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How psychedelics could deliver antidepressant benefits without hallucinogenic effects
Could psychedelics become a new generation of treatments for depression and other psychiatric disorders? This question i…
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Known for preventing cancer, p53 could also help immune cells fight it
Researchers at the UCLA Health Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center have identified a new strategy to make cancer-fightin…
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Xenon-based method measures key MRI contrast metal more sensitively than earlier techniques
Magnetic resonance imaging, or MRI for short, provides detailed images of the inside of the body. It is an indispensable…
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Spinal cord injury can reshape gut microbes that influence whole-body health
Scientists exploring the links between a spinal cord injury, inflammation and immune function have turned their attentio…
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ASN: Low protein intake linked to kidney failure risk in Asian patients with CKD
Among patients with non-dialysis-dependent chronic kidney disease (CKD), low protein intake is associated with an increa…
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Immune system protein is a cancer killer on its own, new study shows
For decades, scientists have known that a protein made by T cells and natural killer (NK) cells in the immune system, ca…
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Common gut virus infects bacteria—not human cells
Thriving alongside trillions of bacteria in the human digestive tract is a vast population of viruses. Ever since one su…
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Residential fine particulate matter linked to minimal residual disease in pediatric leukemia
For pediatric patients with high-risk B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia (B-ALL), residential fine particulate matter (…
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Why people with diabetes are more vulnerable to air pollution's cellular toll
Air pollution affects health beyond the lungs. Fine particulate matter (PM2.5), tiny airborne particles that can enter t…
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COMPASS pathway enables regulatory T cells to prevent devastating autoimmune responses to gut bacteria
Trillions of bacteria live in the human gut without triggering an immune response. Scientists at St. Jude Children's Res…
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Blood test offers new way to track lung cancer
Northwestern Medicine scientists and collaborators have demonstrated a novel liquid biopsy technique that can measure ca…
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Fight, flight, focus: A pathway from exercise to cognition
It's a tried-and-true method for improving your focus: taking a break for a brisk walk.…
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Healthy diet may lower heart disease risk after cancer
Eating a healthy diet is associated with a reduced risk of heart disease and death among cancer survivors, according to …
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Specialized immune cells may help skin nimbly respond to changing environmental conditions
As the steadfast protector of the body's interior, the skin must be able to swiftly respond to stressors from the outsid…
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iBio’s primate data hint at muscle-sparing obesity add-on
iBio says its Activin E antibody kept weight loss closer to pure fat in monkeys on semaglutide, and could one day be dos…
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5 calisthenics moves for a full-body workout you can do anywhere
Whether you realize it or not, you're probably already familiar with calisthenics. Put simply, calisthenics is just body…
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STI screening linked to fewer preterm births
Screening and treating pregnant patients for three common sexually transmitted infections (STIs) twice during pregnancy …
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Health apps can now book DEXA, calcium scans
Fitnescity Health opens its 1,000-plus imaging locations to digital health platforms through one API, with Superpower on…
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Vitamin-carrying protein pathway shows promise for brain drug delivery
Researchers at the University of Eastern Finland have identified a transporter protein with the potential to open new av…
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Magnetic bead implants could offer more accurate way to control prosthetic limbs
MIT researchers have shown that they can accurately track muscle movement using tiny magnetic beads implanted in the mus…
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FDA clears soft mist inhaler trial for lung disease
United Therapeutics will test treprostinil SMI in about 40 patients with pulmonary hypertension linked to COPD. Four tim…
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Genetic testing may help identify inherited blood disorder carrier status earlier
Mayo Clinic researchers have found that genetic testing can help identify people who carry inherited blood disorder trai…
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Iron-based MRI agent detects and slows heart scarring in lab-grown human tissue
The Biomolecular Nanotechnology research group led by Ikerbasque research professor Aitziber L. Cortajarena has develope…
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What brain scans can reveal, and why they don't always explain symptoms
In 2007, researchers in the Netherlands scanned the brains of 2,000 people aged 45 and over who were going about their o…