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Proportion of ED visits for suspected suicide down from 2021 to 2025

From 2021 to 2025, the overall proportion of emergency department (ED) visits for suspected suicide attempts among all ED visits for any reason decreased, with the largest declines seen among adolescents and females, according to research published in the U.S. Centers for Disease

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Psychedelic drug screen in mice may overlook stress and brain changes

Over the past decades, some medical researchers and neuroscientists have been exploring the possible therapeutic effects of psychedelic compounds, such as lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD) and psilocybin. These are substances that act on serotonin receptors in the brain and can al

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Researchers expand plasmonic liquid biopsy platform to early-stage colorectal cancer

A research team led by Minyoung Lee and Sunggyu Park of The Korea Institute of Materials Science (KIMS) Bio & Health Materials Research Division has developed a plasmonic-based liquid biopsy platform capable of ultrasensitive detection of KRAS mutations in the blood and urine of

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Cognitive and physical limitations can affect inhaler use in COPD

Cognitive function, hand dexterity and breathing ability play an important role in helping people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) use their inhalers correctly, according to a new study. The study is published in the Annals of the American Thoracic Society.

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Epigenetic mapping provides deeper insight into leukemia

Researchers at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden and Kyoto University in Japan have identified new subgroups of the blood cancer acute myeloid leukemia. The study, published in the journal Nature, shows that changes in the regulation of genes within cells can help explain variation

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New treatment helps achieve a healthier BMI in people with weight dysregulation after brai

A new therapy helps achieve a healthier BMI in people whose weight has become dysregulated following treatment for a brain tumor, a clinical trial has found. The results of the trial have been published in the New England Journal of Medicine. The new drug, setmelanotide, offers h

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Medicare prescriptions for Wegovy jumped after approval for heart disease

Medicare prescriptions for Wegovy increased sharply after the program started covering the anti-obesity medication to prevent heart problems, but just a fraction of beneficiaries likely eligible received the treatment, according to new research published in the American Journal o

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Building trust: Relationship between nurses and parents plays vital role in caring for med

Trust between nurses and parents plays a central role in effectively caring for medically fragile infants (MFIs) and supports parental well-being and infant development, according to a new study led by Lyndsay MacKay, an assistant professor in the Texas A&M University College of

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Hidden pathway drives COVID-19 infection, triggers damaging inflammation in the lungs

New research has uncovered a hidden pathway that allows COVID-19 to infect the immune system and trigger damaging inflammation in the lungs. The study by La Trobe University and WEHI researchers found SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, can hide inside tiny fragments of d

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Evidence reveals that the language of thought is not natural language

Some people find it useful to talk through their problems—but language isn't necessary for logical reasoning, cognitive neuroscientists at MIT's McGovern Institute for Brain Research say.

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Both synthetic and organic tampons found to leach hormone-disrupting chemicals, study show

A study has found some tampons leach low levels of chemicals that disrupt hormones, regardless of whether they are synthetic or organic.

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After the rupture: How communities carry collective trauma and find healing

When tragedy strikes, entire communities can be left reeling. A UNSW researcher says recovery from collective trauma depends on the same force that often causes the harm: the actions of people.

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