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ScienceDaily Health Scientists discover a human brain gene that can jump through DNA

Scientists have discovered a human gene with a remarkable double life: it appears to play an important role in brain cells while s...

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ScienceDaily Health Scientists just found a way to fight lung cancer and muscle wasting at the same time

A new nanoparticle therapy reduced lung tumors in mice while also targeting cachexia, the severe muscle wasting that can accompany...

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ScienceDaily Health Cancer-fighting t cells burn out. Scientists may have found a fix

Cancer immunotherapy can lose its punch when tumor-fighting T cells become exhausted, but researchers may have found a way to keep...

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ScienceDaily Health The “glue” holding your cells together has a surprising second job

Scientists have discovered that E-cadherin, a protein best known as the “glue” holding cells and tissues together, has a surprisin...

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ScienceDaily Health Easing constipation: A 20-minute walk can get your gut moving almost immediately

Researchers found that just 20 minutes of comfortable walking can rapidly stimulate the gut. Within one to two minutes after exerc...

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ScienceDaily Health This common vitamin could help fight one of the deadliest brain cancers

High-dose vitamin B3 is showing intriguing early promise as an addition to standard glioblastoma treatment, with 82% of patients i...

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ScienceDaily Health Your gut bacteria may reveal how fast your brain is aging

A UCLA study links faster brain aging to specific gut bacteria and chemical byproducts, with older-looking brains also associated...

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ScienceDaily Health Even one strength training session a week could make a difference

Strength training may be one of the most powerful tools for staying independent as you age. Age related muscle loss, known as sarc...

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ScienceDaily Health Scientists may have found a “unifying theory” of chronic fatigue

Scientists found that five seemingly unrelated conditions, including long Covid, ME/CFS, and PTSD, may disrupt many of the same bi...

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ScienceDaily Health Nearly 6 in 10 people with high blood pressure don’t know they have it

Nearly 6 in 10 people with high blood pressure in a large England study had never been diagnosed or treated, and half of those alr...

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ScienceDaily Health Weak sunlight can still damage your DNA, scientists warn

Weak sunlight can still damage skin DNA if you spend enough time outdoors, according to a landmark Australian study. Even UV doses...

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ScienceDaily Health Cancer stem cells have an “energy addiction” scientists may be able to exploit

High-risk MDS stem cells appear to have an unexpected “energy addiction,” relying far more heavily than healthy blood-forming cell...

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ScienceDaily Health This protective enzyme could help stop fatty liver disease from getting worse

Scientists have identified an enzyme that may act as a natural defense against the worsening of fatty liver disease, which affects...

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ScienceDaily Health This common mistake can add nearly 7 points to your blood pressure reading

A common mistake during blood pressure checks could make readings appear substantially higher than they really are. Johns Hopkins...

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ScienceDaily Health Alzheimer’s risk gene APOE4 may have a reversible weakness

The Alzheimer’s risk gene APOE4 may actively damage brain blood vessels and sabotage the cellular systems that remove harmful prot...

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ScienceDaily Health 1 in 13 adults under 30 already had hidden artery plaque

More than half of 16,000 apparently healthy adults had signs of atherosclerosis, with arterial plaques already detectable in about...

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ScienceDaily Health Cannabis users were twice as likely to commit violence, review finds

A review of more than 265,000 people found that cannabis use was associated with higher rates of both committing violence and beco...

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ScienceDaily Health Brain scans reveal which disorders are linked to faster brain aging

A massive MRI study found that Alzheimer’s disease, mild cognitive impairment, psychiatric disorders, and addiction are associated...

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ScienceDaily Health Children at risk for depression get “stuck” on sad faces

Depression may change which emotional faces children notice most, but the pattern appears to depend on family history. Children at...

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ScienceDaily Health Forget LASIK: Safer, cheaper vision correction without lasers or incisions

Scientists are developing a possible alternative to LASIK that reshapes the cornea without cutting it or using a laser. The techni...

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ScienceDaily Health Scientists find new virus behind mysterious tick illness

Scientists have discovered a new tick-borne virus in China that causes flu-like illness and may account for previously unexplained...

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ScienceDaily Health Hidden stem cells may be fueling spinal stenosis

Scientists have discovered a stem cell that appears to serve as a master source for tendon and ligament cells throughout the body....

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