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Hepatitis E viruses mutate early during infection

Knowing how viruses change in the initial weeks of an infection can provide important information about their adaptability. Researchers from the Departments of Molecular & Medical Virology and Translational & Computational Infection Research at Ruhr University Bochum, Germany, ha

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Knowledge about genes isn't enough: How to inform people about genetic risk of obesity

Does informing people about their genetic risk of obesity help them change their habits and lose excess weight? A study published in the journal Obesity Reviews by scientists, including researchers from SWPS University, shows that knowledge about one's genes alone is not enough.

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Simple digital check-ins improve outcomes for cancer patients, study finds

New results from an Alliance Foundation Trials (AFT) study reveal that a simple weekly electronic symptom check-in with their care team significantly improves the quality of life for individuals undergoing treatment for advanced cancer. The study found that the biggest improvemen

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Social media likes may have a bigger influence on people with depression

One of the first things many people do after posting on social media is check how many likes they have and who has liked their content. This habit can be an instant mood booster when a post is popular.

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Four ways to help your teen (and yourself) spend more time away from devices

Is your child addicted to their phone? Clinical psychologist Dr. Danielle Einstein reveals the warning signs to look out for—and four simple strategies to help you swap out screen time for family time.

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Secondhand smoke independently disrupts children's sleep

A new study from Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU) has found that children exposed to secondhand smoke have significantly poorer sleep quality and greater sleep fragmentation, independent of the severity of their breathing problems. The prospective clinical trial, publishe

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Regenerating tissues may rebuild order by amplifying tiny cell differences

FMI researchers and their collaborators have shown how regenerating intestinal tissue turns small initial differences between cells into stable patterns. The findings reveal a general principle for how tissues rebuild order after injury, with possible implications for regenerativ

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Long COVID patients are told symptoms are in their head—here's how to change the narrative

Between us, we bring two perspectives to persistent illness: personal experience of long COVID and clinical and research experience in chronic illness rehabilitation.

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Two-year lifestyle program improves older adults' cognition 55% more, trial finds

Older adults who followed a structured, 2-year healthy lifestyle program improved their memory and thinking skills significantly more than those who received only general health advice, according to the Latin American Initiative for Lifestyle Intervention to Prevent Cognitive Dec

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Signaling pathway may help predict immunotherapy response in glioblastoma

Northwestern Medicine scientists have uncovered a biological mechanism that helps explain why most patients with glioblastoma fail to respond to immunotherapy, according to their study published in Nature Communications.

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Can infants detect voices in noisy environments? New research says yes

In noisy environments, organisms differentiate sounds they want to detect from interfering noise to improve their perception of target sounds. This process is widely conserved across species, including birds, crocodiles, ferrets and human adults. But how early in life does this a

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'Double-donut' structure of SPOP protein reveals mechanism of unexplained cancer mutations

Mutations to the protein SPOP are widespread in cancer, yet many remain poorly understood. To address this gap, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital scientists obtained structures of SPOP in both the presence and absence of these mutations. Their work captured the fine balance b

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