What risks do cannabis have for pregnancy? This is what a recent study published in JAMA Pediatrics hopes to address as a team of researchers investigated a link between cannabis use and the first four weeks…
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Despite Legalization, Cannabis Poses Risks in Pregnancy
What risks do cannabis have for pregnancy? This is what a recent study published in JAMA Pediatrics hopes to address as a team of researchers investigated a link between cannabis use and the first four weeks…
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Reducing Emissions Could Cut Inequity in Air Pollution Deaths
What steps can be taken to reduce deaths from greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, specifically in central and western Europe? This is what a recent study published in Earth’s Future hopes to address as a team of…
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Accelerating drug discovery with a single carbon atom
A research team from the University of Oklahoma has pioneered a groundbreaking method that could accelerate drug discovery and reduce pharmaceutical development costs. Their work, published in the Journal of the American Chemical Society,…
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Breakthrough discovery uses gut bacteria and AI to diagnose a chronic pain syndrome
McGill University researchers, in collaboration with colleagues in Israel and Ireland, have developed AI technology that can detect patterns in gut bacteria to identify complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS) with remarkable accuracy, potentially…
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How AI tools can improve manufacturing worker safety, product quality
Recent artificial intelligence advances have largely focused on text, but AI increasingly shows promise in other contexts, including manufacturing and the service industry. In these sectors, targeted AI improvements can improve product quality…
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Most people say they want to know their risk for Alzheimer’s dementia, fewer follow through
As researchers make progress in understanding how Alzheimer’s disease develops, there are growing opportunities for healthy research participants to learn their risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease dementia in the future. While many…
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New chronic pain therapy retrains the brain to process emotions
A new study led by UNSW Sydney and Neuroscience Research Australia (NeuRA) shows that targeting emotional processing is key to treating and managing chronic pain.
The study is based on a randomised controlled trial led by Professor Sylvia Gustin…
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Food as medicine: How diet shapes gut microbiome health
The modern Western-style diet — high in processed foods, red meat, dairy products, and sugar — alters the composition of the gut microbiome in ways that can have a huge impact on health. This dietary pattern, which is also low in fruits,…
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Gut Microbiome’s Impact on Neurodegenerative Diseases
A study published in Neurotherapeutics dives into the role of the gut microbiome in the pathogenesis and progression of multiple sclerosis (MS), a chronic autoimmune disorder of the central nervous system. As…
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