Researchers at the Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center have developed a novel liquid biopsy approach to identify early-stage cancers by measuring the random variation in DNA methylation patterns, rather than the absolute level of…
Category: 8. Health
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Study finds five distinct human sleep chronotypes
The familiar labels “night owl” and “early bird,” long used in sleep research, don’t fully capture the diversity of human internal clocks, a new study has found.
The McGill University-led study published in Nature…
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Aging brains struggle to recycle synaptic proteins
As we age, we begin to lose the connections that wire up our brains-and neuroscientists aren’t sure why.
It is increasingly clear, though, that the loss of synapses-the flexible and adaptive relay stations central to our brains’…
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MET signaling's protective role shows promise for treating acetaminophen-induced acute liver failure
A new study has found that MET (hepatocyte growth factor receptor) signaling plays a critical protective role in acetaminophen-induced acute liver failure (ALF). This pathway is shown to work as a dual-action mechanism that both reduces liver…
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Intravenous tenecteplase not recommended for central retinal artery occlusion
Intravenous tenecteplase administered within 4.5 hours after onset of central retinal artery occlusion does not improve vision recovery at 30 days compared with oral aspirin, according to a study published in the Jan. 29 issue of the New England…
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Flu cases on the rise in California; doctors urge vaccinations
With months left of flu season, influenza cases are on the rise in California and transmission is high in the San Francisco Bay Area, data shows.
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How mental health has changed in baby boomers and Gen X across their entire adulthoods
It’s been almost five years since the end of the COVID lockdowns. Yet the world is still continuing to learn about how mental health changed during—and after—this unprecedented time.
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Addition of palbociclib improves progression-free survival in HR-positive, HER2-positive metastatic breast cancer
For patients with hormone receptor-positive, human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2)-positive metastatic breast cancer, the addition of palbociclib to maintenance anti-HER2 and endocrine therapies leads to improved progression-free…
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Peer-support groups tied to fewer relapses after alcohol dependence treatment
Participating in peer-support recovery groups is associated with ongoing abstinence among Japanese men following treatment for alcohol dependence (AD). But smoking and consuming non-alcoholic beer are linked to drinking and relapse, according to…
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Global Disease Burden of Traumatic Joint Dislocation from 1990 to 2021 and its prediction to 2045
Meinberg, E. G. et al. Fracture and dislocation classification compendium-2018. J. Orthop. Trauma 32, S1–S170 (2018).
Rouleau, D. M. & Hebert-Davies, J. Incidence of associated injury in…
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