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Long-term exposure to air pollution linked to increased risk of Parkinson's disease

Long-term exposure to certain types of air pollution is linked to an increased risk of Parkinson's disease, Cambridge researchers have found in a critical review of the existing evidence.

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Reducing vehicle emissions could prevent thousands of deaths in Canada

A shift to cleaner transportation could prevent more than 3,600 premature deaths in Montreal and Toronto by reducing ultrafine particle pollution, a new study led by McGill researchers found.

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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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Ivermectin isn't a cancer miracle drug, but influencers claim otherwise

Though researchers have been studying the animal deworming drug ivermectin for decades, there is no evidence that it's a safe or effective way to treat cancer in people.

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Team discovers metabolic pathway in cell nucleus that helps cancer progress

A team at Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center has identified a novel metabolic pathway that plays a key role in enabling cancer to progress through gene activation. In a new study published in the journal Nature Communications, the researchers show that shutting down the pat

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Neuron silence may predict epileptic seizures milliseconds before onset, could lead to sei

After the storm comes the calm. But contrary to the famous proverb, the brain's neurons enter a period of calm before the neuronal storm that is an epileptic seizure. An international team of researchers has now demonstrated that this silencing of neurons can serve as a marker ca

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AI-guided CRISPR uncovers oxytocin receptor as unexpected psoriasis drug target

Biohub researchers have performed what they believe is the first genome-wide CRISPR study of primary human adult skin cells, then used an AI model to mine the results for overlooked drug targets for psoriasis. They found an unlikely candidate: the receptor for oxytocin, a hormone

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New model reveals how disability caregiving reshapes parents' lives over decades

Researchers are sounding the alarm on the long-term impact of caring for children with developmental disabilities in the absence of proper societal supports across the life course. A new conceptual study, published in the Journal of Family Theory & Review, proposes a new model fo

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After amyloid plaques form, tau and alpha-synuclein pathology rises in mice

The aging brain frequently harbors multiple protein pathologies that contribute to Alzheimer's, Parkinson's and other neurodegenerative diseases. But how do these problematic proteins interact with each other, and could these interactions inform future therapies? Researchers at T

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In São Paulo, Brazil, the expansion of bike lanes and parks encourages residents to cycle

According to a study that analyzed the behavior of 1,500 São Paulo residents between 2014 and 2024, the implementation of new bike lanes, parks and other public facilities in the Brazilian city has encouraged transportation-related physical activity and promoted public health ben

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Sleep problems in dementia care are linked more to emotional well-being than fear of falli

While fear of falling has long been linked to poor sleep among older adults, new research from George Mason University suggests that emotional well-being may be an even stronger predictor of sleep quality for people with dementia and the spouses who care for them. In what is beli

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Gut bacteria linked to malnutrition may pass to younger generations

A study led by researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis suggests that an intestinal disorder linked to malnutrition and stunted growth may be transmitted from one generation to the next via the small intestinal microbiome. Analyzing mouse models of the

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