General health

Phase I trial demonstrates first pharmacological treatment able to improve cardiac function in stiff-heart syndrome

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May 21, 2023

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Transthyretin-related cardiac amyloidosis is a progressive disease characterized by the deposition of amyloid protein fibrils in the he...

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New study shows noninvasive brain imaging can distinguish among hand gestures

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May 20, 2023

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Researchers from University of California San Diego have found a way to distinguish among hand gestures that people are making by exami...

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General health

Investigation raises questions over lack of ‘substantial evidence’ for FDA approved antibiotic

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May 19, 2023

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Drugs approved in the US require "substantial evidence" that they are effective. But an investigation by The BMJ into the recent approv...

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General health

Our brain prefers positive vocal sounds that come from our left

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May 19, 2023

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Sounds that we hear around us are defined physically by their frequency and amplitude. But for us, sounds have a meaning beyond those p...

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General health

Researchers identify 10 pesticides toxic to neurons involved in Parkinson’s

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May 18, 2023

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Researchers at UCLA Health and Harvard have identified 10 pesticides that significantly damaged neurons implicated in the development o...

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General health

How do combat-related injuries and their treatments affect bone health?

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May 17, 2023

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Combat-related injuries to bone are common in military personnel and can lead to pain and disability. Results from a new study in the J...

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Cancer

French Polynesia nuke tests slightly increased cancer risk: Study

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May 16, 2023

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Polynesians exposed to fallout from France's nuclear tests in the South Pacific have a slightly increased risk of developing thyroid ca...

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General health

Early signals of Parkinson’s found in gut microbiota of REM sleep behavior disorder patients

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May 13, 2023

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Shifted microbial composition across the prodromal and early stages of α-synucleinopathy. a Principal coordinates analysis (PCoA) of mi...

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General health

In Conversation: Investigating the power of music for dementia

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May 11, 2023

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Researchers have long explored how music affects the mind. For example, can listening to music boost academic performance, alleviate de...

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Diabetes

Diabetes drugs associated with fewer adverse cardiac events in older veterans: study

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May 10, 2023

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GLP1 receptor agonists — a class of diabetes medications — are associated with fewer major adverse cardiovascular events than another t...

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