Lindsey Vonn is scheduled to ski in the women’s downhill finals at the 2026 Winter Olympics despite completely rupturing her anterior cruciate ligament a week earlier.
Category: 8. Health
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Lindsey Vonn Competing In Olympics Without ACL. Responds To Claims
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RNA micelles enable targeted chemotherapy without immune toxicity
A new study in mice hints at the potential to use tiny particles made with RNA molecules to deliver chemotherapy drugs and other therapies directly to tumors, killing cancer cells without generating an immune response or…
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Electroacupuncture relieves pain-induced anxiety through prefrontal neural circuits
Neuropathic pain, caused by injury or disease of the somatosensory nervous system, is a major clinical challenge and often evolves into a chronic condition. Importantly, up to 80% of patients with long-term pain also experience…
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That dry, bitter taste may be waking up your brain
Astringency is the dry, puckering, rough, or sandpapery feeling people notice when eating foods rich in certain plant compounds called polyphenols. Polyphenols include flavanols, which have long been linked to lower cardiovascular disease risk….
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A Simple Blood Protein Could Transform Treatment of a Deadly Fungal Disease
Albumin has been identified as a powerful natural defense against mucormycosis, with low levels signaling heightened risk and a potential opportunity for new preventive therapies. An international research team has reported in Nature that…
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Weight-Loss Drugs Are Eating Our Lunch. We Can Fight Back
If compounded and generic GLP-1 drugs work as well as brand-name versions, they could fill a significant void by offering personalized dosing and greater affordability.
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A Needle-Thin Implant Could Transform How Scientists Study and Treat the Brain
A needle-thin, flexible brain implant is giving researchers a new way to interact with multiple brain regions simultaneously. A new type of brain implant is offering researchers a different way to interact with neural circuits across multiple…
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How COVID and H1N1 swept through U.S. cities in just weeks
Public health scientists at the Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health used advanced computer simulations to trace how the 2009 H1N1 flu pandemic and the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic spread across the United States. Their results show how…
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Menopause linked to grey matter loss in key brain regions
New findings from the University of Cambridge suggest that menopause is associated with changes in brain structure, along with higher levels of anxiety, depression, and sleep difficulties. Researchers found reduced grey matter volume in several…
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A New Alzheimer’s Target Emerges: Blocking One Protein Restores Memory in Mice
Researchers have identified a protein that links brain immune activity, metabolism, and amyloid clearance, suggesting a new way to enhance current Alzheimer’s treatments. Alzheimer’s disease can look like a set of grim headlines: soaring case…
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