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Two studies link elevated ear protein levels in blood to tinnitus
When Dr. Kourosh Parham conceived a first-of-its-kind blood test for tinnitus, he knew further research was needed to co…
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What is a professional patient advocate, and why might you need one?
Imagine your mom has just been discharged from the hospital to a rehabilitation center after hip replacement surgery. Sh…
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Promising nonopioid approach for reducing neuropathic pain disrupts a protein interaction
Understanding and treating chronic neuropathic pain has remained challenging due to its complex nature. New research fro…
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Brain stimulation timing may shape memory outcomes in Parkinson's patients with GBA1 mutations
The timing of deep brain stimulation (DBS) surgery is a critical factor in preserving cognitive function for Parkinson's…
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Digital alerts support timely treatment decisions of critically ill cardiac patients
For busy health care workers, the electronic health record (EHR) can feel like an endless stream of clicks and prompts. …
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Obesity's link to lower risk of death in dementia points to likely importance of nutrition
People who are overweight or obese when they are diagnosed with dementia are likely to live longer than those in a norma…
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How short is too short? Long-term wearable data point to a more personal way of defining insufficient sleep
How much sleep is enough? Public health recommendations necessarily give population-level answers. But with wearable dev…
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Minimally invasive technique offers lasting relief for carpal tunnel syndrome
A minimally invasive ultrasound-guided technique offers long-term relief for patients with carpal tunnel syndrome with f…
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Why old dogs might be able to teach Alzheimer's researchers new tricks
Most people know someone with Alzheimer's disease. When I was growing up, my grandmother struggled with dementia, and I …
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Antimalarial drug persists in mosquitoes for days, potentially exposing developing parasites
Antimalarial drugs are designed to protect people from malaria, but they may also affect the mosquitoes exposed to them …
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Goodbye joint replacements? Stanford scientists found a way to regrow cartilage and stop arthritis
Scientists have found a surprising way to regrow damaged knee cartilage by blocking a protein that becomes more abundant…
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Researchers looking into foundations of autoimmune disease development, may yield new treatments
An Idaho State University biologist and her students are exploring new ways to fight autoimmune diseases afflicting mill…
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Even brief e-cigarette use can cause lasting lung damage and weaken defenses against respiratory viruses, study suggests
Just days of e-cigarette vapor exposure can injure the lungs' most delicate tissue and leave it more vulnerable to viral…
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Managing misfolded proteins to prevent Parkinson's disease
The protein alpha-synuclein is abundant in healthy brains and plays an important role in enabling communication between …
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Slow down, reminisce if it feels right: Practical tips for talking to people with dementia
No one likes to feel left out of the conversation—including people living with dementia. Sometimes, all it takes is a li…
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The death of a Russian plague researcher, explained by a microbiologist
Conflicting information about the death of a lab worker at a Russian plague research institute has fueled fears about th…
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Genentech, Alector partner on $1.2b Parkinson’s drug deal
Alector has granted Genentech exclusive worldwide rights to develop and commercialize AL050, an investigational brain-pe…
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Coya Therapeutics completes enrollment in ALSTARS ALS trial
Coya Therapeutics has completed enrollment of the planned 120 participants in the Phase 2/3 ALSTARS trial evaluating COY…
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Be wary of online nutrition advice for cancer patients
Avoid dairy, fruit and red meat; take vitamin D supplements—these are some of the nutrition claims circulating online fo…
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Popular diabetes drug shown to lower inflammation, which may protect the heart
For the first time in a human trial, a class of drugs known as sodium-glucose cotransporter-2 (SGLT2) inhibitors, alread…
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Kenya reports first-ever Ebola death
Kenya has reported its first-ever Ebola death, the health minister announced Tuesday, after a Kenyan man who had been li…
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‘Show me the error bars before you sell me longevity’
Deerfield’s Jim Flynn on shrinking error bars, cutting through longevity hype, and why AI needs better loss functi…
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Pennsylvania's measles outbreak is the largest in decades in the US
Pennsylvania has surpassed 1,000 measles cases this year, state health officials said Monday, making it the largest stat…
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How pond algae led to a Nobel prize and a new way to study the brain
Scientists who worked out how to control brain cells with light have won this year's Nobel Prize in physiology or medici…