Tuberculosis (TB) is the world’s leading cause of death from a single infectious agent, affecting more than 10 million people each year and caused and estimated 1.25 million deaths in 2023.1,2 While TB is…
Category: 8. Health
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Just 24 minutes of specially designed music could significantly reduce anxiety
A new randomized clinical trial suggests that listening to specially designed music for just 24 minutes may significantly lower anxiety. The music was paired with auditory beat stimulation (ABS), a technique that uses rhythmic sound patterns to…
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Can Ashwagandha gummies help kids focus better?
A randomized placebo-controlled trial suggests that Ashwagandha gummies could help boost processing speed and sleep quality in children with attention and memory concerns, offering early evidence for a potential herbal approach to…
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Do you need a ‘parasite cleanse?’ Here’s what doctors say : NPR
Some wellness influencers are very worried about parasites.
In online posts and videos, they suggest the organisms can be blamed for a host of symptoms —…
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Parents demand leucovorin for autism, but doctors are torn : NPR
Swathi Balantrapu has been searching for a treatment for her 10-year-old son with autism.
She first tried applied behavior analysis therapy, or ABA therapy…
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How Vibe Coding Will Reshape Medical Practice
Vibe coding is changing how software is created. The implications for medicine are enormous.
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Cells can sense 10x farther than expected and it may explain cancer spread
The fairy tale of the princess and the pea tells of a young royal so sensitive she could detect a tiny pea hidden beneath many mattresses. In biology, something similar happens when a cell senses conditions far beyond what it directly touches….
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What Happens Inside Your Cells When You Exercise Could Help Fight Diabetes
Scientists are investigating how exercise-triggered stress reshapes the cell’s energy systems, and whether those same mechanisms could eventually help counter metabolic disease. Don’t like the gym? Exercise scientist Ryan Montalvo gets it. He…
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Scientists create a cancer flashlight that lights up tumors
Researchers at the University of Missouri are developing a new way to determine which cancer patients are most likely to benefit from targeted therapies by illuminating tumors in medical scans.
Barry Edwards, an associate professor of…
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MIT scientists discover gut protein that traps and kills dangerous bacteria
The moist surfaces that line the body contain specialized molecules that help defend against microbes and prevent infections and inflammation. Among these protective molecules are lectins, a group of proteins that identify microbes and other…
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