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Anatomically accurate digital twin of 2-year-old's brain uncovers neural signatures linked

For decades, researchers have been trying to understand the biological roots of autism spectrum disorder (ASD), a common neurodevelopmental condition that shapes how people communicate, learn and interact with the world. One of the major hurdles is that the brain's neural network

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From loss to purpose: How new goals can improve life with chronic pain

Researchers at Edith Cowan University (ECU) have found that people living with chronic pain can protect their mental well-being by focusing on new, meaningful goals, rather than simply trying to let go of old ones.

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Spontaneous and voluntary laughter come from two different brain regions, researchers reve

Laughter is a universal social signal that connects us with others, but the brain regions underlying laughter are not well understood, in part because it's hard to elicit genuine laughter in the lab.

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Ménière's disease may begin early in inner ear development

By analyzing genetic data from nearly 2 million people, researchers have unlocked a new scientific understanding of Ménière's disease, a chronic and often debilitating inner ear disorder. A team from the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania found evidence

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Review of metformin's benefits for cardiovascular and brain health finds surprising reduct

A drug commonly used to treat type 2 diabetes has the added bonus of reducing the risk of prostate cancer, new research has found. For the study, published in Rejuvenation Research, researchers conducted a literature review of research from the past 10 years, covering 2.25 millio

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Blocking IL1RAP may weaken pancreatic cancer defenses before surgery

Blocking IL1RAP, a receptor that sits at a key control point in inflammatory signaling, can disrupt the tumor-driven inflammatory network that helps pancreatic cancer resist treatment, according to new research. Led by researchers at Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center, part of

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Cave reveals influence of Antarctica and El Niño on extreme rainfall in the South of Brazi

A cave in the interior of Paraná state in Brazil contains a "climate archive" that enabled Brazilian researchers to reconstruct the history of extreme rainfall in Brazil's South Region over the past 7,500 years. Their findings revealed that the frequency of these events in the 20

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Recovering from an injury can be all-consuming. Researchers are using VR to make injury re

When Maria Chiu began her Ph.D. at Northeastern University in 2023, she never expected to become her own research subject. She also didn't anticipate undergoing her fourth knee surgery.

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Faster breast MRI—AI unlocks one image per second and sharper tumor tracking

A group of researchers from the Technion and the United States reports a breakthrough in MRI scanning in a paper published in Nature Communications. The researchers developed an innovative method that accelerates and enhances MRI scans for breast cancer imaging, a disease diagnos

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New global research highlights burden of unsafe food

If it isn't safe, it isn't food. That message sits at the heart of a major new global effort by the World Health Organization (WHO). University of Waterloo public health researcher Dr. Shannon Majowicz contributed research to the new WHO estimates, which cover the global burden o

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New evidence of the transition from the last hunter-gatherers to early farming communities

Archaeological work conducted at the Coves del Fem (Ulldemolins, Priorat)—located within the Serra de Montsant Natural Park—between May 30 and June 28, 2026, has yielded important new evidence for understanding the prehistory of the northeastern Iberian Peninsula. The campaign wa

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Estrogen-based hormone therapies could protect brain health in older women

Researchers from the University of Kansas have shown a link between reproductive hormone exposure throughout life and brain health in 459 women ages 65 to 80. They discovered older women who had used hormonal birth control in young adulthood were more likely to have larger volume

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