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Dementia with Lewy bodies: What you should know about the little‑known, progressive brain disease
Robin Williams, Monica Vitti, Patrick Stewart or French actress Nathalie Baye: All these famous people lost their lives …
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A self-charging toothbrush that generates electricity to kill bacteria while you brush
A lot of time and effort goes into toothbrush technology, whether changing bristle angles or tweaking and improving elec…
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'Genetic map' of patient's tumor uncovers cancer risk genes that would otherwise remain hidden
Using next-generation sequencing (NGS) to profile tumor cells from patients with solid tumors, researchers at Fondazione…
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New blood count ranges could prevent unnecessary testing for people with Duffy-null trait
The American Society of Hematology has developed new reference ranges for children and adults with Duffy-null status, a …
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Scientists pinpoint hundreds of genetic variants that offer new insights into inherited breast cancer risk
Scientists have carried out one of the largest experimental studies of breast cancer variants to date, helping pinpoint …
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Goodbye, cavities? Scientists create gel that could regrow tooth enamel
Scientists have developed a revolutionary gel that could regrow lost tooth enamel by harnessing minerals naturally found…
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Nail salon air monitoring reveals chemical spikes that traditional assessments may miss
Nail salon workers in New York City face greater health risks on the job than previously understood, according to a new …
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HIV prevention medication is highly effective, but it can complicate blood donor screening
Taking medicine to prevent HIV might seem a good reason to feel confident about being able or eligible to give blood. Ye…
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Maternal vitamin A deficiency may increase risk of larger babies
A study in Norway has identified a link between a mother's vitamin A levels and her baby's birth weight. The study shows…
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Condition causing lifelong high cholesterol linked to pregnancy complication
Women with the inherited cholesterol condition familial hypercholesterolemia may be at a slightly higher risk of develop…
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Humanaut Health expands with six new locations
Humanaut Health announced six new franchise and corporate locations across the United States and Mexico. The rollout inc…
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Advanced imaging uncovers genomic Achilles' heel that makes cancer cells vulnerable
A small subset of vulnerable DNA sites can make cancer cells highly sensitive to targeted drugs called PARP inhibitors, …
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How an enriched environment promotes brain plasticity—study identifies the molecular mechanisms
A meta-analysis on the effects of environmental enrichment on the rodent brain has identified common patterns in the exp…
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Simple text reminders could help close London's bowel cancer screening gap
As low-cost and straightforward an intervention as automated text messaging could make a significant contribution to tac…
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Teen chlamydia and gonorrhea screening climbs to 75% after primary care changes
Researchers at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) found that a systematic, electronic health record-enabled qual…
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Knee osteoarthritis: Symptoms, diagnosis and treatment
Knee osteoarthritis (OA) is the most common type of arthritis, affecting about 528 million adults worldwide.…
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Pediatricians see vaping risks, but lack tools to help teens quit
Two-thirds of Australian pediatricians don't know where to refer adolescents for support to quit vaping, new Federation …
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Brain activity patterns may predict Alzheimer's years before memory slips
Inside the brains of some cognitively normal adults, firing patterns were able to foretell Alzheimer's disease years bef…
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Routine breast imaging may offer little benefit after double mastectomy for early breast cancer
Women who have undergone a double mastectomy to treat ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS), a noninvasive form of breast canc…
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Fireworks are an underestimated danger to public health, warn experts
Fireworks pose an underestimated danger to public health and require stronger regulations and sustained public education…
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Replacing dairy products with unfortified plant-based alternatives could lead to deficiencies in certain nutrients
Replacing dairy products, even partially, with unfortified plant-based alternatives may lead to a deficiency in vital nu…
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Why humans are more sensitive than other species to a brain developmental disease
Researchers at VIB and KU Leuven have uncovered how mutations in the ASPM gene disrupt the development of neural stem ce…
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From DNA marks to RNA control: A new clue to acute myeloid leukemia
Acute myeloid leukemia (AML) is an aggressive blood cancer in which abnormal, immature cells build up in the bone marrow…
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Combining HIV prevention and addiction treatment in mobile clinics could save lives
Results from a clinical trial in five major United States cities show that delivering integrated HIV and substance use d…