A clotbusting drug commonly used to treat ischemic stroke interacts negatively with a promising anti-inflammatory treatment (anakinra), underscoring the need to test new stroke therapies alongside existing standard care. According to The…
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Clot buster may stop promising stroke medicine from working properly
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MRI study finds Down syndrome brain lesions can shrink over time
What has long been interpreted as permanent and irreversible vascular damage may not be exclusively so. In people with Down syndrome—one of the most robust populations for studying Alzheimer’s disease due to the near-universal presence of the…
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This Tiny Device Could Solve One of Immunotherapy’s Biggest Weaknesses
A tiny implant may give cancer-fighting immune cells the boost they need to keep working longer. Immunotherapy has changed cancer care by turning the immune system into a weapon against disease. But there is a major weakness in that strategy:…
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Student shines a light on rare colon cancer
Colon cancer is one of the most common cancers in the U.S., with more than 100,000 cases diagnosed each year. But some people develop a highly aggressive form of colon cancer that is extremely rare, making up 0.02% to 0.1% of all colon cancers….
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Study of 750,000 Pregnancies Challenges Fears Over Popular Weight Loss Drugs
New research suggests the risks tied to early pregnancy exposure to popular weight loss drugs may not be the same for every patient. New research suggests that early pregnancy exposure to popular weight loss drugs may not carry the same risks for…
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Microscopic 'intrabodies' unlock new treatments for motor neuron disease and Alzheimer's
New treatments for neurodegenerative diseases like Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s, and motor neuron disease (MND) could be unlocked thanks to microscopic medicines developed by researchers at the University of Essex. Using artificial intelligence, an…
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Newly-discovered dopamine signal may help the brain steer us in the right direction
A Boston University-led research team has discovered a dopamine signal in the brain that helps determine whether you are moving toward or away from a goal, potentially shedding new light on how the brain uses visual information to guide behavior….
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How an act of civil disobedience in 1978 Denver helped propel disability rights
On July 5-6, 1978, on a busy downtown Denver street, 19 people in wheelchairs blocked public buses–which didn’t have wheelchair lifts–to demand access to public transit.
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Popular Anti-Aging Treatment May Actually Cause Brain Damage
A popular anti-aging therapy produced dramatic brain changes in mice. A drug pairing often promoted in anti-aging research may come with an unexpected cost in the brain. University of Connecticut scientists report in PNAS that dasatinib+quercetin…
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The Trump administration abandons new tanning bed rules : NPR
The Food and Drug Administration is backtracking on stricter regulation of tanning beds.
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