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Researchers discover new form of hereditary prostate cancer

Researchers at the University of British Columbia have identified a new form of hereditary prostate cancer that, while rare, can cause aggressive disease at a young age. The discovery paves the way for genetic testing programs that could help identify at-risk families and support

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Young people from less-advantaged backgrounds are more likely to have an undiagnosed eatin

Eating disorders are often associated with teenage girls from socioeconomically advantaged families. However, a new study from the University of Copenhagen challenges this perception, suggesting that eating disorders are just as likely to affect young people from less advantaged

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Cruise ship air pollution at port cities could make viral infections worse

Air pollution from cruise ships could be damaging the health of people living in port cities by increasing inflammation and susceptibility to viruses such as the common cold and COVID-19. New research from the University of Southampton, published in Environment International, stu

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As the US recovers from its latest heat wave, study warns of an increase in hospitalizatio

As the U.S. recovers from its July 4 heat wave, a new study in Nature Health warns of an impending uptick in people attending hospitals for mental health and behavioral disorders, according to the first multicountry study of heat wave-related mental health hospitalization, led by

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Health care spending gap between high- and low-income Americans continues to widen, study

A new study led by a University of Chicago researcher finds that health care spending in the United States has increasingly diverged between high- and low-income Americans over the past two decades. The analysis shows that through 2023, spending grew faster for high-income Americ

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Anticancer 'nanoswitch' technology shows promise in animal model of triple-negative breast

A research team led by Professor Yoosoo Yang (Department of Integrative Biotechnology) of Sungkyunkwan University, in collaboration with the Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST) and Incheon National University, has developed a next-generation anticancer immunotherapy

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Primary care, specialists and hospitals: Bridging the gaps in communication and coordinati

In the recently published article, "Primary Care, Specialists, and Hospitals: Bridging the Gaps in Communication and Coordination" in Medical Clinics of North America, Dawn M. Bravata, M.D., a research scientist at Regenstrief Institute, professor of neurology at Indiana Universi

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How studying oral inflammatory diseases can help researchers understand other human diseas

A team of researchers from VCU Massey Comprehensive Cancer Center, the VCU School of Dentistry and the University of Pennsylvania recently published a study in Nature Communications examining why some oral inflammatory diseases progress much more rapidly than others.

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Online therapy lowers depression and anxiety for dementia caregivers after six months

A University of East Anglia project to help caregivers looking after people with dementia has been hailed a success. Researchers created a digital therapy platform for use on mobile devices or computers and tested it with almost 500 volunteers.

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Scientists improve the analgesic efficacy of morphine

Scientists at the Department of Cell Biology of the University of Malaga have taken a step forward in the search for more effective treatments for pain with a new study that advances efforts to mitigate the addictive effects of morphine—one of the main drugs used for this purpose

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Demystifying the molecular mechanisms of general anesthesia

Researchers at Weill Cornell Medicine and Birkbeck, University of London, have identified a site where a commonly used anesthetic binds to sodium ion channels, revealing a molecular mechanism that may explain how these drugs dampen communication between neurons. Ion channels are

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Normal oxygen levels can miss severe breathlessness driven by carbon dioxide

A study led by biomedical scientist Erica Heinrich at the University of California, Riverside, highlights a critical gap in how clinicians detect and treat breathing distress (dyspnea), particularly in patients on ventilators. The research is published in the journal Respiratory

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