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Tiny Silica Particles Kill Aggressive Prostate Cancer in Mice
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Tiny Silica Particles Kill Aggressive Prostate Cancer in Mice

1Researchers at Weill Cornell Medicine and Cornell Duffield College of Engineering developed tiny silica particles that can destroy prostate tumors and awaken the body's …

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New Test May Be Better at Predicting Heart Attacks and Strokes
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New Test May Be Better at Predicting Heart Attacks and Strokes

1Researchers from Northwestern Medicine found that a new test called apolipoprotein B (apoB) is better than current tests for predicting who needs more aggressive …

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New Calculator Helps Decide if Statins Are Right for You
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New Calculator Helps Decide if Statins Are Right for You

1The researchers created a calculator to estimate the risk of serious muscle disorders from statin medication. 2Over 98% of people who could benefit from …

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Why Belly Fat Increases with Age: Scientists Discover Key Reason
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Why Belly Fat Increases with Age: Scientists Discover Key Reason

1Excess belly fat has been linked to slower metabolism, accelerated aging, type 2 diabetes, heart disease, and other chronic health problems. 2The new type …

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Air Ambulances Save Lives
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Air Ambulances Save Lives

1Air ambulances helped five more people survive for every 100 severely injured patients treated. 2Younger age and a higher initial Glasgow Coma Scale score …

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New Drug Helps Body Clock Adjust to New Time Zones
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New Drug Helps Body Clock Adjust to New Time Zones

1Scientists have discovered a compound called Mic-628 that can help our body clocks adjust to new time zones. 2Mic-628 works by activating the Per1 …

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New Way to Make Cancer Vaccines More Effective
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New Way to Make Cancer Vaccines More Effective

1Scientists at Northwestern University have found a way to make cancer vaccines more powerful by changing how their ingredients are arranged. 2This new approach …

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New Brain Stimulation Technique Treats Depression in Just 5 Days
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New Brain Stimulation Technique Treats Depression in Just 5 Days

1Researchers at UCLA Health developed an accelerated TMS treatment that involves five sessions per day for five consecutive days. 2The accelerated method showed similar …

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New Drug Helps Children with Rare Epilepsy
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New Drug Helps Children with Rare Epilepsy

1The new drug, zorevunersen, reduced seizures by up to 91% in children with Dravet syndrome. 2The study involved 81 children from the UK and …

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Eating Less Protein May Help Slow Liver Cancer Growth
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Eating Less Protein May Help Slow Liver Cancer Growth

1The study found that mice with liver tumors who ate less protein lived longer and had slower tumor growth than those who ate normal …

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Boosting a Key Brain Protein Could Help Treat Rett Syndrome
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Boosting a Key Brain Protein Could Help Treat Rett Syndrome

1Rett syndrome is a rare genetic neurodevelopmental condition that causes severe impairments in motor skills, speech, and communication. 2The disorder primarily affects girls; about …

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Risperidone Linked to Higher Stroke Risk in Dementia Patients
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Risperidone Linked to Higher Stroke Risk in Dementia Patients

1The study involved over 165,000 people with dementia from the UK. 2Risperidone was linked to a higher risk of stroke in all groups of …

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Colorblindness May Hide Deadly Bladder Cancer Warning
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Colorblindness May Hide Deadly Bladder Cancer Warning

1People with both bladder cancer and colorblindness had a 52% higher mortality rate over 20 years compared to those with normal vision. 2The study …

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New Pill May Help People Sleep Better with Apnea
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New Pill May Help People Sleep Better with Apnea

1The study tested a medicine called sulthiame on 298 people with moderate to severe sleep apnea. 2Those who took higher doses of sulthiame had …

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New Antibiotic Stops Deadly Gut Infection Without Hurting Good Bacteria
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New Antibiotic Stops Deadly Gut Infection Without Hurting Good Bacteria

1Scientists have developed a new antibiotic called EVG7 that can treat C. difficile infections without destroying good bacteria. 2EVG7 only needs to be used …

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New Virus Therapy Helps Fight Brain Cancer
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New Virus Therapy Helps Fight Brain Cancer

1A single dose of this oncolytic virus can bring immune cells deep into brain tumors and keep them active there. 2The therapy uses an …

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Scientists Discover Why Deadly Lung Cancer Keeps Coming Back
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Scientists Discover Why Deadly Lung Cancer Keeps Coming Back

1SCLC has a five-year survival rate of only 5%. 2The cancer often responds well to chemotherapy at first, but this success is usually short-lived. …

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New Treatment Helps People Avoid Knee Replacement Surgery
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New Treatment Helps People Avoid Knee Replacement Surgery

1GAE is a minimally invasive outpatient procedure that targets abnormal blood vessels associated with inflammation in the joint. 2The treatment has been shown to …

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Deafness Reversed: Gene Therapy Restores Hearing in Weeks
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Deafness Reversed: Gene Therapy Restores Hearing in Weeks

1The study involved 10 patients between the ages of 1 and 24 who were treated at five hospitals in China. 2The therapy was given …

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New Blood Pressure Treatment Shows Promise
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New Blood Pressure Treatment Shows Promise

1The new medication, baxdrostat, can significantly reduce blood pressure in people who don't respond to other treatments. 2The study involved nearly 800 patients across …

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New Shot Helps Control Blood Pressure When Pills Don't Work
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New Shot Helps Control Blood Pressure When Pills Don't Work

1The study included 663 adults with uncontrolled high blood pressure from 150 sites across 8 countries. 2The experimental drug zilebesiran was given as an …

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