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Precision fMRI maps prefrontal cortex in individuals, revealing fine-scale structures

Much like camera settings—filters, flashes and focus—affect what we notice in a final photo, the way scientists measure something can affect how we interpret and understand it. This is especially true when imaging things that we can't see on our own, such as activity in the human

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What is mild cognitive impairment? And does it always lead to dementia?

You've forgotten a few appointments lately, and you find yourself losing track of conversations. Close friends or family may have also noticed some changes in your memory or thinking.

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Are lung cancer tumors hijacking the nervous system?

According to the Cleveland Clinic, a quarter of cancer deaths can be attributed to one source: cachexia. Cachexia is a syndrome that accompanies underlying chronic illness and causes unwanted muscle and fat loss, reducing quality of life and sometimes even limiting treatment opti

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AI tool improves prediction of who will respond to cancer immunotherapy drugs

Cancer immunotherapy drugs known as immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) can be miracle drugs for cancer patients, curing some and turning deadly disease into a manageable chronic condition in others. But these drugs work for only a subset of patients, with few indications why—a k

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Forcing cancer cells to die can alert the immune system to enhance anti-tumor attack

Unlike accidental cell death, some cells can actively decide to die through a controlled process. This is called programmed cell death and can occur in different forms, including apoptosis and necroptosis. Cells use this process when they are damaged, stressed, becoming cancerous

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Zebrafish brains reveal alternate route for senses to the forebrain shared with mammals

Line up the brains of a fish, bird and a mammal, and something unexpected comes up. You do not see three different answers to the problem of making sense of the world. You see one answer, tilted three different ways. "You can really see it's almost like a continuum," says Emre Ya

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1 in 5 adults make health decisions based on what they see on social media despite widespr

Every few scrolls, another health expert appears on the screen. While some are genuinely qualified, others simply sound convincing enough to pass as one. With AI-generated content flooding feeds, avoiding such advice is becoming increasingly difficult. The way people access healt

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You can dream while you're awake. The boundary between wakefulness and sleep is a lot blur

Tonight, as you close your eyes in bed, something strange will happen to you: Your mind will drift from an ordinary thought to a dream, but it will be impossible to say exactly when it happened. We tend to imagine that the boundary between being asleep and awake is clear: When we

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Researchers uncover possible cause of muscle pain from widely used cholesterol medication

Millions of people rely on statins, a medication used to lower cholesterol and reduce the risk of heart attack and stroke. But for some, the drugs come with an unwelcome trade-off: muscle pain, weakness and exercise intolerance that can make it difficult to continue treatment. No

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Researchers discover treatable cause of severe anemia associated with a cancer therapy

Researchers at the Mount Sinai Tisch Cancer Center have identified a previously underrecognized folate deficiency that may cause severe anemia in some patients receiving PARP inhibitors, a widely used class of targeted cancer therapies. Their findings, published in the latest iss

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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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Astrocytes help preserve memories for weeks by stabilizing neural circuits

Some memories remain with us for years, shaping how we learn from experience and adapt to the world around us. Others disappear quickly, even when they once seemed important. Although scientists have long studied how memories are formed in the brain, far less is known about what

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