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Here's why experts say now is an ideal time to protect yourself from flu
It's October and time for flu shots. Medical experts urge getting a flu vaccination soon, before influenza starts spread…
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Life expectancy almost back to pre-COVID-19 levels, says WHO
Global life expectancy is close to the levels seen before the COVID-19 pandemic, but the outlook for years lived in good…
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More active teens report fewer sleep problems down the line, new study reveals
Pulling an all-nighter before a test or assignment deadline is almost a teenage rite of passage, but scientists are conc…
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Study across 8 European countries demonstrates feasibility of screening children for type 1 diabetes
New research presented at the annual meeting of the European Association for the Study of Diabetes (EASD) in Milan, Ital…
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New weight-loss injection targets fat cells: CBL-514 selectively induces apoptosis of fat cells
Details of a new injection that targets fat cells will be released at the annual meeting of the European Association for…
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Research finds sibling aggression to be common, though often dismissed as 'normal'
Sibling aggression takes many forms, like hitting, shoving, threatening or calling names. Although sibling aggression is…
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Childhood neglect may increase the risk of suicide attempts
Researchers at Semmelweis University examined the connection between childhood trauma and adult suicide risk among 300 p…
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Tracing fetal DNA through maternal blood can help reduce prenatal testing errors
Understanding how fetal DNA travels in a pregnant woman's blood could unlock the next generation of prenatal screening, …
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Addressing mosquito-borne disease trends as climate change bites
Prevention measures, including vector control, vaccine deployment and cutting greenhouse gas emissions to limit global w…
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Metabolite-inspired compounds show promise for ulcerative colitis drug discovery
Two structurally modified compounds derived from an anti-inflammatory metabolite demonstrated enhanced anti-inflammatory…
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Adolescents often choose to eat outside school, Swedish study finds
Researchers at Karolinska Institutet have investigated where adolescents eat during the school day and what types of foo…
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For older adults, disaster risk starts long before disaster strikes
For older adults, no disaster is simple. Repeated hurricanes, floods, wildfires and heat waves can combine with chronic …
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Same-day chemotherapy boosts cancer vaccine responses in preclinical models
Both the clinical effects and the unpleasant side effects of chemotherapies, from hair loss to mouth sores to gastrointe…
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Longevity awards reflect a widening field
Ten innovations spanning diagnostics, AI, mobility, mitochondria and regenerative medicine have been recognized at a Hon…
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The risk of looking back at former versions of ourselves
For decades, body image researchers have focused almost exclusively on how we compare ourselves to others and the toll i…
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What your eyes could reveal about your heart health
More than 2,000 years ago, the Greek mathematician Euclid began his treatise "Optics" with an assumption that now sounds…
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Hidden lymphatic signal amplifier could inform treatments for lymphedema and cancer metastasis
Lymphatic vessels act as the body's "drainage system," collecting excess fluid from tissues. When lymphatic drainage is …
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Lab‑grown 'mini‑bladder' helps explain why urinary tract infections keep coming back
For many people, a urinary tract infection (UTI) doesn't really end when the antibiotics run out. The burning and consta…
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Stem cell-derived brain models offer a new window into how anesthesia works
Every day, hundreds of thousands of people undergo general anesthesia, trusting they'll drift into unconsciousness and w…
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Japan’s parsley-powered bet on aging among XPRIZE finalists
A Tokyo startup called TIME TRAVELER thinks the antiaging answer was sitting in the vegetable drawer all along. Part of …
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Study reveals large gaps in care for youths with opioid use disorder
One in 100 adolescents and young adults in the United States has an opioid use disorder (OUD) and, with the rise of fent…
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An epigenetic blueprint reveals how aggressive MYC amplification fuels cancer
Researchers at the Cancer Epigenetics Institute (CEI) at Fox Chase Cancer Center have discovered how to control and stop…
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Mass spectrometry offers faster look at the edges of brain tumors
Glioma brain tumors are diffuse, so surgeons usually cannot excise all of the cancer during surgery. Currently, surgeons…
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Cellular recycling changes with age, but not how we expected
Taking out the trash is a chore that even our cells cannot escape. Through a process known as autophagy, they place miss…