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Arthritis & Rheumatism
How small changes in walking technique may help treat knee osteoarthritis
Gait analysis and pain measures show that subtly adjusting the angle of the foot during walking may reduce knee pain caused by osteoarthritis. This approach may also slow progression of the condition, an incurable disease ...
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Gastroenterology
Routine AI assistance may lead to loss of skills in health professionals who perform colonoscopies
The introduction of artificial intelligence (AI) to assist colonoscopies is linked to a reduction in the ability of endoscopists (health professionals who perform colonoscopies) to detect precancerous growths (adenomas) in ...
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Medical research news
Releasing a molecular brake on T cells could supercharge cancer immunotherapy
In a discovery that could expand the array of current cancer immunotherapy treatments, scientists at Harvard Medical School have identified a new molecular brake that hinders the ability of T cells to attack tumors.
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Molecular mechanisms show how the blood-brain barrier gets leakier with age
A new study from researchers at the University of Illinois Chicago reveals how the blood-brain barrier gets leakier with age, contributing to memory deficits. The study, published in Cell Reports, uncovered the molecular ...
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Soft robots go right to the site of kidney stones
An international research team led by the University of Waterloo is developing technology to dissolve painful kidney stones in the urinary tract using tiny robots. The research is published in the journal Advanced Healthcare ...
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Why common cuff-based blood pressure readings may be misleading—and how to fix them
Researchers have found why common cuff-based blood pressure readings are inaccurate and how they might be improved, which could improve health outcomes for patients.
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Rwandan people born of genocidal rape age faster biologically than expected
Lasting only 100 days, though many acknowledge it continued much longer, the 1994 genocide against the Tutsi people in Rwanda is one of the most heinous genocides and mass murders in modern history. More than one million ...
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Microbial molecule may offer non-toxic way to restore liver and gut health
UC Davis Health researchers have discovered that a natural molecule made by gut bacteria can reverse liver damage and repair the gut lining after aflatoxin exposure. The treatment may offer a new, non-toxic way to prevent ...
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Discovery sparks new hope for breathing recovery after spinal cord injuries
Late actor Christopher Reeve, best known for his role as Superman in the 1970s and '80s, became an activist for spinal cord injury research after being paralyzed in a horseback-riding accident—making him a lifelong wheelchair ...
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The stomach's 'second brain' is more in sync with the mind during mental distress, researchers discover
Stronger coordination between the brain and the stomach's natural rhythm is linked to higher levels of anxiety, depression, and stress, according to the largest study of its kind from Aarhus University.
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Seventy-year-old Parkinson's drug shows promise against tuberculosis
A medication developed in the 1950s to treat Parkinson's disease may offer a powerful new tool in the fight against tuberculosis (TB), according to new research from the University of British Columbia.
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Women with Down syndrome may develop Alzheimer's disease more rapidly than men
Women with Down syndrome have more advanced signs of Alzheimer's disease than men do at the average age of diagnosis, which is the same for both sexes, according to research by the University of California, Irvine. The findings, ...
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World's first wireless OLED contact lens for retinal diagnostics developed
Electroretinography (ERG) is an ophthalmic diagnostic method used to determine whether the retina is functioning normally. It is widely employed for diagnosing hereditary retinal diseases or assessing retinal function decline.
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Gene inhibitor found to boost immunotherapy for most aggressive form of lung cancer
Adding a MET gene inhibitor enhances the effect of combined chemotherapy and immunotherapy in small cell lung cancer (SCLC), according to a multicenter study led by the Hospital del Mar Research Institute, in collaboration ...
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Obese surgical patients can safely use GLP-1 therapy to reduce risk of complications, study concludes
Overweight patients waiting for operations could safely use a particular type of weight-loss treatment to reduce the risk of surgical complications linked to their obesity, a new study reveals.
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Children's immune systems reveal new antibody targets for dengue vaccine development
In a new study, scientists have discovered more about how the body protects against dengue fever, one of the world's most common mosquito-borne illnesses, prompting hopes for more effective vaccines against the disease.
Reciprocal links likely between certain groups of gut bacteria and insomnia risk
There seem to be reciprocal links between certain groups of gut bacteria and the risk of insomnia, suggests a Mendelian randomization study, published in the open-access journal General Psychiatry.
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What exactly is long COVID? Different definitions lead to widely varying estimates
What is long COVID? Despite hundreds of published studies and millions affected worldwide, the medical field still lacks a clear answer.
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Patients still view doctor's white coat as symbol of professionalism and trust, review suggests
Patients are still more likely to trust doctors and consider them more professional when they wear white coats, although women doctors in this attire are often misidentified as nurses or medical assistants, finds a review ...
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'Cell-in-cell' mechanism explains how blood cancer uses bone marrow to evade treatment
In a recently published study, researchers at Fox Chase Cancer Center revealed for the first time that cancer cells can evade anti-cancer drugs by entering and surviving within bone marrow fibroblasts, a phenomenon they describe ...
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