A study published in Engineering shows that a protein called U2 small nuclear RNA auxiliary factor 1 (U2AF1), released by immune cells known as macrophages, helps grow new blood vessels in the heart after a myocardial infarction…
Category: 6. Health
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My top dopamine-boosting morning routine
We often underestimate how much our morning rituals can set the tone for the rest of the day. When you prioritize activities that spark a natural dopamine release, you aren’t just waking up — you’re essentially giving your brain a head start on…
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Study: High-fat diets make liver cells more likely to become cancerous | MIT News
One of the biggest risk factors for developing liver cancer is a high-fat diet. A new study from MIT reveals how a fatty diet rewires liver cells and makes them more prone to becoming cancerous.
The researchers found that…
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Canada Loses Measles-Free Status Amid Largest Outbreak in Decades
Canada lost its measles elimination status on November 10, 2025, after more than 12 months of sustained transmission of the highly contagious and deadly viral disease. The decision by the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) – which is the…
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Modified tau thwarts aggregation in neurodegenerative disease: Newsroom
This 3D illustration shows tau proteins (orange on left), which play an essential role in cells but can aggregate (orange C-shaped tubes at center and right), forming harmful deposits in the brain and causing…
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Vitamin D Deficiency Affects Bone Health and Immune Function in Many Americans – geneonline.com
- Vitamin D Deficiency Affects Bone Health and Immune Function in Many Americans geneonline.com
- Lacking This 1 Vitamin Might Be The Reason You’re Sick All The Time HuffPost
- Not only a ‘sunshine vitamin’: Why low Vitamin D can worsen Diabetes and…
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Bypass Surgery May Offer Greater Long-Term Benefits Compared with Stents for Women | Newsroom
Women with severe coronary heart disease causing narrowing or blockages in the arteries may derive greater long-term benefits from coronary artery bypass grafting compared with percutaneous coronary intervention, also known as…
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Long-Term ART Lowers Pneumonia and Shingles Risk in HIV – European Medical Journal Community-Acquired Pneumonia and Herpes Zoster in HIV
Infection Risk Patterns in the ART Era
People with HIV on antiretroviral therapy (ART) still face elevated risks of community-acquired pneumonia and herpes zoster, particularly when immune recovery remains incomplete, according to a large…
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Robotic Prostatectomy Lowers Early Complications
A LARGE nationwide French cohort study has found that robot-assisted radical prostatectomy (RARP) is associated with significantly fewer short-term postoperative complications compared with both open and laparoscopic approaches. The findings…
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We dodged a vaccine disaster (for now). And a quick virus weather report before the break.
Happy holidays! I have never needed a break more than I do after this year, so YLE will be off for the next two weeks.
Since it’s a holiday week, this Dose was supposed to be a light one, with a quick infectious disease “weather report” to…
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