With a five-year survival rate of less than 5%, glioblastoma is one of the most aggressive types of brain cancer. Until now, all available treatments, including immunotherapy—which involves strengthening the immune system to fight…
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Prebiotics may counter antidepressant-linked gut microbiome disruption, study finds
Antidepressant drugs cause profound changes to the human gut microbiome, but these changes could be mitigated by prebiotics, according to a major new study.
Scientists from the University of Ottawa…
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New Drug Lowers ‘Bad’ Cholesterol by 58% in Clinical Trial : ScienceAlert
A powerful new treatment has emerged in efforts to reduce high cholesterol levels and the associated risk of heart health problems. In a new trial, the drug enlicitide decanoate was found to lower ‘bad’ cholesterol by almost 60 percent.
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Multi-Arm Phase 2 Trial Fails to Show Efficacy for Cognitive Programs in Treating Long COVID | NeurologyLive
In a recently published phase 2 trial, findings showed that use of 3 remotely delivered interventions–an online cognitive training, a structured cognitive rehabilitation program, and transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS)–failed to…
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Eating lean beef as part of MED diet could improve gut diversity
New clinical trial evidence suggests that replacing an American-style diet with a Mediterranean eating pattern, while still consuming lean beef, can significantly reduce TMAO levels and enhance gut microbial diversity, highlighting…
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Risk factors for hypokalemia in elderly patients with acute cerebral h
Introduction
Acute cerebral hemorrhage (ACH) in older adults is a critical and often fatal condition that contributes significantly to both mortality and disability rates worldwide.1 The onset of ACH frequently complicates clinical management…
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The heme-binding protein hemopexin promotes functional recovery and tissue protection after spinal cord injury via sex-specific regulation of inflammation and ferroptosis | Journal of Neuroinflammation
Sekhon LH, Fehlings MG. Epidemiology, demographics, and pathophysiology of acute spinal cord injury. Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 2001;26:S2–12. https://doi.org/10.1097/00007632-200112151-00002.
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Airborne Sensors Map Ammonia in California’s Imperial Valley
A recent study led by scientists at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Southern California and the nonprofit Aerospace Corporation shows how high-resolution maps of ground-level ammonia plumes can be generated with airborne sensors,…
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Inflammation Drives Early Bone Marrow Disorders
Every second of life, the bone marrow produces millions of new blood and immune cells. This continuous renewal relies on a delicate cooperation between hematopoietic stem cells (HSCs), supportive stromal cells, and immune regulators.
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Prozac ‘No Better Than Placebo’ for Treating Children with Depression, Experts Say
From The Guardian: “Clinical guidelines should no longer recommend Prozac for children, according to experts, after research showed it had no clinical benefit for treating depression in children and…
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