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Program dramatically improves safety of surgery for children

Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago achieved more than a 13-fold improvement in surgical safety after implementing a series of interventions based on high-reliability principles across its operating rooms. The hospital went from experiencing a serious safety even

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New expert recommendations aim to improve detection and care of lung disease in people wit

A new international expert consensus statement published in The Lancet Respiratory Medicine provides guidance for doctors on how to identify, monitor and treat a serious lung complication that affects many people living with rheumatoid arthritis (RA).

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Extreme heat is rising—and so is the risk to your heart

As summer heat intensifies across the U.S., the American Heart Association is warning that soaring temperatures don't just make people uncomfortable—they can put serious strain on the heart and increase the risk of life-threatening complications.

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Aphantasia challenges a centuries-old theory of abstract thought

Aphantasia, the inability to form mental images, poses a serious challenge to an influential theory of abstract thought in the history of philosophy. The study by researchers at the University of Tartu suggests that mental imagery may play a less central role in human thought tha

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Biological aortic valves linked to better pregnancy outcomes, but more reoperations

In cases of serious aortic valve disease, choosing a new heart valve is particularly difficult for young women who wish to become pregnant. A new Swedish registry study from Karolinska Institutet shows that a biological aortic valve provides good pregnancy and birth outcomes, eve

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Using AI to provide new insights into why Ebola outcomes differ between patients

There is currently a serious outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo of the severe and often fatal illness. Symptoms include fever, vomiting, diarrhea, severe dehydration and hemorrhage. Rapid clinical deterioration is common. University of Liverpool researchers have led

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US teens underestimate risks of fentanyl use, survey finds

U.S. teens are seriously underestimating how lethal the synthetic opioid fentanyl can be, a new study says. O recorte ajuda a contextualizar a pauta dentro de Fitness.

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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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Kidney disease profile shifts: Diabetes-linked CKD rises as overall US rate stalls

Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is common, largely silent and serious. Most people who have the condition do not realize they have it, while it sharply raises the risk of heart attacks, strokes, kidney failure and early death. Over the past decade, the share of American adults livin

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Eight-patient Parkinson's stem cell clinical trial confirms feasibility

A landmark study led by Lund, Sweden, has shown that transplanting stem cell-derived dopamine progenitor cells into the brain is feasible. Eight patients were transplanted in the first clinical trial, and no serious side effects linked to the transplanted cells were seen during t

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New approach to gene correction for iron storage disease

Hereditary primary hemochromatosis is caused by a single faulty building block in a gene. This leads to iron overload, which can have serious consequences for organs and joints. In preclinical studies, researchers have already successfully treated this genetic defect using a targ

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Psilocybin therapy shows potential as a treatment for anorexia nervosa in small trial

A small pilot study from the Center for Psychedelic Research at Imperial College London indicates that psilocybin—the active ingredient in psychedelic "magic mushrooms"—may have potential as a treatment for anorexia nervosa when combined with therapy. Anorexia nervosa is a seriou

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