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Multimorbidity highly prevalent among older Australians, clustering into three distinct ty

A new nationwide study from the University of Sydney analyzed the health records of more than 4.4 million older Australians (65 years and over) and found that more than three-quarters are living with multiple chronic conditions, and that these conditions tend to cluster into thre

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Drug candidate treats severe fatty liver disease by protecting the gut in animal models

Researchers discovered that a potential drug developed at Michigan Medicine treats severe fatty liver disease by improving gut health, according to a study published in The Journal of Clinical Investigation.

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Babies' brains respond to music by three months of age—while moving to it begins by their

A study suggests babies' brains recognize music from as young as 3 months of age, while spontaneous movements to music emerge by their first birthday and their ability to match movements to it develops later.

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GLP-1 'secret shopper' study finds gaps in online prescribing

Getting a GLP-1 prescription online can be quick and convenient, but new research suggests it may come with surprisingly little medical oversight. The findings are published in the journal JAMA.

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Promising medication combination to treat an 'undruggable' type of lung cancer

Breakthrough research led by scientists in Manchester has identified a new drug combination that could improve outcomes for thousands of patients with lung cancer driven by a rare type of KRAS mutation, offering hope for patients worldwide with this difficult-to-treat subtype of

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Equine 'colleagues' can help protect therapists from burnout

"Including a big, warm creature in the therapy space creates a completely different dynamic than what can be achieved in an office," said Charlotte Fiskum, associate professor of psychology at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU). She has led a study at NTNU

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Parental Holocaust trauma linked to higher risk of schizophrenia in offspring, new study f

Can the trauma of a parent rewrite the mental health of a child born decades later? A new study reveals that children born decades after the Holocaust to parents who were older than 5 at the time of the initial Nazi persecutions faced an elevated schizophrenia risk. This preconce

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Key gut protein balances immune protection and tolerance

A protein produced by gut immune cells orchestrates both immune protection against pathogens and immune tolerance of gut bacteria, according to a study led by Weill Cornell Medicine investigators. The discovery illuminates the complex biology of the gut immune system and could le

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Long hours, lack of social support undermine caregivers' well-being, study finds

While caregiving can be meaningful and rewarding at manageable levels, those who spend more than 20 hours a week delivering unpaid care to others have poorer mental health outcomes, a McGill study has found.

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Inhibiting a stress protein prevents the consequences of childhood trauma

A new study, co-led by Mathias Schmidt from the Max Planck Institute of Psychiatry in Munich and Juan Pablo Lopez from Karolinska Institutet in Sweden, focused on the FKBP5 gene and its encoded protein, FKBP51, a well-established regulator of the body's stress hormone system that

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Uptake of buprenorphine treatment for opioid use disorder is highly uneven across the Unit

There has been a substantial increase in recent years in the use of a form of primary medication to treat opioid use disorder, according to a Rutgers Health study published in Health Affairs. Researchers have also noted sharp differences in growth trends across the United States.

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Study linking microgravity and space radiation to accelerated aging could yield therapies

What happens to the human body in space may help scientists create new anti-aging therapies. UCF's Michal Masternak and his team have identified molecular changes in the liver that happen when space travelers experience radiation and microgravity. These changes—that resemble acce

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