Cannabis products containing delta-8 THC have spiked in popularity in recent years, from gummies and brownies to vapes, pre-rolls, and tinctures. These products are frequently marketed as "legal" cannabis and often come in ...
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Many teens dealing with weight issues are turning to AI models to help them create meal plans with the aim of losing weight. But a new study shows that the resulting plans may not always adequately cover necessary nutrients ...
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In type 1 diabetes, the immune system starts to destroy insulin-producing beta cells in the pancreas. Progressive loss of these cells destabilizes the body's glucose levels and drives the course of the disease, so preserving ...
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A team of researchers from the Germans Trias i Pujol Research Institute (IGTP) and the Institut de Recerca Biomèdica Catalunya Sud (IRB CatSud, formerly IISPV) has published a study in the journal Inflammatory Bowel Diseases ...
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A new study finds that a significant portion of older adults with mild cognitive impairment or dementia develop new cardiovascular diagnoses each year that may require treatment with anticoagulants or thrombolytics—medications ...
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New research assessing the efficacy of optical genome mapping (OGM) in a group of patients with acute leukemia has demonstrated that OGM provided reliable and robust analytical performance with high sensitivity and specificity ...
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Genetic testing can play an important role in identifying patients at risk for malignant hyperthermia (MH), guided by answering three simple screening questions, according to an article published online March 10 in Anesthesiology.
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Researchers at The University of Manchester have found that tracking changes in a protein linked to inflammation (interleukin-6) after a stroke could help identify people at risk of later memory and thinking problems (also ...
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Researchers at the University of Oulu have identified a previously unknown mechanism in humans that may explain why certain medicines and environmental chemicals disrupt the balance of sex hormones. The finding deepens scientific ...
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A nonfatal opioid overdose is often treated as a near miss. But clinically, it is one of the strongest predictors of future harm—and one of the few moments when patients are actively engaged with the health care system. ...
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Sepsis moves fast. A patient can arrive at hospital with what appears to be a routine infection and, within hours, develop organ failure. Survival often depends on how quickly treatment begins. Across Europe, doctors are ...
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Where a woman lives significantly affects whether her breast cancer is diagnosed at an early or late stage, according to a national analysis published in the Journal of the American College of Surgeons (JACS). Researchers ...
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A new clinic-ready web-based risk prediction tool called PsyMetRiC is now available to forecast the risk of young people with psychosis developing cardiometabolic disorders such as obesity, metabolic syndrome and diabetes.
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Published in The Lancet Neurology, a new review from the University of Colorado Anschutz in collaboration with UT Southwestern Medical Center, offers the latest scientific explanations for why ketogenic diets reduce seizures ...
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Neurodegenerative diseases affect more than 57 million people globally. The incidence of these diseases, from Alzheimer's to Parkinson's to ALS and beyond, is expected to double every 20 years. Though scientists know aging ...
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Malaria is caused by a parasite that is spread to humans by infected mosquitoes. In 2024, almost 282 million people worldwide were infected and 610,000 died, according to the World Health Organization. Malaria is a leading ...
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Prior authorization, a process that requires physicians to obtain approval from health care insurers before certain treatments are covered, may keep patients from filling prescriptions for two critical heart failure drugs, ...
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Fresh research from the University of East Anglia (UEA) could transform how the NHS protects patients' medical images from cyberattacks. Computer scientists have developed a breakthrough way to encrypt medical images such ...
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Findings published by The BMJ reinforce previous research linking use of the antiseizure drug valproate during pregnancy to neurodevelopmental disorders such as ADHD and autism in children, and indicate no substantial risk ...
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To date, there are no approved vaccines or antiviral treatments for human norovirus, the leading cause of acute gastroenteritis outbreaks worldwide with more than 685 million infections each year. Norovirus is highly contagious ...
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The rise in invasive cosmetic procedures demands tighter regulation, better consumer protection, and greater awareness to protect patient safety and reduce cosmetic tourism, argue experts in The BMJ. The global market for ...
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A Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL)-led team of scientists and computational engineers using one of the largest electronic health record datasets ever assembled for ALS has identified several existing medications ...
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The 2023 Maui wildfires were linked to significantly higher levels of depression and anxiety among residents, with impacts extending beyond the burn zones and closely tied to housing and income disruption. That's according ...
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Researchers at the University of Gothenburg have identified a protein linked to an increased risk of metastasis and recurrence in lung cancer. The findings are presented in a study published in the journal Nature that paves ...
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Low testosterone in itself can cause a variety of health problems, but the addition of a poor diet can exacerbate certain conditions. Metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD) is one example that approximately ...
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An enigmatic type of circulating tumor cell called a dual-positive (DP) cell is associated with shorter survival time in patients with advanced breast cancer, according to a study led by investigators at Weill Cornell Medicine ...
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A Simon Fraser University study is pushing back against the "easy narrative" that not getting vaccinated is entirely a personal decision. Rather, vaccine hesitancy in Canada comes down to significant cultural, administrative, ...
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New findings on how the human heart adapts to expressive music features, like loudness or tempo, could lay the foundations for targeted music-based "exercises" to support heart health. Led by King's College London, the study ...
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More than a year after the second Trump administration began dismantling the US Agency for International Development (USAID), the global health consequences of this unprecedented loss in international aid continue to surface. ...
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Understanding how aging reshapes the body and why physical function often declines over time has become a central focus of modern biomedical research. A new Yale School of Medicine (YSM) study, published in Aging Cell, points ...
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In a phase 3 clinical trial, the tetravalent dengue vaccine, developed by the Butantan Institute in São Paulo, Brazil, was 80.5% effective against severe dengue cases with warning signs over a five-year period. The results ...
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Research conducted by University of Calgary scientists informed patient care when hundreds of children became sick from exposure to a severe strain of E. coli. Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC) is a bacterium ...
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Tick-borne diseases are on the rise in the northeastern US, with many ticks carrying more than one pathogen, reports a recent analysis published in Ecosphere by researchers at Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies and the SUNY ...
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The first clinical trial to compare two commonly used drugs head-to-head for venous thrombosis treatment has found a clear winner: while both drugs work well to prevent recurrent blood clots, apixaban is safer than rivaroxaban, ...
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In recent years, scientists have discovered that some chemotherapy drugs not only kill cancer cells directly, but at least in some patients, mysteriously also trigger their immune system to attack the cancer. That would seem ...
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A retinal image could help doctors quickly distinguish between similar neurodegenerative diseases, such as ALS and Alzheimer's disease, and with remarkable accuracy, according to new research published in the journal Alzheimer's ...
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In a new study published in Nature, University of Minnesota researchers have found that the Marburg virus, one of the world's deadliest pathogens with an average 73% fatality rate, is unusually efficient at getting inside ...
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A growing number of U.S. adults consider electronic cigarettes (e-cigarettes) more harmful than conventional cigarettes. The findings, by researchers from the UT Southwestern Medical Center and published in Nicotine and Tobacco ...
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Severe COVID-19 and influenza infections prime the lungs for cancer and can accelerate the disease's development, but vaccination heads off those harmful effects, new research from UVA Health's Beirne B. Carter Center for ...
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In former college athletes, having had three or more concussions was associated with slightly worse physical, mental, behavioral and cognitive health five years after graduation, according to an article published March 11, ...
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Wearable devices and digital apps that are available to consumers are emerging as potential tools in neurological care. These include smart watches and fitness trackers to monitor heart rate, physical activity, sleep, and ...
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The simple act of crossing a road could help shield the brain from dementia and other cognitive conditions, according to new research from the Australian Catholic University and UNSW Sydney's Center for Healthy Brain Aging ...
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Cancers emerge from many different paths. One path begins early, in embryonic development, when a protein complex called PRC2, which regulates cell differentiation, identity, and plasticity, becomes dysfunctional. PRC2 has ...
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Over a third (36%) of surveyed parents believe children always need antibiotics for ear infections, according to new research appearing in BJGP Open. The study is titled "A survey of parental health-seeking behaviour, knowledge, ...
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People affected by human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), which causes AIDS, did not develop more severe forms of mpox than HIV-negative people during the multiregional outbreak of this disease that occurred in Spain in 2022. ...
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Can artificial intelligence offer meaningful relationship advice, or do human therapists still provide something machines cannot replicate? Researchers from the Max Planck Institute for Psycholinguistics recently explored ...
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Instances of insomnia are on the rise globally, which is a matter of great concern, as lack of sleep can take a heavy toll on one's physical and mental health. A recent study by The Education University of Hong Kong investigated ...
In South Korea, postholiday weekdays are associated with a significantly increased incidence of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest, according to a study published online March 6 in JAMA Network Open.
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A joint study by the University of Oulu and the Department of Sports and Exercise Medicine, Oulu Deaconess Institute Foundation highlights the need for better evaluation of both the effectiveness and the costs of interventions ...
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Sildenafil—an active ingredient also marketed under the name of Viagra—improves symptoms in patients with Leigh syndrome. This has now been reported in the journal Cell by researchers at Charité—Universitätsmedizin ...
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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved Sotyktu (deucravacitinib) for the treatment of adults with active psoriatic arthritis.
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Since its first documentation in 1976, there have been more than three dozen outbreaks of Ebola virus disease in Central and West Africa, the largest of which resulted in the deaths of more than 11,000 people between 2013 ...
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The connection between multiple sclerosis and Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) is strengthening, according to a paper published this week in JAMA Neurology by a team of international researchers, including one from the University ...
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An international team of scientists and clinicians has announced the launch of a new open-access 3D portal that allows users to explore intact human organs in unprecedented detail—from the whole organ down to individual ...
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Early pregnancy depends on a remarkable act of coordination. Before the placenta can nourish a growing fetus, the embryo must securely "land" and connect with the mother's blood supply—a process guided by a specialized ...
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Medicinal cannabis could provide a new treatment option for those with endometriosis, with a study led by the University of Otago, Wellington showing it reduced pain, improved sleep and lowered anxiety. The study, led by ...
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A new study led by Pierre Close's team (GIGA, Laboratory of Cancer Signaling, and WELRI Investigator) reveals how subtly disrupting the way tumors produce their proteins can trigger a potent antitumor immune response. Researchers ...
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Children born with single-ventricle heart disease, a rare and serious heart defect, often undergo multiple surgeries in their first years of life. A new study shows the challenges for these children can last well into adolescence ...
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Managing complex medical conditions often requires the simultaneous use of multiple different drugs, referred to as polypharmacy. While necessary, this significantly increases the risk of drug-drug interactions (DDIs), which ...
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As artificial intelligence (AI) becomes more common in health care, from managing records to assisting with medication decisions, researchers at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai are asking an important question: ...
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A team of Taiwanese researchers have used a nationwide, population-based cohort to examine whether taking acetaminophen during pregnancy might be linked to a higher likelihood of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder ...
According to a recent multi-institute PLOS One study led by the Multisensory Research Lab at the Wilmer Eye Institute, Johns Hopkins Medicine, time of hearing loss onset is a key determinant of patient confidence and self-reported ...
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Prior exposure to one strain of influenza virus may weaken children's ability to mount an effective antibody response against their subsequent exposure to a different flu strain, according to a study led by Weill Cornell ...
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New research published in Nature finds that tumor cells within supratentorial ependymomas (SE)—an aggressive childhood brain cancer—cluster into distinct tumor cell populations. Much like a neighborhood, each cell subtype ...
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A multi-center study led by researchers at Cincinnati Children's sheds new light on why some newborns become severely ill from Escherichia coli infection, but others do not. It turns out that most babies are immune because ...
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To be an excellent three-point shooter, you can be Stephen Curry. Or failing that, you can rely on sound biomechanics in the preparatory phase of a shooting motion from behind the arc. New research from the University of ...
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Although we've all experienced the sensation of "eating" with our eyes and noses before food meets mouth, much less is known about the information superhighway, known as the vagus nerve, that sends signals in the opposite ...
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Scientists have found that people remain engaged with stories even in noisy environments—a discovery that could pave the way for more effective hearing aids and better designed public spaces. Psychologist Dr. Aysha Motala ...
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A Stanford study shows simple digital prompts can motivate people taking GLP-1 medications to make lifestyle changes. It's a simple premise: What if something as small as a digital nudge could put someone on the path to healthier ...
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From flavored yogurts to frozen pizzas, breakfast cereals and instant oats, ultra-processed foods are convenient, often cheaper items designed for a quick bite. In recent years, excess consumption of these foods has also ...
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A closer examination of the APOL1 gene in Black patients with kidney disease can provide more accurate diagnoses than current protocols, a new study from researchers at Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and ...
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Researchers from the University of Oxford have created the first high-resolution molecular atlas of the adult Drosophila melanogaster (common fruit fly) brain, uncovering how the neurons that drive behavior in adults retain ...
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Miniature organs grown in the lab can organize themselves into complex shapes. But they never do it the same way twice, which makes it hard to use these so-called "organoids" to study disease. Now, scientists at UC San Francisco ...
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The disposable vapes ban in the UK could lead to young adults switching to alternative products, including cigarettes, new research led by the University of Bristol has found.
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Even with highly extensive training, the human brain is not really capable of performing two tasks simultaneously. Moreover, even the smallest deviations from trained routines can have a significant impact on how quickly ...
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A new study in the Journal of Neurology offers critical longitudinal insights into how symptoms and functional impacts evolve for individuals with early Parkinson's disease (PD). Led by Jamie Adams, M.D. and Jennifer Mammen, ...
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A bone-like composite developed at EPFL uses naturally occurring enzymes to accelerate mineralization through an energy-efficient, room-temperature process. The strong, lightweight material shows promise for bone repair applications.
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There's now another reason to love Japan's famous matcha: A study in mice suggests that the green tea powder could reduce the need to sneeze in people with nasal allergies.
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Researchers at the University of California, Irvine Joe C. Wen School of Population & Public Health have identified how the hormone asprosin influences long-term weight change among postmenopausal women in the United States. ...
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Researchers may have discovered a new way to diagnose and treat major depression at the earliest stage of the condition, giving patients the best opportunity for recovery. The research is published in Translational Psychiatry.
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A certain blood protein regarded as an early indicator of Alzheimer's disease also appears to play a role in other disorders. Researchers at DZNE and the Hertie Institute for Clinical Brain Research (HIH) at the University ...
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The effects of spinal cord injuries are complex and multifaceted. People lose not only the ability to control the movement of their limbs, but also the ability to receive sensory feedback from them. Both are critical to generate ...
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Antibiotic treatments can affect the composition of the community of bacteria living in the gut, known as the gut microbiome, for a long time. A new study shows that certain types of antibiotics can be linked to changes in ...
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