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ScienceDaily Health Ozempic and Wegovy may raise hair loss risk in some men

GLP-1 drugs such as Ozempic, Wegovy, and Zepbound may increase hair-loss risk by 7% in men who are already genetically susceptible...

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ScienceDaily Health Scientists discover a hidden switch that shuts down inflammation

Scientists have uncovered a natural braking system that helps the immune system switch off inflammation and prevent harmful immune...

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ScienceDaily Health Scientists find a way to break pancreatic cancer’s protective shield

Researchers found that blocking IL1RAP could disrupt a powerful inflammatory network that helps pancreatic cancer survive treatmen...

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ScienceDaily Health Who really needs a heart calcium scan?

A 10-year study of more than 6,000 adults found that popular coronary calcium scans may add little to standard heart disease risk...

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ScienceDaily Health The secret to longer life may be hidden in bat DNA

Long-lived bats appear to combine powerful immune defenses with unusual strategies for eliminating damaged cells, potentially help...

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ScienceDaily Health Scientists find signs of extreme aging and youth in the same 117-year-old

A remarkably detailed study of Maria Branyas, who lived past 117, reveals that extreme longevity may involve both intense aging an...

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ScienceDaily Health Scientists discover the human heart can regrow muscle after a heart attack

Researchers have shown for the first time that human heart muscle cells can regrow after a heart attack. The finding overturns the...

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ScienceDaily Health UCLA scientists turn cord blood into powerful cancer-fighting T cells

UCLA researchers developed ready-made cancer-fighting T cells from cord blood stem cells that can attack solid tumors through two...

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ScienceDaily Health DNA treatment cuts bad cholesterol by nearly 50% without statins

Researchers have designed a new DNA-based treatment that targets PCSK9, a protein closely tied to high LDL cholesterol and atheros...

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ScienceDaily Health Study of 1.9 million people finds a striking link between ADHD and gut problems

Researchers analyzing data from more than 1.9 million people found that ADHD is associated with substantially higher rates of dige...

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ScienceDaily Health Your next prescription could be treating a side effect from the last one

A major Ontario study found 24 common medication chains in which one drug’s side effects can be mistaken for a new medical problem...

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ScienceDaily Health Too much light at night may quietly reshape your heart

Nighttime light exposure was linked to thicker, stiffer heart chambers and early signs of reduced heart function in a study of mor...

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ScienceDaily Health Caffeine may flip an ancient cellular switch linked to slower aging

Scientists found that caffeine activates an ancient cellular energy system involved in stress resistance, DNA repair, and growth....

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ScienceDaily Health Ozempic and Wegovy linked to nearly 40% fewer asthma attacks

Semaglutide, the drug found in Ozempic and Wegovy, was linked to nearly 40% fewer asthma attacks in a large real-world study. It w...

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ScienceDaily Health Scientists find a bone-building switch that could fight osteoporosis

An experimental compound called AP503 significantly strengthened bones in mice by activating GPR133, a receptor that boosts bone f...

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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 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 Common dry-cleaning chemical linked to triple the risk of liver scarring

A chemical commonly used in dry cleaning and found in some household products may be an overlooked threat to liver health. Researc...

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ScienceDaily Health Scientists observe Einstein’s gravity in the quantum world for the first time

Physicists have directly observed a long-predicted quantum effect of gravity, putting one of Einstein’s foundational ideas to a st...

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ScienceDaily Health Your personality may be more genetic than scientists realized

More than 1,200 genetic variants have been linked to the Big Five personality traits, and many of the same variants are also assoc...

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ScienceDaily Health Ozempic and Wegovy may have an unexpected mental health benefit

Semaglutide, the drug behind Ozempic and Wegovy, may have benefits that extend well beyond weight loss and diabetes. In a large Sw...

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ScienceDaily Health Scientists discover a powerful new antivenom hidden in rattlesnake blood

Researchers discovered that combinations of toxin-blocking proteins naturally found in rattlesnake blood can powerfully neutralize...

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ScienceDaily Health MIT scientists develop injectable “mini livers” that work inside the body

MIT engineers have developed injectable “mini livers” designed to help support people whose failing livers can no longer perform e...

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ScienceDaily Health Cancer cases could surge 67% worldwide by 2050

Cancer is becoming an even larger global health threat, with nearly 21 million people diagnosed and 9.8 million dying from the dis...

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