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Tiny robots speed medicine through body to the heart
Johns Hopkins University engineers have created robots the size of a pencil tip intended to travel through the body to d…
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Shared signaling regulator may link liver and pancreas dysfunction in type 2 diabetes
Maintaining healthy blood glucose levels involves striking a balance between the glucose produced by the liver during fa…
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Liver and brain pathways drive distinct symptoms in a rare epilepsy model
A recent study from Johns Hopkins Medicine reveals that pathways in both the liver and brain contribute to different sym…
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Stem cell–like tumor state may help identify high-risk small-cell lung cancer
Northwestern Medicine scientists have identified a stem-like state in small-cell lung cancer that distinguishes a group …
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Novel study explores how different types of genetic risk impact the manifestation of alcohol use disorder
Multiple types of genetic influence affect the severity and presentation of alcohol use disorder (AUD), according to wha…
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More active mitochondria may help chronic myeloid leukemia cells withstand treatment
Researchers in Adelaide and Singapore have uncovered new clues as to why some people with chronic myeloid leukemia (CML)…
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Low levels of blood pressure protein may flag treatment-resistant psychosis
In a preliminary study using blood and spinal fluid samples from 200 people, Johns Hopkins Medicine researchers say they…
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Drug combination that reduces oxygen levels in tissues improves Parkinson's symptoms in mice
In a new study, Broad Institute researchers report that two small-molecule chemicals that reduce oxygen delivery to cell…
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Study examines long-term mental health and alcohol use trajectories following disasters
A study of people who had been exposed to a disaster found different long-term patterns of alcohol use and mental health…
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The shape of water at a key tau hotspot helps drive dementia-linked clumping
Diseases such as Alzheimer's and frontotemporal dementia are considered neurodegenerative tauopathies, in which tau prot…
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Brain cancer risk linked with exposure to elevated concentrations of radon
Long-term tracking of nearly 160,000 people from across the United States suggests that brain cancer risk rises as expos…
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Study offers new clues about how genetic risk for Alzheimer's affects brain immune cells
Researchers at the University of Colorado Anschutz and Pacific Northwest National Laboratory have found a new clue that …
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Early gut microbes help the newborn immune system fight deadly infections, mouse experiments suggest
Babies are born with some immunity, but they do not have as many tools as adults to fight diseases. Exposure to pathogen…
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New research shows promise for treating hepatitis C in pregnancy
Researchers and clinicians at WashU Medicine are helping reshape how hepatitis C virus (HCV) is treated during pregnancy…
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The pope has a lung nodule. What does this mean? And what's the risk of cancer?
Pope Leo will undergo surgery in the coming days to remove a lung nodule that was detected during a routine checkup. The…
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Blind people and experienced musicians distinguish pitches better, with less brain noise
Are people who have been blind for most of their lives better at hearing than sighted individuals? In a new study in JNe…
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Sava raises $36m as glucose sensor deal takes shape
Ascensia partnership puts the London healthtech’s microsensor on the road to a European launch – with ambitions that run…
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Macau team uses TCM to crack XPRIZE’s top 10
MUST’s RETRO-EPIGERNA team won $1 million and a place in the $81 million finals, though key trial details remain undiscl…
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Rewilding urban home yards may benefit human microbiome and inflammatory response in just three months
Urbanization and biodiversity loss have reduced human contact with the diverse microbiomes found in natural environments…
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Gaming disorder screening may overlook women who play to cope with stress
Playing more and more, struggling to cut back, or continuing to game despite its negative impact on everyday life can al…
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AI-powered device can fight against malaria by detecting and repelling mosquitoes
A Southampton student who experienced firsthand the devastating impact of malaria while growing up in Cameroon has inven…
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Experiments reveal how DNA-packaging protein mutation promotes breast cancer spread
A research team led by professor Chan Kui-ming from the Department of Biomedical Sciences at CityUHK discovered that H2B…
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Nearly one billion people could live with osteoarthritis by 2050, international experts warn
Almost 1 billion people are projected to be living with osteoarthritis by 2050, up from about 600 million in 2023, and t…
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How 'people power' and business transformed medicine, but created a whole new set of risks
There's been a shift in how some medicines and therapeutic products are accessed and used.…