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How a walk in the woods can be good for mental health
Ever wonder why a walk through the woods can be such a mood booster? Research from the University of New Hampshire shows…
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Mouse study reveals molecular link between high-fat diets and impaired brain function
The molecular mechanisms linking a high-calorie diet to cognitive impairment remain unclear. Researchers at the Institut…
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Americans are putting more additives—and calories—in their coffee
While Americans have been drinking roughly the same amount of coffee over recent years, the calories in those cups have …
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Motor neurons activate unexpected defense to clear ALS-linked protein before it clumps
ALS is a disease in which, in most cases, a protein forms aggregates in neurons, leading to the rapid loss of motor cont…
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Stigmatizing patient details can push AI to deprioritize high-risk emergency cases
Artificial intelligence (AI)-driven tools used in emergency triage may be susceptible to the same clinical stigmas assoc…
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New biological model proposes why postpartum vulvar pain persists after hormones recover
A new biological model published in Sexual Medicine Reviews by Oxford University Press addresses why pain during sex aft…
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Millions of children aren't getting vaccinated: How mapping tools can help find them
Worldwide about 13.5 million children have never received a vaccine at all. These are known as zero-dose children. Reach…
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Older breast cancer survivors fall through Medicare home health gap
Among the increasing number of women who survive breast cancer, many older, long-term survivors remain frail. A new stud…
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Immune mechanism discovery could help predict which early breast cancers will spread
Immune cells that normally protect the body from infection can also drive the progression of some early breast cancers, …
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Scottish public will help to shape the future of dementia research
In a first-of-its-kind study, researchers have asked people from across Scotland what questions they want scientists to …
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Q&A: Gene editing is coming for common diseases. Cardiologists discuss if we are ready
Gene therapy is no longer the future of medicine—it's reality. Treatments that replace, silence or edit genes are alread…
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New microscopy technology may help detect neurological diseases before neurons die
Scientists studying amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), Parkinson's, Alzheimer's and other neurological diseases are ge…
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Nutritional supplement may help ease 'brain fog' after breast cancer treatment
A new study led by researchers at the UCLA Health Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center found that a nutritional supplemen…
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Q&A: AI tool automates echocardiogram assessment of the heart's right ventricle
A new study develops and tests DROID-RV, a deep learning model that estimates right ventricular size and function from e…
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Combination therapy reveals potential vulnerability in aggressive osteosarcoma
Scientists co-led by St. Jude Children's Research Hospital have identified a potential therapeutic vulnerability in some…
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Parents of transgender youth faced mental health declines after the 2025 US presidential inauguration
In early 2025, the reality for transgender youth shifted in the United States after a deluge of executive orders from th…
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New study reveals AI chatbots recognize unnecessary medical tests, but stumble where human doctors disagree
In an era where patients and clinicians increasingly turn to artificial intelligence for medical advice, a critical ques…
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What medical students learn from talking to care home residents
For a first-year medical student, visiting a care home was daunting. There was no medical history to take or diagnosis t…
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Body composition changes on CT scans may help identify pancreatic cancer risk
People who develop pancreatic cancer experience measurable changes in body composition years before diagnosis that diffe…
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Gene variants that can cause sudden death mapped
Using a high-throughput technique, an international collaboration led by Vanderbilt Health researchers has created a "ma…
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Dream and mind-wandering reports could offer hints about mental health
Dreams and mind-wandering have long fascinated psychologists and researchers studying the human mind. This is partly bec…
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Migraine, endometriosis overlap far more than recognized, analysis of 13 million finds
Half to three-quarters of women with endometriosis may also suffer from migraines, but short-term records miss up to 90%…
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Cala’s tremor wearable tunes itself before every session
Cala Health’s kIQ Plus now offers three stimulation modes and a calibration before each use, and it’s available across t…
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Social transition for trans young people an evolving process
Social transition for trans young people is an evolving process involving changes in names, pronouns and appearance, acc…