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The lungs could be a potent source for life-saving stem cell transplants

How our lungs back up the bone marrow to make our blood?

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Why do older adults need more vitamin B12 for optimal health?

‘Healthy’ vitamin B12 levels not enough to ward off neuro decline.

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AI model detects residual tumor in 10 seconds

AI can determine during surgery if any part of a cancerous brain tumor that could be removed remains.

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Eating less sugar keeps you younger

Researchers at University of California -San Francisco discovered that a diet rich in vitamins and minerals, especially low in added sugar, is linked to...

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Scientists discover a way to spot elusive neurological disorder

CSF proteomics in progressive supranuclear palsy.

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Poor health and stress in 20s harm cognition in 40s

Early adulthood CRP changes linked to midlife cognition.

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Parents can control tween’s screen time

Media parenting and adolescent's screen time.

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Active social lives boost well-being in dementia care

Social isolation linked to hospitalization, nursing home entry in older adults.

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Combining drugs for better prostate cancer treatment?

AFT-19 trial: Investigating androgen blockade intensification in prostate cancer.

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Scratching neurons: A potential itch solution?

IL-31 limits allergic dermatitis immune response.

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Living alone is linked to higher cognitive decline risk

Living alone's impact on caring for cognitive impairment patients.

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Breastfeeding increased by 2 weeks when mothers stayed at home

Research finding offers support for National paid family leave policy.

Chemical Exposure May Raise Your Risk for Parkinson’s

Exposure to TCE may raise your risk for Parkinson’s, study

First large-scale study to demonstrate its association with Parkinson’s.

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Scientists developed two new drug candidates for potentially treating addiction and depression

Targeted molecules are more powerful than SSRI antidepressants.

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New AI system capable of generating artificial enzymes from scratch

AI technology generates original proteins from scratch.

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More screen time linked to odds of developing OCD in preteens

Video gaming watching videos most strongly tied to compulsive behavior.

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Senescent cells help to heal damaged tissues

Scientists reappraise the role of “Zombie” cells that anti-aging mMedicine has sought to eliminate

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Single-celled organism uses internal ‘Computer’ to walk

The organism utilizes a complex walking motion.

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Pregnant women are exposed to cancer-causing chemicals in dishware and other products

Most chemicals are positively associated with the tobacco biomarker cotinine.

1 in 3 young adults may face severe COVID-19

1 in 3 young adults may face severe COVID-19

Smoking habits trump asthma, obesity in risk factors for an otherwise healthy population.

Study uncovers the effect of cooked vs raw food on gut microbiome

Study uncovers the effect of cooked vs raw food on gut microbiome

How cooking itself alters the composition of the microbial ecosystems in our guts?

Alzheimer's disease destroys neurons that keep us awake

Alzheimer’s disease destroys neurons that keep us awake

A study suggests Tau tangles, not amyloid plaques, drive daytime napping that precedes dementia.

An array of intra-cranial electrodes of the type used to record brain activity in the current study. Image credit: UCSF

Synthetic speech: Virtual voicebox converts brain signals to speech using AI

People with neurological conditions who lose the ability to communicate, typically due to brain damage, stroke or any other medical conditions now have a...

CRISPR technique can help you prevent from getting obese

CRISPR technique can help you prevent from getting obese

Scientists recently made an exciting discovery suggesting that CRISPR therapies can prevent obesity without cutting or editing a DNA. The study- conducted by the UC San...

Patients awaiting epilepsy surgery agreed to keep a running log of their mood while researchers used tiny wires to monitor electrical activity in their brains. The combination revealed a circuit for sadness.

Researchers uncover a circuit for sadness in the human brain

Human brain networks that encode variation in the mood on naturalistic timescales remain largely unexplored. In a new study, scientists combined multi-site, semi-chronic, intracranial...

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