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Vascular 'fingerprint' at the back of the eye can accurately predict stroke risk
A vascular 'fingerprint' on the light sensitive tissue layer at the back of the eye—the retina—can predict a person's risk of stroke as accurately as traditional risk factors alone, but without the need for multiple invasive ...
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Addiction
Bans on tobacco advertising and sponsorship linked to 20% lower odds of smoking
Implementing bans on the advertising, promotion, and sponsorship of tobacco products is linked to 20% lower odds of smoking, and 37% lower risk of taking up the habit, reveals a pooled data analysis of the available research, ...
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Three psychological profiles could determine the evolution of mental, cognitive and brain health in aging
An international study published in the journal Nature Mental Health has identified three psychological profiles associated with different patterns of cognitive and brain decline in aging.
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Powered by machine learning, a new blood test can enable early detection of multiple cancers
Oxford University researchers have unveiled a new blood test, powered by machine learning, that shows promise in detecting multiple types of cancer in their earliest stages, when the disease is hardest to detect.
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Three-drug cocktail shows potential to boost CAR-T cancer therapy
Preclinical research findings from the University of North Carolina Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center have identified a cocktail of three different drugs that can be used to generate more robust immune system CAR-Ts ...
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Next-generation COVID-19 vaccine presents promising results in mice
Studies conducted in mice have shown that the COVID-19 vaccine being developed by researchers at the University of São Paulo's Medical School (FM-USP) in Brazil is safe and efficacious. The vaccine triggered a satisfactory ...
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Elon Musk says a third patient got a Neuralink brain implant. The work is part of a booming field
Elon Musk said a third person has received an implant from his brain-computer interface company Neuralink, one of many groups working to connect the nervous system to machines.
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Special gut bacterium could help cut sugar cravings
Researchers have identified a gut bacterium that may be associated with reduced dietary sugar intake. The findings, which are based on analyses of humans and mice, could aid the development of therapies to manage obesity ...
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Discovery of Semliki Forest virus's brain entry route opens new avenues for tumor treatment
In a recent study, researchers from Uppsala University have shown that the Semliki Forest virus enters the central nervous system by first entering the cerebrospinal fluid and then binding to a specific cell type before penetrating ...
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Why do we prefer curves over straight edges? Researchers probe brain for clues
For over 100 years, psychologists have known that most people prefer curviness over angularity in practically everything—from lines and shapes to faces, paintings and interior spaces. Moreover, the phenomenon has been observed ...
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Mice's sex-based social preferences shift under stress: Dopamine circuits play crucial role
Researchers from Xi'an Jiaotong University and collaborating institutions in China have identified sexually dimorphic dopamine (DA) circuits in the brain that influence sociosexual preferences in mice. They found innate preferences ...
As dengue cases rise, researchers point to simple solution: Trash cleanup
As cases of dengue fever skyrocketed globally this past year, new findings by Stanford researchers and their international collaborators underscore the importance of one measure that can significantly reduce disease risk: ...
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Introducing FDI, the Florey Dementia Index for Alzheimer's onset prediction
A predictive tool for determining the age at which individuals may develop mild cognitive impairment (MCI) or Alzheimer's dementia (AD) has demonstrated the ability to predict MCI onset within 2.78 years and AD onset within ...
Football players' strength and power differ by position, study shows
Even casual football watchers could tell you there are different body types based on the player's position. Linemen are big with a lot of body mass, and wide receivers are smaller and faster, for example. But a new study ...
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Brain's visual processing areas still light up when aphantasia patients try to conjure an image, research finds
A small team of brain researchers at South China Normal University, working with a colleague from the University of New South Wales, has found that the visual processing parts of the brain light up in the brains of people ...
How does the brain encode pain? Scientists uncover neuronal mechanisms in the cortex
A research team at the Institute of Psychology of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, has revealed that parvalbumin (PV) interneurons in the primary somatosensory cortex (S1) preferentially encode pain intensity and drive nociceptive-evoked ...
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Long-read sequencing successfully uncovers genetic causes of rare diseases
The cause of rare diseases is increasingly being detected through genome sequencing, which involves reading the entire human DNA by first breaking it into small pieces—short reads. Christian Gilissen, Lisenka Vissers, and ...
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Immunofluorescence study sheds light on brain's DNA damage and repair processes
Brain cells receive sensory inputs from the outside world and send signals throughout the body telling organs and muscles what to do. Although neurons comprise only 10% of brain cells, their functional and genomic integrity ...
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Bioengineers develop biodegradable electrodes that may help repair damaged brain tissue
University of Toronto researchers have developed a flexible, biodegradable electrode capable of stimulating neural precursor cells (NPCs) in the brain—a device capable of delivering targeted electrical stimulation for up ...
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Brain degeneration in dementia with Lewy bodies begins early, study shows
A new study from Karolinska Institutet and Mayo Clinic has revealed important insights into brain degeneration in dementia with Lewy bodies (DLB). This research, published in JAMA Neurology, could help doctors better monitor ...
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