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Can't quiet your mind? Watching your brain might help
When something in the human body goes awry, medical science has an impressive repair kit. Fractured leg? A cast will kee…
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Study finds AI scribes save doctors' time and may ease administrative burden
Artificial intelligence (AI) scribes can reduce the time physicians spend documenting patient visits by 69.1% during sim…
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Stable frontal signals, flexible hippocampal ones: How the brain preserves context as goals change
While humans are completing a task, they can temporarily store information in their minds while also manipulating and ad…
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Autistic children ages 4–6 showed improved social skills after summer program
A summer intervention program for autistic children ages 4–6 with no intellectual disability significantly improved thei…
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Epstein-Barr virus activity may foreshadow multiple sclerosis attacks
A new study illuminates the connection between the Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) and multiple sclerosis (MS), pointing to a c…
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Blood test shows promise for detecting pancreatic cancer at its earliest stages
Researchers at City of Hope, one of the largest and most advanced cancer research and treatment organizations in the cou…
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A fourth measles death is reported in Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania officials have reported a fourth measles-associated death. The latest death involved an 18-year-old residen…
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From 7,000 drugs to one active against resistant strains: AI advances pneumonia drug repurposing
Streptococcus pneumoniae is a bacterial pathogen that causes life-threatening infections, including pneumonia and mening…
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AACR's annual cancer progress report highlights promising advances for patients
The American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) has released the 16th edition of its annual Cancer Progress Report. …
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Brain MRI surveillance without prophylactic cranial irradiation improves cognitive outcomes in small cell lung cancer
In the SWOG S1827 MAVERICK Phase III randomized trial, patients with small-cell lung cancer (SCLC) who underwent regular…
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New model tracks vocal fold fatigue as it develops, study shows
A new approach to modeling vocal fold fatigue could improve detection and monitoring of problems as they arise, particul…
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STI rates remain high in Australia's latest sexual health data
New sexual health data released by the Kirby Institute at UNSW Sydney show a mixed picture for Australia, with rates of …
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Early cranial radiotherapy may improve outcomes for patients with EGFR-mutant NSCLC and limited brain metastases
Early cranial stereotactic radiotherapy (SRT) administered with first-line osimertinib was associated with improved intr…
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Scientists reversed biological age in older adults in just 4 weeks
Older adults who changed the balance of fat, carbohydrates, and animal protein in their diets showed signs of reduced bi…
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Recommendations updated for management of anemia in chronic kidney disease
In a clinical guideline published online Sept. 15 in the Annals of Internal Medicine, updated recommendations are presen…
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First dual-target high-intensity focused ultrasound procedure for people with advanced Parkinson's disease
A woman began walking with a more fluid gait, while another patient could suddenly eat using utensils. Both patients, in…
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IASLC tumor budding grade identifies high-risk patients with resected lung squamous cell carcinoma
A newly proposed International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer (IASLC) tumor budding–based grading system succe…
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252 million young children in developing countries are undernourished, multidimensionally poor, new global study finds
Nearly half of all children under 5 in developing regions are poor, undernourished or both, according to a report publis…
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US adults may not understand their risk for vascular disease
Despite the high prevalence of vascular disease, few U.S. adults report discussing their vascular health, according to t…
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Structured exercise linked to longer cancer survival and time free of disease
Structured exercise may help people with cancer live longer and have more time free of disease, finds a synthesis of the…
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Air pollutant exposure linked to heightened risk of death by suicide/suicidal thoughts
Exposure to air pollutants, especially small particulate matter (PM2.5 and PM10) and nitrogen dioxide (NO2), may heighte…
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Four to six servings of whole grain per day lower risk factors for heart disease
Eating four to six servings of whole grains each day reduces several major risk factors for cardiovascular disease, acco…
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How the SLC26A11 transporter enables recycling within brain and kidney cells
Our cells have their own internal "garbage collection" system that gathers up everything that is defective, worn out or …
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Learning reorganizes neural activity patterns to help distinguish important smells
Learning can change how the brain organizes sensory information, but researchers are still working out what those change…