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Why the back? How stroking calms infants and mouse pups

Across cultures, the way we soothe an unsettled baby tends to look much the same: hold them close and gently rub their back. The act is so familiar that it's easy to forget how little is actually understood about why it works.

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Ebola deaths in Congo top 500 as health workers threaten to strike

At least 500 people have died out of over 1,500 confirmed cases in Congo's Ebola outbreak, authorities said, as frontline workers threatened to go on strike on Monday over unpaid benefits and poor working conditions.

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Emerging evidence links tire pollution to Alzheimer's risk

A chemical called 6PPD-quinone (6PPD-Q), which forms when shaved-off tire particles come into contact with ozone, might interfere with the inner workings of brain cells, leading to Alzheimer's disease. Zhang and Zhang's new paper in the journal Open Medicine, "6PPD‑Quinone Exposu

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New heart disease mechanism revealed: Next-generation targeted therapy shows benefit acros

A study led by the Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Cardiovasculares Carlos III (CNIC), working in collaboration with an international research team, has identified a new molecular mechanism involved in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, the most common inherited cardiovascular disea

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Tumor on a chip reveals how pancreatic cancer hijacks immune cells in real time

A new "tumor-on-a-chip" model is giving scientists a live look at how pancreatic cancer can recruit the body's own immune cells to help tumors survive. Researchers say the findings, published in Biofabrication, reveal possible new targets to weaken the cancer's defenses and make

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A new soccer concussion protocol could make one of the game's hardest calls much faster

The World Cup has the globe glued to TV screens, watching 22 soccer players work their magic on the field. Every so often, one of them takes a hard hit to the head from the ball or another player's head, and they often continue playing because there is no onsite way to check for

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Could these tiny organs save millions of lives?

If you're a woman newly diagnosed with breast cancer, treatment can feel ... well, scary. Will chemotherapy work? Or will it become a cycle of educated guesswork: trying one drug combination, waiting, scanning? If the tumor doesn't respond, trying something else. In the meantime,

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Training device expands access to high-performance diagnostic testing

The rise of automation and AI has raised fears about job loss, but smart tools can also train workers rather than replace them. Meanwhile, a chronic shortage of trained personnel limits the reach of health care in both developing and developed countries.

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Topical ivermectin and encapsulated benzoyl peroxide work better than metronidazole for ro

Topical ivermectin and encapsulated benzoyl peroxide are more efficacious than metronidazole for adults with rosacea, according to a review published online July 1 in JAMA Dermatology.

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Nurse practitioner workforce grew 10% yearly, outpacing physicians and PAs from 2016 to 20

New Columbia University School of Nursing research reveals nurse practitioner (NP) workforce growth outpaced prior projections while physician and physician associate (PA) growth remained steady between 2016 and 2023. During this period, the NP workforce expanded at an average an

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Is porn actually addictive? The science isn't straightforward

Porn is a topic we tend to avoid talking about—whether it be at school, work or around the dinner table. But in Australia, roughly three-quarters of men (76%) and more than one-third of women (41%) report to have looked at pornographic material in the past year.

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Decline in work productivity found 15 years before early-onset dementia diagnosis

People diagnosed with early-onset dementia had reduced work productivity up to 15 years before diagnosis, according to a study published in Neurology. Researchers also found the number of years of lower productivity varied depending on the type of dementia.

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