New research from Bayes Business School (City St George’s, University of London) has revealed that work-related stress heightens when people become self-employed compared to working for an organization, even when business owners possess high…
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Study of cortisol drop in twins reveals true impact of self-employment on stress
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Game-Changing Blood Pressure Drug Works for Patients Not Controlled by Standard Treatments
Researchers have found that a long-acting injection, given just twice a year alongside standard drugs. Blood pressure is one of the most common health problems worldwide, yet it remains difficult to control for many patients even with daily…
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Common Gout Medication Found To Slash Heart Attack and Stroke Risk
New research indicates that treating gout to specific blood urate targets may also reduce the risk of serious cardiovascular events. A new study led by the University of Nottingham suggests that standard gout medications may do more than ease…
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Parental firearm injury linked to increased mental health burden in children
Each year, 20,000 children and adolescents across the U.S. lose a parent to gun violence, while an estimated two to three times more have a parent who has been injured due to a firearm. To better understand the mental health impact of parental…
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CAR T-cell therapy improves symptoms of myasthenia gravis, clinical trial shows
A new study led by researchers at the UNC School of Medicine and Cartesian Therapeutics, found that immunotherapy can help people with generalized myasthenia gravis, a disease where the body accidentally attacks the cells that help your nerves…
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Targeting the gut's immune system could tackle early stages of Parkinson's
New research reveals how Parkinson’s spreads from the gut to the brain, with the help of immune cells—offering a new potential therapeutic strategy—in a study in mice led by scientists at the UK Dementia Research Institute at UCL (University…
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How genes influence the microbes in our mouths to shape dental health
No matter how much they brush their teeth, some people still get more cavities than others, in part because of differences in genetics and the make-up of the microbes in their mouths. A new study has found human genetic factors that influence the…
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What Germany's diabetes FAIRification study means for handling clinical research data
In a new publication, researchers from the German Center for Diabetes Research (DZD) and the University of Medicine Greifswald show how research data can be processed to be FAIR on a step-by-step basis, i.e. such that they can be found, accessed…
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New Study Throws a Wrench in Our Understanding of Memory
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Studying the inner workings of the human mind is always a thorny endeavor, and…
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New nanotherapy eases bone metastasis pain by disrupting tumor-nerve crosstalk
A new nano-sized drug carrier that finds bone tumors and releases treatment exactly where it’s needed is here to improve the precision and comfort of cancer therapy. Designed by a team of researchers from China, this smart nanotherapy tool,…
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