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Men bear a disproportionately higher burden of cancer even for cancers that are not specific to either sex. Although this pattern is global, the reasons for this difference remain mysterious. A recent study set out to investigate ...
Adolescence, the critical developmental stage between childhood and adulthood, is often marked by significant changes in friendships, appearance, preferences and attitudes. For some young people, it can be a tumultuous period ...
The rising number of people with mental health disorders is sounding public health alarm bells worldwide. Anxiety, depression and substance use disorders have become some of the leading causes of illness worldwide. While ...
Research published today in Cell identifies three small subclusters of cells that drive pancreatic cancer-induced cachexia, a muscle-wasting and fat-loss condition that makes patients less able to tolerate cancer treatment. ...
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Microplastics appear capable of significantly impairing the function of phagocytes in the liver, at least in mice. In turn, this disrupts the metabolism of this vital organ and increases the build-up of fat inside it. These ...
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Spatial transcriptomics (ST) shows which genes are being expressed and where within a tissue. Spatial metabolomics (SM), on the other hand, maps the location of metabolites—small molecules produced or used by cells—within ...
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A powerful veterinary sedative, medetomidine, is increasingly appearing in street supplies of the already deadly opioid fentanyl, and the number of patients suffering from medetomidine withdrawal has quadrupled in recent ...
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