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ScienceDaily Health Scientists discover a hidden immune signal that helps spinal cords regrow

A surprising immune system signal may help explain why zebrafish can regenerate damaged spinal cords so effectively. Researchers f...

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ScienceDaily Health Cialis linked to higher glaucoma risk in large study

A large study of nearly 74,000 men suggests that long-term use of tadalafil, best known as Cialis, may be linked to a higher risk...

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ScienceDaily Health Your gut microbiome may be more contagious than scientists thought

Scientists have found evidence that some gut bacterial populations can spread rapidly between people and across continents, sugges...

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ScienceDaily Health Scientists find a new weakness in treatment-resistant prostate cancer

Researchers have found a potential way to attack prostate cancers that evade treatment by changing their cellular identity. Combin...

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ScienceDaily Health Scientists find breast cancer cells hiding behind protective “shields”

Researchers have mapped breast tumors in striking detail and uncovered hidden pockets of dormant cancer cells that may help explai...

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ScienceDaily Health Scientists find a weak spot in one of the deadliest brain cancers

Researchers may have found a new way to weaken glioblastoma’s defenses against treatment. Blocking a protein called SET prevented...

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ScienceDaily Health Some joints may be primed for rheumatoid arthritis before birth

Scientists have found evidence that vulnerability to rheumatoid arthritis may begin before birth. Finger joints commonly affected...

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ScienceDaily Health Heart disease and kidney disease can fuel each other. New guidelines aim to break the cycle

Heart disease and chronic kidney disease can accelerate one another, but new guidelines say simple screening and early treatment c...

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ScienceDaily Health New injectable treatment helps the brain rebuild after stroke

Duke researchers developed an injectable scaffold that helped stroke-damaged brains grow new blood vessels, support nerve regrowth...

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ScienceDaily Health Scientists reveal the hidden instructions that build the human brain

UCLA researchers have discovered two powerful influences that help guide how the human brain forms before birth. Radial glia, stem...

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ScienceDaily Health One immune switch may help drive aging across the body

Aging may be partly fueled by immune cells losing their ability to clear away damaged, inflammation-promoting cells. Blocking a si...

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ScienceDaily Health Bats carry dangerous viruses without getting sick. This may be why

Scientists discovered that more than 500 species of vesper bats possess two separate sets of antibody genes, an immune arrangement...

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ScienceDaily Health ADHD may have a surprising creative advantage

Some of the attention patterns that make ADHD challenging may also help spark creativity by allowing the brain to explore more ide...

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ScienceDaily Health Each extra hour of prolonged sitting linked to 9% higher cancer death risk

Sitting for long, uninterrupted stretches may carry greater health risks than sitting the same amount of time in shorter bouts. Re...

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ScienceDaily Health “Broken heart syndrome” can look just like a heart attack. This test can tell them apart

“Broken heart syndrome” can mimic a heart attack so closely that patients often need invasive testing to tell the difference. Rese...

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ScienceDaily Health Alzheimer’s may leave a mark on the brain long before plaques appear

Brain changes associated with Alzheimer’s may begin at least seven years before amyloid plaques become detectable with current PET...

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ScienceDaily Health Your neighborhood in your 20s may shape your heart decades later

Where you live in early adulthood may quietly shape your heart health for decades. Researchers found that adverse neighborhood con...

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ScienceDaily Health Reaching 90 without dementia doesn’t mean you’re in the clear

A study of people over 90 found that dementia risk remains strongly shaped by sex, race and genetics, with women and black partici...

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ScienceDaily Health High blood sugar may help cancer cells hide from the immune system

Researchers discovered a possible way cancer cells hide from the immune system: they build a thick, sugar-rich coating around them...

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ScienceDaily Health Scientists find a human-only gene that may help explain our brainpower

Scientists discovered that human microglia, immune cells that help shape developing brain circuits, can take four to eight years t...

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ScienceDaily Health Goodbye CPAP? New sleep apnea pill cuts breathing events by 44%

A once-nightly pill cut breathing interruptions by about 44% in a major phase 3 sleep apnea trial, while improving oxygen levels a...

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ScienceDaily Health Mindfulness may lower blood pressure in just 8 weeks

Mindfulness, gratitude, and optimism training may improve blood pressure, inflammation, and other heart-health measures within jus...

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ScienceDaily Health One injection could keep osteoarthritis drugs working for weeks

Scientists have created an injectable gel that can remain inside arthritic joints for weeks, slowly releasing medication while als...

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ScienceDaily Health Scientists find why the liver may not heal even after you stop drinking

Alcohol-related liver disease may trap damaged liver cells in a regenerative limbo, preventing the organ from rebuilding itself ev...

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