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For veterans with severe PTSD, psilocybin-assisted therapy may help
The first U.S. clinical trial of psilocybin-assisted therapy in veterans with PTSD who got no relief from conventional t…
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Lanthanide carriers can enhance biomedical imaging and combined diagnosis and treatment approaches
Lanthanide carriers could help define the next generation of biomedical imaging and fast-track the emerging field of the…
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Inequality predicts pandemic outcomes better than technical readiness, study finds
Economic inequality is the clearest way to predict how countries will fare during a pandemic, a high-profile panel said …
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Study suggests the threat of mold-associated illnesses may be underappreciated
A first-of-its-kind U.S. study suggests invasive mold infections may be an underappreciated—and potentially deadly—threa…
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Acute pancreatitis on the rise in South Australia, with shift in who is at risk
Acute pancreatitis is rising faster than expected in South Australia, with new research revealing rates above the global…
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Cyclospora boosts fears that deadlier foodborne outbreaks are ahead
The next foodborne illness outbreak could be much worse. That's the concern of food safety leaders across the U.S., who …
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Suicide deaths in South Korea could shift toward older, never-married, tertiary-educated men
A new study involving Pompeu Fabra University (UPF), based on administrative data from South Korea, projects that as hig…
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Controlled breathing may reduce drug cravings, new study finds
Controlled breathing interventions can reduce cravings in people who use substances, including alcohol, tobacco and othe…
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Percentage of body fat may be better indicator of men's reproductive health than BMI
A man's body fat percentage may be a better indicator of his reproductive health than body mass index (BMI), according t…
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Hospital admissions for ectopic pregnancy on the rise in England, study suggests
University of Liverpool researchers have identified that hospital admissions in England for ectopic pregnancy (when a fe…
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Antihistamines likely offer no meaningful benefit for eczema and may increase harms
Adding oral antihistamines to existing eczema treatments is unlikely to lead to clinically important reductions in eczem…
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Digital consultations may narrow sexual health care gaps for autistic youth
Young people with ADHD are more likely to visit youth clinics than their peers, while autistic individuals are less like…
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The best medicine may be free: What a daily dose of nature does for the body
A growing body of scientific evidence confirms what many of us know innately—spending time in nature is good for us. It …
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Consumption of ultra-processed foods by fathers may influence their babies' birth weight and body measurements
A father's diet can affect his children's health and body composition before they are even conceived. A study of 43 tria…
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Blocking a mitochondrial transporter may curb inflammation from 'zombie' cells without killing them
Researchers have uncovered a previously unknown mechanism that helps aging cells drive the chronic inflammation linked t…
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In US veterans, rates of ALS associated with military branch and rank
Compared with Army veterans, male veterans of the U.S. Air Force, Navy and Coast Guard have higher rates of amyotrophic …
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Bioceramic-coated implant improves osteoporotic fracture healing through timed magnesium release
Seoul National University (SNU) College of Engineering announced that a research team led by Nathaniel S. Hwang, a profe…
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Widening ethnic and socioeconomic inequalities in stroke identified in 30-year research
The prevalence of stroke risk factors such as high blood pressure and diabetes are higher and increasing faster among bl…
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Study questions the value of intensive cardiac surveillance in cancer patients treated with anthracyclines
A study led by investigators at the Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Cardiovasculares Carlos III (CNIC) suggests that …
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Hidden 'recycling system' helps keep vision cells healthy
For decades, scientists believed that photoreceptors in the retina relied primarily on neighboring support cells, known …
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Red Cross declares rare national blood supply crisis amid summer shortfall
The American Red Cross has declared a national blood supply crisis for only the second time in its history, warning that…
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Study identifies measures that aid in the recovery of patients with fractures near the shoulder
People with chronic shoulder pain naturally avoid movements involving that part of the body, fearing they will injure th…
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Scientists develop microRNA-based gene therapy that halts ALS progression in mice
A single IV injection of a microRNA-based biologic developed by Guangping Gao, Ph.D., Robert H. Brown Jr., DPhil, MD, Ju…
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Two post-surgery blood–brain disruption windows may offer glioblastoma treatment targets
Scientists in Britain and Spain have discovered critical windows after glioblastoma surgery when the brain's defenses fa…