuroscience and may improve the design of training and rehabilitation ...
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