Could this discovery change how cancer is treated in the future? In laboratory studies, the answer appears promising. An international team of scientists has uncovered a key biological process that helps pancreatic cancer grow and evade the…
Category: 5. Health
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Chemotherapy rewires gut bacteria to block metastasis
Chemotherapy is widely known to damage the lining of the intestines. While this effect is often treated as a localized problem, the consequences extend beyond the digestive tract. When the intestinal lining is injured, the availability of…
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It masquerades as malignant. But this bone-covered tumor is benign
Scientists have described a novel, yet benign bone-covered growth’s characteristics for doctors, so patients don’t receive unnecessary chemotherapy.
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This one gene may explain most Alzheimer’s cases
A new analysis led by researchers at University College London suggests that Alzheimer’s disease may depend far more on one gene than previously recognized. The study estimates that more than 90% of Alzheimer’s cases might not develop without the…
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The bottled water everyone trusts may be the riskiest
A new study led by Washington State University researchers in Guatemala found that drinking water sources widely believed to be clean and safe often contain harmful bacteria.
The research focused on Guatemala’s Western Highlands, where scientists…
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More Than Meets The Eye With Smart Glasses
Smart glasses and companion wearables are emerging as everyday tools that turn visual scenes into sound and touch, giving people who are blind or have low vision greater independence and confidence.
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Smart glasses are doing for…
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A brain glitch may explain why some people hear voices
A new study led by psychologists at UNSW Sydney offers the clearest evidence so far that hearing voices in schizophrenia may arise from a breakdown in how the brain recognizes its own inner voice. The research suggests that the brain may be…
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Your brain can be trained, much like your muscles – a neurologist explains how to boost your brain health
If you have ever lifted a weight, you know the routine: challenge the muscle, give it rest, feed it and repeat. Over time, it grows stronger.
Of course, muscles only grow when the challenge increases over time. Continually lifting the same…
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Rheumatoid arthritis has no cure – but researchers are homing in on preventing it
More than 18 million people worldwide suffer from rheumatoid arthritis, including nearly 1.5 million Americans.
Rheumatoid arthritis is an autoimmune, inflammatory form of arthritis, meaning a person’s immune system attacks their joints,…
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This new antibody may stop one of the deadliest breast cancers
Triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) is among the most aggressive forms of breast cancer and is especially difficult to treat. It grows rapidly, spreads early, and lacks the hormone receptors that allow many other breast cancers to be treated…
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