When it comes to survival, some animals develop extraordinary tricks. For the female European common frog (Rana temporaria), that trick is pretending to be dead. Researchers observing these frogs during breeding season found that many females…
Category: 6. Health
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Living near Superfund sites increases risk of aggressive breast cancer
Women living close to federally designated Superfund sites are more likely to develop aggressive breast cancers – including the hard-to-treat triple-negative subtype – according to new studies from Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer…
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Anti-cholera immunisation drive to kick off next week
All individuals above one year of age from Parsa and those residing in six disease-hit local units of Bara will be administered anti-cholera vaccines in a drive set to start next week.
At least four people are confirmed dead and over 1,800 have…
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Microbial genetic variation shapes neurocognitive behavior in sheep
The researchers used Merino sheep as an animal model, systematically collecting samples of their hindgut and ruminal microbiota, plasma metabolites, and neurocognitive behavioral phenotype data. Based on metagenomic sequencing data…
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Lifestyle choices and hormonal imbalances can impact men’s reproductive health
A new research paper was published in Volume 12 of Oncoscience on September 30, 2025, titled “Lifestyle and hormonal factors affecting semen quality and sperm DNA integrity: A cross-sectional study.”
In this study, Saniya…
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Obicetrapib’s Lipid-Lowering Effect Improves Cardiovascular Event Risk
Obicetrapib, a highly selective and potent cholesteryl ester transfer protein (CETP), is associated with a greater reduction in
cardiovascular event rates compared to placebo, according to a pooled analysis of the BROOKLYN and BROADWAY phase 3…Continue Reading
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Modelling the determinants of uptake of complete immunization of children in Ghana | BMC Pediatrics
Data source, population and sample
The study used data from the 2022 Ghana Demographic and Health Survey (GDHS). The study used the children’s recode file of the 2014 GDHS dataset.
The study population consists of women with children under 5…
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Blood biomarkers offer hope for early detection of interstitial lung disease
UVA Health lung researchers are developing a promising approach to detecting patients at risk of interstitial lung disease (ILD), an increasingly common condition that is a leading reason for lung transplants. The approach could…
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