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Marijuana-derived compounds could reverse opioid overdoses
There's been a recent push in the U.S. to make naloxone—a fast-acting opioid antidote—available without a prescription. This medication has saved lives, but it's less effective against powerful synthetic opioids, such ...
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Early study shows cones in retinal degeneration, thought to be dormant, may retain visual function
New UCLA research in mice suggests that "dormant" cone photoreceptors in the degenerating retina are not dormant at all, but continue to function, producing responses to light and driving retinal activity for vision.
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Cancer that spreads to the lung maneuvers to avoid being attacked by 'killer' T cells
Cancer that has spread to areas like the lungs can apply the brakes to a natural pathway that should recruit killer T cells directly to where it has metastasized, scientists report.
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Beneficial bacteria in the infant gut uses nitrogen from breast milk to support baby's health
A University of Massachusetts Amherst nutrition scientist who has spent his career studying breast milk has demonstrated how beneficial microbes in the gut of infants use nitrogen from human milk to support pediatric nutrition ...
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ENZAMET shows promise as prostate cancer treatment
A new drug combination for men with advanced prostate cancer has shown sustained increase in survival rates.
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Exploring the neural mechanisms behind how social networks shape our decisions
Over the past decade or so, social scientists have been trying to understand how social networks can influence people's beliefs and behavior. Despite the many studies on this topic, currently very little is known about how ...
Researchers identify specific regions of the brain damaged by high blood pressure, involved in mental decline, dementia
For the first time, researchers have identified specific regions of the brain that are damaged by high blood pressure and may contribute to a decline in mental processes and the development of dementia.
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Legal cannabis markets linked to increased motor vehicle deaths
A new study from the University of Illinois Chicago has used death certificate data to compare mortality rates in states that legalized recreational cannabis dispensaries with states that only provided access to medical cannabis. ...
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Combination treatment shows significant reduction in disease growth in patients with advanced endometrial cancer
In a study published in the March 27, 2023, online edition of the New England Journal of Medicine, researchers at the University of California San Diego School of Medicine and Moores Cancer Center at UC San Diego Health found ...
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Researchers discover two-pronged approach to stimulate STING antitumor activity
Immunotherapies have greatly improved the outcomes of many patients with melanoma. But there is still a need for new approaches for the subset of patients who do not respond well to this type of therapy. Moffitt Cancer Center ...
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In vitro 3D-engineered heart tissue that monitors drug-induced cardiotoxicity
Cardiotoxicity is a clinical condition that arises from using pharmaceutical agents such as antibiotics, which result in harmful effects on the heart, ultimately compromising its functional capacity. The left ventricle's ...
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Does exercise really help your brain? Jury still out
It's long been thought that working out helps a person stay sharp, but a new review argues there's little solid scientific evidence for the mental benefits of physical exercise.
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Allergic asthma and eczema linked to heightened risk of osteoarthritis
People with atopic (allergic) diseases like asthma or eczema may be at heightened risk of the painful and often disabling joint condition, osteoarthritis, finds research published online in the Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases.
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Experts use new microscope, AI algorithm, and voltage indicators to image electrical activity deep in the brain
When studying the brain, researchers are just beginning to use a method known as voltage imaging to track neural activity in the living animal. While this approach is a promising way to better understand neuron firing, behavior, ...
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Components of cytoskeleton found to strengthen effect of sex hormones
Researchers from Freiburg and Kiel discovered that actin acts in the cell nucleus and is partly responsible for the expression of male sexual characteristics
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Ending THC use may reverse its impacts on male fertility
A 2022 study from Oregon Health & Science University researchers confirmed that chronic use of cannabis may greatly impact male fertility and reproductive outcomes in nonhuman primates—but it was unclear whether the effects ...
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Comprehensive testing technique for post-translational modification drug interactions
A research team of 37 scientists, led by the Technical University of Munich, has developed a method to interrogate drug-induced post-translational modifications (PTMs) in a time and dose-dependent way.
Advances in brain modeling open a path to digital twin approaches for brain medicine
In the current edition of The Lancet Neurology, researchers of the Human Brain Project (HBP) present the novel clinical uses of advanced brain modeling methods. Computational brain modeling techniques that integrate the ...
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HIV genomes that hide in white blood cells offer new target to eliminate infections
To develop treatments that may one day entirely rid the body of HIV infection, scientists have long sought to identify all of the places that the virus can hide its genetic code. Now, in a study using blood samples from men ...
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Study finds diverse differences in microbes in breast tumors from women of different races
The breast tumors of Asian, Black and white women have very different cellular, microbial and genomic features that could potentially be used to personalize care or predict disease progression, according to new research by ...
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