Scientists have identified a promising target for treatment of a devasting autoimmune disease affecting the brain.
The discovery could lead to the development of new therapies for a disease triggered by an attack on one of the key…
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Man worked on farm for five hours with heart attack
Darren Kidd/BHFSince his heart attack, Robert Nevin has adjusted his daily farming routine A 60-year-old man who spent a day working on his farm before driving himself to hospital with a heart attack is urging people not to ignore symptoms.
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Associations between mosaic loss and schizophrenia or bipolar disorder of young age
Robinson N, Bergen SE. Environmental Risk Factors for Schizophrenia and Bipolar Disorder and Their Relationship to Genetic Risk: Current Knowledge and Future Directions. Front Genet. 2021;12:686666.
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Exploring Depressive Symptoms in Low-IQ Youth with Refractory Epilepsy | NeurologyLive
A 2025 multi-site study published in Epilepsy & Behavior aimed to examine depressive symptoms in children and youth with epilepsy (CYE) who completed measures of emotional and behavioral functioning as part of a presurgical neuropsychological…
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CDC Just Downgraded Several Vaccines for Kids: Here Are the Risks – MedPage Today
- CDC Just Downgraded Several Vaccines for Kids: Here Are the Risks MedPage Today
- CDC staff ‘blindsided’ as child vaccine schedule unilaterally overhauled The Washington Post
- Kennedy Scales Back the Number of Vaccines Recommended for Children
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History of skin disorders is still common among people with HIV, US study finds
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Dermatological conditions were significant markers for advanced HIV disease in the 1980s and 1990s within the US. Their prominence has greatly lessened in the decades since, thanks to the effectiveness of antiretroviral…
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Strong Pharmacist Engagement Helps Patients Effectively Use OTC Products
Education and strong pharmacist engagement can help patients use OTC products safely. In a study published in the Journal of Pharmaceutical Policy and Practice, investigators said that targeted interventions are needed to help promote safe and…
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Breast Cancer Recurrence Risk Determined by Deep Learning Model Trained on Histopathologic Slides
A deep learning model demonstrated the ability to predict breast cancer recurrence risk and possible benefit from the addition of chemotherapy based on histopathologic images rather than genomic testing in patients with hormone…
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A CRISPR fingerprint of pathogenic C. auris fungi for precision diagnostics – Phys.org
- A CRISPR fingerprint of pathogenic C. auris fungi for precision diagnostics Phys.org
- A CRISPR fingerprint of pathogenic C. auris fungi Wyss Institute at Harvard
- Digital CRISPR-based diagnostics for quantification of Candida auris and resistance…
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Huntington’s disease: treatments are finally on the horizon after research breakthroughs
Huntington’s disease (HD) has long been impossible to cure, but new research is finally giving fresh hope. HD is a progressive, hereditary brain disease that affects movement, cognition and emotions. Doctors often diagnose HD when people show…
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