Neuroscience
Study finds surprising link between gut and brain rhythms
The human body is packed with natural rhythms, from your sleep-wake cycle to the steady pulsing of blood through the brain to heart rate and pulse.
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Migraines and headaches are a global burden that needs greater recognition, international study finds
Modern lifestyles including stress, sedentary activity, caffeine, alcohol and poor-quality sleep remain widespread triggers for migraines and headaches, which affect more than a third of the world's population, according ...
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Medications
Can a weight loss and diabetes drug treat long COVID?
Scripps Research in La Jolla announce a new clinical trial that will assess the effectiveness of using drugs approved for diabetes treatment and weight loss to treat long COVID-19, the debilitating chronic condition diagnosed ...
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Long-term study challenges assumptions about epilepsy recovery
Patients with treatment-resistant epilepsy often cycle through multiple medications as they seek relief from the seizures that disrupt their lives. Yet in many cases, these drugs offer little benefit, reinforcing the long-held ...
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Genetics
Common gene variant linked to higher heart disease risk in people with African ancestry
Dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM), a leading cause of heart failure, is twice as common in Black individuals as in white individuals. This excess risk is not fully explained by known risk factors such as high blood pressure or ...
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Medical research
'Molecular glues' and 'bumpers' offer new hope for precision medicines
New research led by the University of Minnesota Medical School demonstrates that molecules acting as "molecular bumpers" and "molecular glues" can rewire G protein-coupled receptor (GPCR) signaling, turning the cell's busiest ...
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Health
Dietary fiber, prunes and senna offer relief for constipation discomfort
Big-gun pain relievers can come with unwelcome side effects. At the top of the list for many of these products are constipation and the distress of slowed bowels.
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Health
Running 'super shoes' may make you faster—but at what cost?
Once seen only on the feet of elite runners at the Olympics and other premier running events, the so-called "super shoe" has moved from racing podiums to pavements.
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Genetics
Scientists find the genetic clues that let humans walk on two legs
Two small changes in human DNA may have played a big role in helping our ancestors walk upright, researchers say.
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Ending malaria in Papua: Why oral communication matters as much as medicine
Papua accounted for 93% of Indonesia's 527,000 malaria cases in 2024, as elimination efforts continue to face multiple challenges—including local perceptions that normalize malaria as an ordinary illness, emphasizing the ...
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