Category: 6. Health
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Study finds major setbacks in blood pressure prevention and management in England
A comprehensive new analysis by researchers at Queen Mary University of London warns that England has lost the substantial gains made in high blood pressure prevention, diagnosis and management during the 2000s.
Drawing on data…
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Study maps early structural damage in schizophrenia spectrum disorders
Researchers at the University of Seville have identified the possible origins of structural damage in the brains of patients with schizophrenia spectrum disorders (SSDs). These are regions that show the greatest morphological…
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Scientists Pinpoint One Key Molecule Behind Exercise’s Anti-Aging Power : ScienceAlert
We know exercise is good for us, but scientists are still figuring out why, at the most fundamental and molecular level. A new small but long-term study may have yielded a crucial answer, identifying the metabolite betaine as a key driver of…
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Ultrasound technique modifies human reward learning for the first time
The nucleus accumbens is a tiny element of the human brain triggered when we experience something enjoyable, and used to help us learn behaviors that lead to rewards.
A new study has shown for the first time that its influence on…
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Bird Flu Could Mutate Into Pandemic Worse Than COVID, Warns Leading French Scientist
PARIS, Nov 27 (Reuters) – The bird flu virus that has been spreading among wild birds, poultry and mammals could lead to a pandemic worse than COVID-19 if it mutates to transmit between humans, the head of France’s Institut Pasteur respiratory…
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New imaging protocol captures mouse brain cell connections in precise detail
An international team of researchers led by the Francis Crick Institute, working with the Paul Scherrer Institute, have developed a new imaging protocol to capture mouse brain cell connections in precise detail.
In work published…
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Vaderis drug lends hope to patients with bleeding disease HHT
A clinical trial of Vaderis Therapeutics’ AKT inhibitor engasertib suggests it could be the first effective treatment for hereditary haemorrhagic telangiectasia (HHT), the second most common inherited bleeding disorder.
People living with HHT…
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New Treatments for Older Adults with Acute Myeloid Leukemia – European Medical Journal New Treatments for Older Adults with Acute Myeloid Leukemia
TREATMENT goals in older adults with acute myeloid leukemia now prioritize long-term survival with targeted regimens.
Older adults with acute myeloid leukemia represent a heterogeneous population with diverse fitness levels and molecular…
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