Cardiology
One long walk a day may cut risk of death and cardiovascular disease better than multiple short walks
A prospective population-based cohort study of suboptimally active adults (
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Immunology
Bisphenol A causes sex-specific changes in metabolism and the immune system, study reveals
Even small amounts of bisphenol A can lead to long-term health effects. When researchers studied adult rats exposed in the fetal stage, they found that females had developed a more masculine and males a more feminine gene ...
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Medical research
Breastfeeding's impact on bone density could boost development of osteoporosis drugs
Pregnancies do not weaken a woman's skeleton. Breastfeeding, however, can reduce bone density considerably. These are findings from a research report produced at Lund University in Sweden. But breastfeeding women need not ...
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Oncology & Cancer
Up to 5% of Americans carry genetic mutations associated with cancer risk
New Cleveland Clinic research reveals that up to 5% of Americans—approximately 17 million people—carry genetic mutations or "variants" linked to increased cancer susceptibility, regardless of risk factors like personal ...
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Medical research
A 30-day recall accurately reflects young adult alcohol use behaviors sufficient for research
Research that relies on young adults' self-reporting of their recent alcohol use patterns can obtain similar information from a 30-day recall timeframe compared to a 60-day timeframe. A study published in Alcohol: Clinical ...
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Oncology & Cancer
A 'mirror' amino acid selectively impairs growth of certain tumors
Researchers from UNIGE and Marburg show that D-cysteine, the "mirror" form of cysteine, selectively targets certain cancer cells.
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Medical research
Researchers decipher a mechanism that determines the complexity of the glucocorticoid receptor
Deciphering how the GR forms oligomers—through the binding of several subunits—opens a crucial avenue for developing more selective drugs. These new drugs could modulate this association and thus minimize serious adverse ...
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Alzheimer's disease & dementia
Role of brain inflammation in Alzheimer's and Parkinson's may depend on the behavior of microglia
Researchers from the Alzheimer's Center at Temple (ACT) provide new insights into how microglia, the brain's immune cells, exhibit an apparent dual function with the ability to both increase and decrease inflammation in the ...
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Medical economics
Using AI to identify at-risk patient groups in emergency room triage systems
A multinational collaboration at Eitri medical innovation center in Bergen, Norway, has used machine learning models to identify patient groups at risk of being mistreated.
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Rare brain cell may hold key to preventing schizophrenia symptoms
Difficulty completing everyday tasks. Failing memory. Unusually poor concentration. For many people living with schizophrenia, cognitive challenges are part of daily life. Alongside well-known symptoms such as hallucinations ...
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