100-fold improvement in sight seen after gene therapy trial

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Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain The vision of people with a rare inherited condition that causes them to lose much of their sight early in childhood was 100 times better after

Mouse study reveals new central action target of weight loss drug GLP-1R agonists

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Graphical abstract. Credit: Journal of Clinical Investigation (2024). DOI: 10.1172/JCI178239 A research group led by Prof. Zhu Yingjie from the Shenzhen Institute of Advanced Technology (SIAT) of the Chinese Academy

Can your phone and AI track Parkinson’s progression?

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Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Researchers say we’re on the cusp of a new era where physicians will personalize care, adjusting medications and pacemakers based on videos captured at home by

Extortion is a common and harmful experience among Latinx immigrants traveling to the US, researchers find

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Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Latinx immigrant adults traveling to the United States are extorted—on average—$804 per research participant throughout the journey, according to a study appearing in Injury Epidemiology. “This

Researcher discusses why kids are struggling with anxiety more than ever

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Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain For children and adolescents who have anxiety, going to school can feel like a nightmare. Anxiety is the most common mental health disorder in the United

Studying the brain in motion offers new insights into Parkinson’s disease

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Credit: CC0 Public Domain A breakthrough in medical imaging is making it possible for researchers to observe brain activity during movement and pick up the early signs of disorders that

Saline nasal drops reduce the duration of the common cold in young children by two days, study shows

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Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Using hypertonic saline nasal drops can reduce the length of the common cold in children by two days, according to a study that will be presented

Brain scans reveal that mindfulness meditation for pain is not a placebo

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These brain scans show different neural signatures associated with pain response: the NAPS (left) is associated with the emotional experience of pain, the SIIPS-1 (center) is related to our expectations

Insulin and metformin combo aids diabetic foot ulcer healing, new study finds

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Credit: ACS Pharmacology & Translational Science (2024). DOI: 10.1021/acsptsci.4c00418 People with chronic diabetic foot ulcers could soon have a new way to treat their wounds for faster healing and fewer

Low-carb/high-fat diets for weight loss may actually boost risk of type 2 diabetes

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Credit: CC0 Public Domain The global trend towards low-carbohydrate, high-fat diets for weight loss can in fact increase a person’s risk of developing diabetes by a staggering 20%, according to