For people who have recovered from diagnoses characterized by persistent fatigue, a new understanding of symptoms seems to have been key to recovery. This is the conclusion of a study from Linköping University, Sweden. The researchers have…
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Interviews with 14 recovered adults map common steps out of long-term fatigue
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Hormone asprosin linked to long-term weight changes after menopause
Researchers at the University of California, Irvine Joe C. Wen School of Population & Public Health have identified how the hormone asprosin influences long-term weight change among postmenopausal women in the United States. The…
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Making sense of the widening gender mental health gap: What teenage girls told us
Women experience greater low mood and anxiety than men. This longstanding gender mental health gap reflects a complicated mix of biological, psychological, social, and sociocultural factors—though we are still far from fully understanding it.
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Targeted treatments plus engineered immune cells may slow early spread of triple‑negative breast cancer, study reveals
A new study has revealed a promising new approach to curb the spread of triple-negative breast cancer, one of the most aggressive and difficult-to-treat forms of the disease. Published recently in Cancer Letters, Gabriel Duda, Ph.D., scientific…
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Drop in daytime activity patterns precedes disability worsening in multiple sclerosis
For people with multiple sclerosis (PwMS), within-person reductions in daytime activity patterns precede clinical disability worsening, according to a study published online March 4 in Neurology.
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Online spaces can provide bodily comfort, relief and inclusion for some autistic people, study says
Online spaces can provide comfort, relief and inclusion for some autistic adults, and provide important means for expression and for connecting with others, a new study published in Autism in Adulthood says.
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Low testosterone levels may be associated with increased risk of prostate cancer progression during surveillance
A new study led by researchers at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center found that prostate cancer patients with low testosterone levels may have a higher risk of cancer progressing to a more aggressive form while under active…
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Response to Comment on: The penoscrotal approach is a viable alternative to the perineal approach for artificial urinary sphincter implantation: A retrospective cohort study
Verbeke L, De Bruyn H, Jamaer C, Van Renterghem A, Baten E, Van Renterghem K. The penoscrotal approach is a viable alternative to the perineal approach for artificial urinary sphincter implantation: a retrospective cohort study. Int J Impot Res….
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Adult ADHD trial shows clinically relevant reduction in symptoms
A randomized controlled trial (RCT) published in Psychological Medicine demonstrates a significant and clinically relevant reduction in ADHD symptoms in adults using the digital therapy “attexis.”
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Coverage and associated factors of inactivated polio vaccine uptake among children aged 12–23 months in Sub-Saharan Africa
World Health Organization (WHO). Poliomyelitis. Available from: https://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/poliomyelitis (2024).
Center of Disease Prevention and control (CDC). Polio. Available from:
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