A Scottish research initiative which set out to safeguard retinal images for innovation in eye research has reached a major milestone.
Having secured over one million retinal images since the project launched, researchers are now…
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Mpox cases in Europe prompt vaccine reminder
UK health officials are encouraging gay, bisexual and other men who have sex with men to make sure they are vaccinated against mpox, as a strain called ‘clade Ib’ shows early signs of local spread in some European countries.
The UK Health Security…
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Study finds most successful IVF treatments after 40 use donor eggs
Most successful fertility treatments for women 43 and older rely on donor eggs, researchers reported in a new study published in the journal Population Studies. File Photo by Tamas Soki/EPA
Want to have successful IVF? If you’re an older woman,…
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Prima retinal prosthesis tackles advanced macular degeneration
27 Oct 2025
Stanford Medicine implant restores enough vision to allow reading of books and subway signs.
A clinical trial led by Stanford University School of Medicine has demonstrated that a wireless retinal prosthesis can help restore…
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Scientists uncover excessive maturation and aging in the hippocampus
In a groundbreaking study, researchers at Fujita Health University and the Tokyo Metropolitan Institute of Medical Science have uncovered a previously overlooked form of brain abnormality linked to anxiety: excessive maturation and…
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New IL-23 Inhibitor Data Highlights for Psoriasis, With Eingun James Song, MD
“I’m talking about patients with maybe lower body surface area, or patients that maybe just have high impact areas, but are not being adequately addressed with topicals,” Song explained. “So to really get around some of the limitations…
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1 in 5 UTIs Can Be Linked to Poor Hygiene in The Kitchen : ScienceAlert
Raw meat goo makes prime real estate for microbes, and a new study suggests these luxuriously moist abodes are a significant source of hidden foodborne illnesses, including urinary tract infections (UTIs).
“Urinary tract infections have long…
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Progressive familial intrahepatic cholestasis type 5 due to a novel mutation in the NR1H4 gene | BMC Pediatrics
The loss of FXR function due to mutations in the NR1H4 gene, located on chromosome 12q23, causes severe cholestasis and liver damage, resulting in a very rare form of PFIC (PFIC type 5) [2, 13]. Only 14 cases have so far been reported in the…
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