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Breathing without brakes: An unexpected cause of Rett syndrome symptoms
Hyperventilating. Breath-holding until they turn blue. This abnormal breathing is frequent and disturbing in people with…
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Berry compound reduces fat buildup in muscle cells, study finds
Ectopic lipid accumulation in skeletal muscle is a major health concern driven by factors like high-fat diets, lack of e…
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“Broken heart syndrome” can look just like a heart attack. This test can tell them apart
“Broken heart syndrome” can mimic a heart attack so closely that patients often need invasive testing to tell the differ…
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GLP-1 treatment late in life extends lifespan in animal model
A study published in Nature has shown that the GLP-1 drug semaglutide extended the lifespan of older, healthy mice by te…
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Level of education most strongly linked to survival after hip fracture
Level of education is the socioeconomic factor most strongly associated with survival rates after acute hip surgery. Thi…
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Expanding telehealth access calls for stronger physician support
Telehealth has transformed health care access, making it easier for millions of patients to connect with physicians with…
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Urine test identifies more than nine in ten bladder cancers, clinical study finds
New research has found that more than 9 in 10 patients with bladder cancer were identified through a noninvasive urine t…
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Could skin reveal new clues about aging and frailty?
When it comes to aging skin, scientists think of much more than wrinkles. They think of an organ with multitudes of micr…
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Migraine treatment gets a rethink: New guide prioritizes patient voice and choice
A migraine headache can easily bring someone's usual day to a halt. The intense throbbing pain, usually on one side of t…
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Review finds fragmented reporting on bias in commercial medical AI validation
The recent flood of artificial intelligence (AI) models and content has undoubtedly introduced an unwelcome flaw from th…
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Psychologists investigate how first impressions influence impressions of trustworthiness
First impressions of whether someone appears trustworthy are influenced by the faces we have just seen, according to new…
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Understanding the link between hepatitis C and HIV persistence
Naglaa Shoukry and Petronela Ancuta, researchers in the Immunopathology Research Theme at the Centre de recherche du CHU…
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First human clinical trial to test precision form of FLASH proton therapy
A new form of proton therapy—designed to deliver cancer-killing radiation therapy in less than a second, through fewer s…
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Buprenorphine treatment differs in urban, rural areas
Buprenorphine access and treatment differ between urban and rural areas, according to research published in the U.S. Cen…
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Is sleep training likely to help or harm your baby?
Welcoming a baby is a time of great joy for parents. It can also be one of the most challenging. One of the greatest dif…
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Youth suicide risk remains high in violent neighborhoods, despite post-pandemic recovery
Adolescent suicide risk remains elevated in high-violence neighborhoods even as overall postpandemic shooting rates decl…
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Large language model-based system identifies cardiac event data in cancer patients' electronic health records
Patients with breast and lung cancer are at increased risk of cardiotoxicity, or heart-related damage caused by cancer t…
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Mental health conditions after trauma linked to higher cardiovascular risk
Mental health conditions, such as posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), substance abuse, depression and anxiety, can dev…
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Too much coffee may weaken bones, study finds
Following nearly 10,000 older women for 10 years, researchers found that tea drinking was associated with slightly highe…
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Sleep likely to be overlooked in back-to-school rush, survey finds
The upcoming back-to-school season will likely put a serious dent in the sleep of many American families. Healthy sleep …
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Why older pedestrians fare worse in car crashes
Older pedestrians aren't injured by motor vehicles at a greater rate than younger pedestrians, according to 2023 data fr…
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COVID's toll on kids was milder than predicted, six-country study finds
Six years after COVID-19 disrupted childhood around the world, new research following the same children from before the …
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Q&A: Combining diagnosis, staging, tumor localization and surgery into a minimally invasive procedure for lung cancer
For patients with early-stage lung cancer, the journey from diagnosis to treatment often involves multiple procedures sp…
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Widely used back braces lack strong evidence for chronic low back pain
A new Cochrane review finds very low-quality evidence on lumbar supports for chronic low back pain, meaning that no stro…