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New treatment approach for calcified nodules shown to improve coronary stent expansion
A randomized clinical trial at The Mount Sinai Hospital found that combining two techniques for removing calcium nodules…
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Q&A: The science behind the fall time change
When clocks fall back this weekend, we'll gain an hour—but does that necessarily mean better sleep? Hannah Peach, a slee…
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Swedish dietary surveys link higher ultraprocessed food intake to poorer nutrition
A higher proportion of ultraprocessed food in the diet is generally associated with poorer dietary quality and, among ad…
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Is a consistent sleep schedule important to heart health?
Maintaining a consistent sleep schedule may be an important factor to consider for protecting the heart, according to ne…
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Medically tailored meals improve high blood pressure, type 2 diabetes and diet in adults
An eight-month program providing medically tailored meals improved diet quality and access to healthy food for adults wi…
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Long-term study finds modern hormone replacement therapy not linked to heart disease risk
Contemporary hormone replacement therapy (HRT) was not associated with an increased risk of heart attack, stroke, blood …
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Rural residents face nearly three times higher risk of heart attack death before reaching a hospital
People living in rural areas who experienced a heart attack were nearly three times more likely to die before reaching h…
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Tumor index can identify breast cancer patients' drug response
Researchers at The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) have developed an imaging biomarker, the Tumour Heterogeneit…
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Vision-language AI agent could help radiologists interpret ultrasounds faster and more accurately
When a patient arrives in the emergency department with severe abdominal pain, every minute counts. Researchers at the U…
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Clot removal days after a stroke could help more patients recover, but the procedure is not without risks
After a person suffers a stroke, the clock starts ticking for doctors. Every minute that blood flow to the brain remains…
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Drinking tea may help protect your heart, but there’s a surprising catch
A massive study of nearly 486,000 adults found that regularly drinking tea was associated with an 11% lower risk of hear…
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Common pesticide linked to 2.5 times the risk of Parkinson’s disease
A UCLA study found that long-term exposure to a common pesticide was linked to more than 2.5 times the risk of Parkinson…
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Newly discovered pathway fuels production of cancer-driving proteins
A previously unknown mechanism helps cancer cells selectively produce proteins that drive tumor growth—such as KRAS—in c…
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Scientists discover a hidden driver of high cholesterol and a way to stop it
Scientists have uncovered a hidden mechanism that allows high-cholesterol diets to undermine the body's natural choleste…
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Reversing radiation-activated immune suppression in cancer
Researchers at the University of Chicago have identified a mechanism to make immune cells reprogrammed by radiation ther…
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Twin study links artistic, but not scientific, creativity to poorer mental health
The relationship between creativity and mental health has attracted the interest of many psychologists over the past dec…
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Scientists finally discover how a common gut bacterium can trigger colon cancer
Scientists at Johns Hopkins have uncovered a crucial missing link between a common gut bacterium and colorectal cancer, …
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A simple blood test could reveal Alzheimer’s risk 10 years before symptoms
A major international study found that a simple blood test could help predict Alzheimer’s-related cognitive decline year…
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Neutrophil RAGE drives early cerebrovascular injury after subarachnoid hemorrhage
An international research team from Japan and the United States, led by Assistant Professor Hiroshi Ishii and Professor …
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Congo's Ebola deaths top 5,000 as fear of continent-wide spread mounts
Deaths in Congo's Ebola outbreak have topped 5,000 as the country grapples with the relentless spread of the disease and…
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Treatment with norrin helps maintain healthy blood vessels and preserve vision in diabetic rats
Millions of people in the U.S. are affected by diabetic retinopathy, a complication of diabetes that affects the eyes. T…
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Personalized score uses ten blood markers to flag disease risk and assess healthy aging
Studies conducted in various countries indicate that approximately 60% of people over age 65 currently live with two or …
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New swab test could spare some women a painful biopsy for endometrial cancer
A simple vaginal swab may one day help women with abnormal bleeding learn whether they have endometrial cancer without f…
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Acute kidney injury up for older patients, men with OD-involved hospitalization
Acute kidney injury (AKI) occurs more often among older patients and men with drug overdose–involved hospitalizations, w…