NEW research from a major USA child-development study suggests that daily social media use, though often dismissed as harmless, may contribute to small but measurable increases in inattention symptoms over time. The findings, drawn from more…
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200 European Kids Inherit Cancer Gene from One Sperm Donor
A healthy Danish sperm donor, who passed all standard genetic screenings, fathered nearly 200 children across 14 European countries from 2005 to 2022, unknowingly passing on a TP53 gene mutation in up to 20% of his sperm. This…
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France reports continuing decline in measles
Since January 1, 2025, 868 cases of measles have occurred and been reported (an increase of 2 new cases in November). The decline in the number of cases observed since May continued until September and is holding steady until November, in line…
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Measles cases spike in South Carolina – 88.5 WFDD
- Measles cases spike in South Carolina 88.5 WFDD
- South Carolina measles outbreak is ‘accelerating,’ driving hundreds into quarantine NBC News
- CVS Health offering measles vaccine to South Carolina residents amid the state’s current outbreak Nasdaq
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A novel, non-spirometric “BMP index” for predicting severe adverse outcomes in fibrosing interstitial lung diseases
Wijsenbeek, M. & Cottin, V. Spectrum of fibrosing lung diseases. N. Engl. J. Med. 383 (10), 958–968 (2020).
Selman, M. & Pardo, A. When things go wrong: exploring possible mechanisms driving…
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Huge Study Finds Very Worrying Results for Medical Marijuana Patients
Illustration by Tag Hartman-Simkins / Futurism. Source: Getty Images
In a blow to the medical cannabis establishment, a team of psychiatrists performed a detailed analysis on 15 years of cannabis research — and…
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Immunotherapy Success Rate for Head and Neck Cancer: What Patients Need to Know In 2025
Head and neck cancer includes tumors of the oral cavity, throat, larynx, nasal passages, and, increasingly, HPV-associated cancers of the oropharynx. For decades, treatment relied on combinations of surgery, radiation therapy,…
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UCSF IBD clinic serves adults 65+ with specialized care
Dr. Anu Madhavan, right, and Dr. Kendall Beck at the UCSF IBD Longevity Clinic in San Francisco, which brings together gastroenterologists, geriatricians, nutritionists and pharmacists to holistically treat the unique needs of older adults with…
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Investigating urea is an ideal additive to the Accu-OptiClearing delipidation cocktail
Liu, J. et al. Complex brain network analysis and its applications to brain disorders: A survey. Complexity 2017, 1–27 (2017).
Lobachev, O. et al. Evaluating registrations of serial sections…
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