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Not all colonoscopies are the same: New AI audits them at scale
Colonoscopies are one of the most effective ways to prevent colorectal cancer, which is surging among young adults in th…
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The market forces quietly adding thousands to patient bills
Health care integration is occurring at a breakneck pace across the U.S., with endless permutations: Hospitals are buyin…
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Catching ZZZs: New findings link sleep's brain-resetting role to potential neurodegenerative disease treatments
"Sleep is one of the great mysteries in biology," says Keith Hengen, associate professor of biology in Arts & Sciences.…
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Nasal spray protects neurons and memory in Alzheimer's mouse model
A nasal spray containing vesicles naturally released by cells may work against Alzheimer's. This is the promise of a stu…
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Study finds limited evidence for helping hospitalized patients with alcohol use disorder connect to follow-up care
A systematic review by researchers at the University of Colorado Anschutz and Yale University found limited evidence tha…
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Study finds social, financial and health care factors shape resilience in adults with sickle cell disease
A study published in the Journal of Sickle Cell Disease by researchers at Binghamton University's Decker College of Nurs…
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Researchers identify risk factors for dementia among American Indians
In a study in the journal Alzheimer's & Dementia, researchers detected significant risk associations for vascular and Al…
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Study finds longer periods of air pollution exposure can stress the heart
As the heat of late summer leads to increased air quality alerts, those with cardiovascular conditions or who are outdoo…
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Algorithmic tool may improve screening of patients for an Alzheimer's clinical trial
A new blood-based screening algorithm dramatically reduced the number of unnecessary PET scans needed to recruit patient…
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Moonwalk Biosciences raises $70m to test new muscle-sparing obesity drug in humans
Moonwalk Biosciences closed an oversubscribed $70 million Series B financing co-led by Alpha Wave and YK Bioventures, wi…
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Genflow meets primary endpoint in SLAB dog trial
Genflow announced that its SLAB (Sarcopenia and Longevity in Aged Beagles) clinical trial met its primary endpoint. The …
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Should adults with autoimmune rheumatic conditions receive updated COVID-19 vaccines?
In an Arthritis & Rheumatology analysis of data on 60,980 U.S. adults with autoimmune rheumatic conditions who developed…
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Combined screening and online skills-building program reduces nurse burnout and depression
Burnout, depression, anxiety and suicide are increasing in the nursing and overall health care workforce, adversely affe…
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Stroke risk higher in first three months after cancer diagnosis, study finds
New research indicates that people with invasive cancer face an elevated risk of experiencing a stroke, especially in th…
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How to rise above the body ideal: What can we learn from body confidence trailblazers?
Society is full of messages telling us what our bodies should look like—and (spoiler alert!) they are not only wrong but…
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Do I have asthma? All you need to know about symptoms, diagnosis and treatments
Asthma is a long-term condition, but there are ways to keep it under good control so that you feel your best.…
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More injuries following the policy change of body-checking in women's ice hockey—but the players are positive
Four years after body-checking was introduced, have injury rates in Swedish women's ice hockey changed? Yes, markedly. R…
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Knowing right from wrong is not enough: Trauma linked to fragmented adolescent conscience
What does it mean when a young person seems to know the difference between right and wrong but still repeatedly crosses …
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Menopause is missing from most electronic health records, study finds
Menopause is frequently missing from women's electronic health records, according to a University of Colorado Anschutz s…
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AI helping doctors to detect intestinal disease
One of the above images is real; the other is AI-generated. Can you tell which is which? The images depict intestinal po…
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Observational study links prenatal paracetamol exposure to altered reproductive development in daughters
Researchers in Denmark have found that girls whose mothers took paracetamol during pregnancy had smaller ovaries, fewer …
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Resting electronic device on bare skin risks disfigurement due to heat, doctors warn
Balancing an electronic device on bare skin risks disfigurement, doctors warn in the journal BMJ Case Reports, after tre…
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Stomach microbe exposure may be linked to more than 1 in 5 bowel cancer cases worldwide
Exposure to the stomach microbe Helicobacter pylori may be associated with more than 1 in 5 cases of colorectal cancer w…
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Mutation of the MECP2 gene, the main cause of Rett syndrome, alters pubertal development and sex hormones in mice
A research team including personnel from the Departament of Biologia Celullar i Biologia Funcional at the Universitat of…