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ScienceDaily Health Scientists solve 30-year-old mystery and discover a hidden defense against inflammation

Scientists have solved a decades-old mystery and uncovered a hidden immune system defense that protects healthy cells from the ver...

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ScienceDaily Health Scientists discover mysterious “lonely” brain waves linked to memory loss

Scientists have uncovered a surprising link between Alzheimer’s-related protein buildup, disrupted brain waves during deep sleep,...

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ScienceDaily Health Goodbye, cavities? Scientists create gel that could regrow tooth enamel

Scientists have developed a revolutionary gel that could regrow lost tooth enamel by harnessing minerals naturally found in saliva...

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ScienceDaily Health Scientists turn viruses into weapons against deadly superbugs

Scientists are advancing a promising new way to fight antibiotic-resistant infections by using viruses that specifically target an...

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ScienceDaily Health Permanent daylight saving time has a dark side, scientists warn

A new study warns that permanent daylight saving time could force American children to make at least 2 billion additional school c...

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ScienceDaily Health A surprising discovery could help aging muscles repair themselves

Scientists have discovered a compound that transforms a natural muscle-repair protein into a more powerful version dubbed "Super H...

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ScienceDaily Health Gene editing could replace a lifetime of medication, but there's a catch

A single gene-editing treatment could someday protect against heart disease, high cholesterol, and other common conditions for dec...

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ScienceDaily Health Scientists trick cancer cells into making the drugs that kill them

Scientists have developed a promising new cancer-fighting strategy that uses carbon monoxide naturally produced by tumor cells to...

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ScienceDaily Health Scientists discover a surprising clue to autism's origins hidden in the placenta

Scientists have uncovered an unexpected connection between inflammation during pregnancy, placental damage, and autism-like traits...

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ScienceDaily Health Extra weight may be aging your brain faster than you think

A major 24-year study involving more than 8,200 adults suggests that excess body weight may accelerate brain aging, leading to fas...

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ScienceDaily Health Scientists reverse liver cell aging and cut Alzheimer’s-linked protein in half

A surprising discovery suggests that rejuvenating the liver could help protect against Alzheimer’s disease and heart disease. USC...

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ScienceDaily Health Scientists find surprisingly little evidence that medical cannabis helps you sleep

A major new review challenges the growing enthusiasm for medical cannabis as an insomnia treatment, finding little reliable eviden...

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ScienceDaily Health New diabetes implant uses electricity to lower blood sugar and promote weight loss

Researchers have developed a remarkable new electronic implant that could transform type 2 diabetes treatment by lowering blood su...

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ScienceDaily Health Scientists use sound waves to deliver a new attack on deadly brain cancer

Scientists at the University of Virginia have developed a promising new strategy to fight glioblastoma, one of the deadliest and m...

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ScienceDaily Health Common pesticide linked to 2.5 times the risk of Parkinson’s disease

A UCLA study found that long-term exposure to a common pesticide was linked to more than 2.5 times the risk of Parkinson's disease...

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ScienceDaily Health Scientists discover a hidden driver of high cholesterol and a way to stop it

Scientists have uncovered a hidden mechanism that allows high-cholesterol diets to undermine the body's natural cholesterol defens...

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ScienceDaily Health Scientists finally discover how a common gut bacterium can trigger colon cancer

Scientists at Johns Hopkins have uncovered a crucial missing link between a common gut bacterium and colorectal cancer, solving a...

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ScienceDaily Health Scientists discover a bacterial defense so strange they thought it was broken

Scientists have discovered a bizarre bacterial defense system that works almost completely backward from anything seen before. Unl...

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ScienceDaily Health A simple blood test could reveal Alzheimer’s risk 10 years before symptoms

A major international study found that a simple blood test could help predict Alzheimer’s-related cognitive decline years before s...

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ScienceDaily Health Scientists discover why chronic back pain feels so personal

A surprising discovery at UC San Diego suggests that chronic lower back pain may become deeply embedded in the brain's sense of pe...

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ScienceDaily Health Why some “lower-risk” childhood cancers turn deadly

Scientists have uncovered hidden aggressive cancer cells in children whose tumors were previously considered lower risk, revealing...

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ScienceDaily Health A single brain signal may explain schizophrenia's most puzzling symptoms

Scientists have identified a weakened brain signal that may connect several seemingly unrelated symptoms of schizophrenia, includi...

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ScienceDaily Health Less than 42 minutes of bright daylight linked to higher dementia risk

Getting more daylight could be linked to a surprisingly powerful benefit for brain health. In a study of more than 87,000 adults,...

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ScienceDaily Health Your blood pressure could be dangerous even when your numbers look normal

Researchers have discovered a small group of brain cells that prevents dangerous blood pressure swings, even when average readings...

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