People with Parkinson’s disease (PD) have an odour that can be reliably detected from skin swabs by trained dogs, a new study has shown.
The research, in collaboration with Medical Detection Dogs and the Universities of Bristol and Manchester,…
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Can’t sleep, can’t focus, can’t thrive? ADHD and insomnia may be a vicious cycle
Insomnia could explain why adults with ADHD traits report having a lower quality of life, according to new research led by the University of Southampton and the Netherlands Institute of Neuroscience.
A study published on July 15 in BMJ Mental…
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Hawley, Who Voted To Slash Medicaid, Introduces Bill To Reverse Cuts
In this week’s edition of InnovationRx, we look at new legislation that could undo recently-passed Medicaid cuts, how Daniel Nadler became a billionaire building a ChatGPT for doctors, big news from two Chinese biotech companies, what doctors…
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Over 80% Of Adults In The U.S. Experience Loneliness: Study
Lonely Christmas. Private Collection. Creator: Freiwirth-Lützow, Oskar (1862-1925). (Photo by Fine … More
A study of close to 50,000 people living in the United States revealed that at…
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1,000-year-old health hacks are trending—and backed by science
It turns out the Dark Ages weren’t all that dark! According to new research, medieval medicine was way more sophisticated than previously thought, and some of its remedies are trending today on TikTok.
A new international research project…
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No, shaken baby syndrome has not been discredited
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S.K. Narang et al. Abusive head trauma in infants and children: Technical report. Pediatrics. Published online February 24, 2025. doi: 10.1542/peds.2024-070457.
J.M. Leventhal, AG. Asnes and G.J. Otterman. How antiscience creates…
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Two Female Venture Capitalists Bet Big On Women’s Health And Sports
Left to right: Muse Capital co-founders Assia Grazioli-Venier and Rachel Springate.
From femtech to…
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New study cracks the “tissue code” — just five rules shape organs
Every day, your body replaces billions of cells — and yet, your tissues stay perfectly organized. How is that possible?
A team of researchers at ChristianaCare’s Helen F. Graham Cancer Center & Research Institute and the University of Delaware…
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Six-hour ‘undo’ button: GAI-17 rewinds stroke damage and may beat Alzheimer’s
Stroke is said to be the second leading cause of death worldwide after heart disease. To prevent the death of neurons in the brain, a research group led by Osaka Metropolitan University Associate Professor Hidemitsu Nakajima of the Graduate…
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Protein signatures may one day tell brain diseases apart before symptoms
A large-scale study of proteins in blood and cerebrospinal fluid could pave the way for improved blood tests to diagnose multiple brain diseases — and potential early warning signs of disease risk — researchers report July 15 in…
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