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Stinky socks help replace human bait in surveys for river blindness
New research shows that it's possible to end the practice of using people as human bait to catch and test the black flies that spread river blindness (onchocerciasis). The study by international non‐profit Sightsavers in ...
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Mechanics of mucus droplets explain swift spread of infections to lungs
One of the biggest concerns with upper respiratory tract infections, like the common cold or a nasal infection, is the potential for more serious deep lung secondary infections, like pneumonia. If these secondary infections ...
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Current cannabis blood concentrations used to identify impaired drivers could land innocent people in jail
A new study demonstrates that many regular marijuana users exceed legal blood cannabis limits for U.S. drivers despite showing no evidence of impairment.
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New study on treatment options could help your doctor make smarter decisions
Having more options is always better—until it's not. Doctors face this paradox daily when choosing treatment plans for patients, especially under the pressure of packed clinical schedules. Too few choices can limit care, ...
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Researchers try bold new approach in a race to better treat autoimmune diseases
Scientists are trying a revolutionary new approach to treat rheumatoid arthritis, multiple sclerosis, lupus and other devastating autoimmune diseases—by reprogramming patients' out-of-whack immune systems.
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Scientists trying to unravel one of the body's biggest mysteries
A peek inside some leading research labs shows how scientists-turned-detectives are painstakingly decoding what causes autoimmune diseases and how to stop the immune system from attacking you instead of protecting you.
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Six strategies to reinvigorate the doctor-patient bedside encounter
Today's doctor visits look and feel a lot different than they did even just a couple decades ago.
Nov 13, 2025
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Discovery of key to joint regeneration could help regrow lost limbs
Researchers at Texas A&M University have uncovered a key element of joint cartilage regrowth, which brings them one step closer to regrowing human limbs.
Nov 12, 2025
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Researchers uncover the secrets of 'cell cannibalism' in oral cancer
Researchers from the University of Sheffield, working in collaboration with Fiocruz-Bahia in Brazil, are shedding new light on a mysterious process known as tumor cell cannibalism, where one cancer cell engulfs another in ...
Nov 12, 2025
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Surprising blood stem cell diversification revealed in humans
Every second, millions of blood cells are produced in the human body, and about 90% of the cells replaced daily are blood cells. These include red blood cells essential for oxygen transport, platelets for blood clotting, ...
Nov 11, 2025
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Unlocking key insights into gene expression using a novel mouse model
A newly developed mouse model enables real-time visualization of RNA Polymerase II (RNAP2) during DNA transcription, as reported by researchers from Science Tokyo. The team engineered mice to produce a fluorescent antibody ...
Nov 11, 2025
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Risk tools pinpoint patients most vulnerable to overdose or death after leaving hospital early
Risk prediction tools might help identify patients at the highest risk of overdose and death after a "before medically advised" (BMA) hospital discharge, according to new research in the Canadian Medical Association Journal.
Nov 11, 2025
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Unfolding the truth about bladder function: New insights into how the organ actually works
According to researcher Anne Robertson, the bladder is not considered a particularly glamorous organ, despite hosting many of the same physiological elements and processes as the heart.
Nov 10, 2025
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What happens when you donate your brain to science?
On a cutting surface inside a Scaife Hall laboratory at the University of Pittsburgh, Julia Kofler examines a brain, pointing out its weight, tiny specks of fatty plaque and other features visible even to the naked eye that ...
Nov 10, 2025
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Connecticut doctors are part of new cancer trials: The goal? 'Eradicate all deaths from breast cancer'
About 170,000 women in the United States are living with metastatic breast cancer—or cancer that has spread to other organs—and eventually leads to death.
Nov 10, 2025
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James Watson helped crack DNA's code, sparking medical advances and ethical debates
On a foggy Saturday morning in 1953, a tall, skinny 24-year-old man fiddled with shapes he had cut out of cardboard. They represented fragments of a DNA molecule, and young James Watson was trying to figure how they fit together ...
Nov 8, 2025
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Conservative care vs. dialysis: Model shows which is better for individual advanced chronic kidney disease patients
It can be challenging to identify which patients with advanced chronic kidney disease (CKD) will most benefit from conservative care rather than initiating dialysis.
Nov 8, 2025
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Coronavirus replication relies on newly identified host enzyme, study finds
A research team at Ruhr University Bochum, Germany, has identified a previously unknown cellular mechanism crucial to the replication of coronaviruses: c-Jun N-terminal kinase (JNK) is activated during infection with human ...
Nov 7, 2025
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Why older mice have smaller offspring—and how sex may play a role
A study by University of Manchester scientists has revealed some of the mechanisms which may explain why older mice are more likely to give birth to offspring that have not grown to their full potential in the womb.
Nov 6, 2025
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Scientists complete first drafts of developing mammalian brain cell atlases
A global consortium of scientists has created the first and most detailed "developmental maps" of the mammalian brain (from mouse to human) to date, taking the first critical steps in unraveling the mystery of early brain ...
Nov 5, 2025
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Research gap discovered: 1 in 21 adults affected by mental disorders omitted from global health study
Mental disorders that cause physical symptoms are not included in a major health trends study, despite them impacting as many as 1 in 21 adults, researchers have found.
Nov 5, 2025
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Global Decade Report reveals breakthroughs in advanced breast cancer but exposes a widening global equity gap
The ABC Global Alliance today launched the Advanced Breast Cancer (ABC) Global Decade Report 2015–2025—a global assessment revealing a decade of remarkable scientific progress that has transformed ABC care for some patients ...
Nov 5, 2025
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How to identify and prevent fraudulent participants in health research
The rise in virtual research since the COVID-19 pandemic has created opportunities for researchers to expand and diversify clinical trials, but it has also opened up avenues for fraudulent participation in these studies.
Nov 5, 2025
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Reconstruction of mutated C9orf72 gene sheds light on abnormal protein synthesis in neurodegenerative disorders
Translation factors eIF1A and eIF5B are key repressors of an abnormal protein translation process linked to neurodegenerative disorders, as reported by researchers from Science Tokyo.
Nov 5, 2025
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Slowed by sound: Mouse model of Parkinson's disease shows noise affects movement
In the development of Parkinson's disease, it may not be a good idea to turn the amp to 11. High-volume noise exposure produced motor deficits in a mouse model of early-stage Parkinson's disease, and established a link between ...
Nov 4, 2025
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