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New button battery technology shows promise, but swallowing remains an emergency

A recently released child-safety battery designed to reduce the danger from accidental ingestion is showing significant promise, but medical professionals should not alter their management protocols yet. In the first peer-reviewed scientific assessment of the recently commerciali

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Researchers discover a cause of neuron excitability in ALS, suggesting a new potential tre

Digging deep into the molecular mechanisms behind ALS, researchers at the Les Turner ALS Center at Northwestern Medicine have discovered why nerve cells overfire in the disease. Not only that—they have also designed a new drug to stop this overfiring, which could potentially slow

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Scientists uncover how ovarian cancer resists chemotherapy—and how to reverse it

Michigan State University researchers have identified how ovarian cancer cells become resistant to chemotherapy and discovered a protein that, when blocked, can restore the drug's effectiveness.

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Hospital discharge sedatives linked to more falls, readmissions and deaths in older adults

Older adults discharged from hospital with a new prescription for a sedative, especially a benzodiazepine or antipsychotic, are at increased risk of falls and other negative consequences, according to new research published in the Canadian Medical Association Journal.

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Emerging mRNA vaccine strategies target cancer and pathogenic viruses in potent new ways

The technology that gave the world mRNA COVID vaccines is being tested in a variety of new ways, and emerging research reveals that a crucial T-cell population can be reprogrammed in animal models by reimagining the science that was introduced to the public at the height of the p

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Low grip strength should not be used as an independent predictor of prostate cancer in old

New research suggests that low handgrip strength alone is not a reliable predictor of increased prostate cancer risk among older men. The relationship between low handgrip strength (HGS) and prostate cancer has long remained uncertain in the scientific literature. When clinicians

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Popular GLP-1 weight loss drugs are being misused by people struggling with eating disorde

Glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists (GLP-1 RAs), such as Ozempic or Wegovy, have revolutionized type 2 diabetes and weight-loss management, but they have also led to some unfortunate outcomes. A recent study in JAMA Psychiatry has raised concerns that GLP-1 medications may

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Thirty years later: A reappraisal of Alzheimer's disease risk in Japanese APOE-e4 homozygo

Researchers at Niigata University have conducted the first comprehensive reappraisal in nearly 30 years of the risk of Alzheimer's disease (AD) associated with APOE-e4 homozygosity (e4*4) in the Japanese population. Their findings, published in the journal Molecular Neurodegenera

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Excess belly fat linked to faster biological aging

New research suggests that higher levels of visceral fat, the fat stored deep in the abdomen, could contribute to faster biological aging in middle-aged adults. Adjunct Associate Professors Jennie Hui and Kun Zhu, from The University of Western Australia, were co-authors of the s

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How the brain's physical shape guides its internal wiring

A new study led by Monash University researchers has shed light on the factors shaping the intricate wiring of our brains. The research, published in the journal Cell, reveals that the brain's complex wiring diagram, known as the cortical connectome, does not form at random. Inst

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People with disabilities often overlooked in orthopedic research

More than 1 in 4 adults in the United States have some type of disability as of 2026, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. A Yale study published in the Cureus found that patients with disabilities are almost entirely unrepresented in orthopedic research.

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Routine eye exams reveal stage 2 hypertension in half of diabetes patients

Diabetes opens people to other noncommunicable diseases like obesity, retinopathy and cardiovascular diseases like heart attacks and hypertension. A recent study by researchers at the University of Virginia School of Medicine sought to understand how common high blood pressure (B

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