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The brain still responds to favorite music in dementia
What happens in the brain of someone with dementia when they hear music that means something to them? Researchers from A…
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A protein-degradation mechanism opens a new treatment route for an inherited arrhythmia
An international team has identified a protein-degradation mechanism that contributes to the development of an inherited…
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Beyond movement, the cerebellum may contribute to the anticipation of rewards
Over the course of their lives, humans and other animals can learn to connect specific actions or cues to a desirable ou…
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Zepbound and Mounjaro may turn on the body’s calorie-burning brown fat
Tirzepatide, sold as Mounjaro and Zepbound, activated calorie-burning brown fat in obese mice, revealing a potential met…
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That fresh cleaning smell could be filling your home with nanoparticles
Researchers found that scented cleaners can react with ozone indoors to create billions or trillions of invisible nanopa…
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Inhaled drug shows promise for rare lung disease combination
A therapeutic principle rooted in decades of pulmonary vascular research is entering a new stage of clinical development…
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Dogs support police officers with PTSD
Thousands of police officers suffer from post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) as a result of traumatic incidents in the…
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The higher your body fat percentage, the less accurate your smartwatch is at measuring calories burned
Smartwatches have become an increasingly popular way for people to monitor their health and fitness. About 100 million—n…
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Research advances understanding of tick-borne Powassan virus
Tick populations are expanding across the U.S., driving an increase in tick-borne diseases. Among them is Powassan virus…
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Cystic fibrosis: Triple therapy is particularly effective in early childhood
Cystic fibrosis is an incurable genetic disorder. Since 2020, a treatment known as triple therapy has addressed the unde…
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Virtual reality and classical music help to reduce blood pressure in patients in emergency department
A virtual reality landscape of a flowing river and trees, accompanied by classical music, can significantly reduce patie…
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Drones could speed up delivery of automated external defibrillators to patients suffering cardiac arrest
Drones could be used to deliver automated external defibrillators (AEDs) to people experiencing out-of-hospital cardiac …
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Steatotic liver disease risk scores compared for predicting cirrhosis
For patients with steatotic liver disease (SLD), the steatosis-associated fibrosis estimator (SAFE) score demonstrated t…
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Menopause leaves a fingerprint that may predict dementia risk
As women go through menopause, they often sense that it's not just their bodies changing, but also their minds. They rep…
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Newfound brain circuit coordinates eating and energy burning when temperatures drop
When the body's temperature falls, it adapts by burning more energy to generate heat and triggering appetite to replace …
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Solving Alzheimer's with math? Researcher explores the possibilities
What can mathematics reveal about Alzheimer's disease? Mississippi State University associate professor Shantia Yarahmad…
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Years of fine-particle pollution track with childhood ADHD rates across US counties
Air quality across the country has improved greatly over the decades, as shown in Environmental Protection Agency report…
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Adding neurons may keep improving visual signals despite shared noise, analysis predicts
Our brains internally represent the outside world through the coordinated activity of billions of neurons. A single neur…
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What is trauma‑informed care—and how do schools do it?
Trauma-informed approaches have become increasingly prominent in education policy and guidance, although the term is not…
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Migraine and sleep are strongly interconnected, study finds
Sleep problems are significantly more common among people with migraine than among those without headaches. People with …
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A brainstem signal reorganizes the neural code for taste
Why might food seem appealing in one state of mind and less enticing in another? New UConn research offers insight into …
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CDC vaccine policy recommendations grind to a halt under Health Secretary Kennedy
The Food and Drug Administration recently approved a new flu vaccine that tested well in older adults. But the federal a…
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Study identifies two factors that may help patients benefit from off-the-shelf CAR T-cell therapies
Researchers at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center have traced how off-the-shelf chimeric antigen receptor…
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How the treatment of interleukin-6-driven diseases can be refined
Interleukin-6 (IL-6) is a contradictory molecule in immunology. It helps the liver regenerate after injury and protects …