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Genetic information helps predict the onset and progression of glaucoma

Glaucoma is the leading cause of irreversible visual impairment worldwide. Because the disease often progresses without symptoms for years, many patients are diagnosed only after permanent damage to the optic nerve has already occurred. Earlier detection through targeted screenin

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How can you be tired yet wired? Blame your stone‑age brain

The clock reads 2:13 a.m. You are exhausted. Your eyes ache, your body feels heavy, and the alarm is already beginning to loom over the night, yet your brain refuses to let go. Instead, thoughts arrive in waves. Did you send that email? What if you forgot something important? Per

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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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50 million Americans live in counties without a radiation oncology clinic, study finds

More than 50 million Americans live in counties without a radiation oncology practice site, and millions more are at risk, according to a new study published today in the International Journal of Radiation Oncology*Biology*Physics (Red Journal), the flagship journal of the Americ

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Bacterial responses to plasma may forecast mild vs severe COVID-19

Information processing using living organisms is an important area of biotechnology that has already been explored in previous studies.

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Inhibiting protein to treat myeloproliferative neoplasms shows preclinical promise

Inhibiting menin, a protein that supports leukemia growth and is already targeted to treat some forms of leukemia, also holds promise for treating myeloproliferative neoplasms. A new study from scientists at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital showed that inhibiting menin signi

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2D ultrasound equipment can be accessible, accurate method to measure the placenta

When Ann O'Neill suffered a stillbirth in 2018, she was bewildered. She was already a mother to three healthy children and therefore had received no information on stillbirth prevention from her doctors. But when she brought the placental pathology results from the son she lost t

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As cyclospora illnesses surge to a record, Michigan officials eye lettuce as a possible ca

Infections from the diarrhea-causing parasite cyclospora are surging, with state-level data suggesting that 2026 is already the nation's worst year for reported cases.

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How much microplastic are we actually breathing in? Here's what we do and still don't know

You've already inhaled thousands of microscopic particles today. Some will be dust, pollen or soot, and some will be plastic. Microplastics—tiny fragments shed from clothes, tires or packaging—have been found pretty much everywhere. They're in oceans, soils, wildlife, remote moun

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Iran after the war — fragile peace, shattered economy

The US has temporarily allowed Iran to export oil and indicated it will provide billions to relieve the crisis triggered by the war. With ordinary Iranians at their limit, however, Tehran already fears new protests.

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Iran enters fragile peace with economy near breaking point

The US has temporarily allowed Iran to export oil and indicated it will provide billions to relieve the crisis triggered by the war. With ordinary Iranians at their limit, however, Tehran already fears new protests

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Ukraine, Poland smooth over WWII dispute at Gdansk aid forum

Ukraine and its European allies are looking to encourage investment in Kyiv's postwar recovery. The first tranche of an EU loan has already arrived with more deals on the table. But relations with Poland are strained.

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