Surgery
Alcohol withdrawal syndrome is a hidden surgery risk, study finds
Alcohol withdrawal syndrome (AWS) is a potentially life-threatening condition that may complicate patients' recovery after surgery.
Jul 23, 2025
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Immunology
'Molecular shield' placed in the nose may soon treat common hay fever trigger
Approximately 40% of the European population are allergic to pollen, and their symptoms cause an estimated loss of 100 million school and workdays every year.
Jul 11, 2025
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Adults who survived childhood cancer are at increased risk of severe COVID-19, says new study
People who have survived cancer as children are at higher risk of developing severe COVID-19, even decades after their diagnosis. This is shown by a new study from Karolinska Institutet published in the journal The Lancet ...
Jul 4, 2025
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Wednesday's child is not 'full of woe,' new study finds, debunking popular nursery rhyme
A University of York study has found no link between a child's day of birth and their destiny, reassuring parents that the age-old verse is simply "harmless fun."
Jul 17, 2025
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Radiology & Imaging
New large language model helps patients understand their radiology reports
Imagine getting an MRI of your knees and being told you have "mild intrasubstance degeneration of the posterior horn of the medial meniscus."
Jun 27, 2025
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Genetics
Gene therapy restores hearing in deaf patients
Gene therapy can improve hearing in children and adults with congenital deafness or severe hearing impairment, a new study involving researchers at Karolinska Institutet reports. Hearing improved in all 10 patients, and the ...
Jul 2, 2025
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Medications
How a drug used to treat Parkinson's disease might affect the brain
Simon Fraser University researchers are using a new approach to brain imaging that could improve how drugs are prescribed to treat Parkinson's disease.
Jun 26, 2025
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Health
How a popular sweetener could be damaging your brain's defenses
Found in everything from protein bars to energy drinks, erythritol has long been considered a safe alternative to sugar. But new research suggests this widely-used sweetener may be quietly undermining one of the body's most ...
Jul 21, 2025
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Medical research
Computational clock identifies compounds that may rejuvenate aging brain cells
What if there was a way to make aging brain cells younger again? An international research team from Spain and Luxembourg recently set out to address this question. After developing an aging clock capable of assessing the ...
Jul 22, 2025
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Oncology & Cancer
Rerouted bile acid thwarts tumor spread in colorectal cancer mouse model
Research led by the Department of General and Visceral Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg, Germany has found that bile acid diversion in Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGB) reduces colorectal tumor growth and ...
