Near-atomic imaging reveals promising target for 'Brain on Fire' condition
Scientists have identified a promising target for treatment of a devastating autoimmune disease affecting the brain.
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New synaptic formation in adolescence challenges conventional views of brain development
Researchers from Kyushu University discovered a previously unrecognized synaptic "hotspot" that forms during adolescence, challenging the long-held view that adolescent brain development was dominated by synaptic pruning. ...
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While exploring the cosmos, astronauts also fuel explorations of the biology of aging and cellular resilience
When the four-member crew of Axiom-2 launched into space in May 2023, their 10-day mission was chock full of experiments aimed at understanding human physiology. Results from some of those experiments, now online at Aging ...
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Nutritional monitoring eases celiac symptoms in children, yet social challenges persist
According to a recent study by researchers at the University of the Basque Country (EHU), raising social awareness is essential to improving the well-being of celiac individuals.
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Researchers uncover hundreds of emojis in patient records
Analysis of 218.1 million notes from 1.6 million patients' electronic health records revealed growing use of emojis.
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Study finds radiation therapy administered before surgery rarely shrinks retroperitoneal sarcoma tumors
According to new research, radiation therapy administered before surgery rarely produces favorable responses in patients with retroperitoneal sarcoma (RPS), a rare and aggressive cancer that forms in the abdomen. The study ...
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For some Jewish women, 'passing' as Christian during the Holocaust could mean survival, but it left scars all the same
Travel case in hand, dressed in fashionable clothing and wearing a practiced, coquettish smile, Hela Schüpper Rufeisen sat aboard the train to Warsaw, Poland. No one on board would have suspected that beneath the coat of ...
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Pregnant people with IBD show heightened inflammation in vaginal mucosa
Pregnant individuals with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) have higher levels of pro-inflammatory immune molecules, known as cytokines, in their vaginal mucosa than their healthy counterparts, according to a new study by ...
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Reddit and TikTok, with the help of AI, are reshaping how researchers understand substance use
When you think of tools for studying substance use and addiction, a social media site like Reddit, TikTok or YouTube probably isn't the first thing that comes to mind. Yet the stories shared on social media platforms are ...
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Glucocorticoid injection shows little benefit for knee osteoarthritis, clinical trial finds
Researchers in China have found no statistically significant advantage for infrapatellar fat pad glucocorticoid injection over saline for 12-week knee pain change or effusion synovitis volume change in inflammatory knee osteoarthritis.
