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Probiotic sugar compound blocks norovirus from attaching to cells Stopping viruses before they strike is a key challenge in public health. A research team led by Associate Professor Li Dan from the Department of Food Science and Technology at National University of ...

Probiotic sugar compound blocks norovirus from attaching to cells

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Exclusive | AI robots are moving in with lonely, elderly New Yorkers — and keeping them company for free “It’s like having a real person here with me,” one ElliQ user told The Post.

AI robots are moving in with lonely, elderly New Yorkers — and keeping them company for free

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Scientists discover molecule that stops aggressive breast cancer in its tracks Scientists at Oregon Health & Science University have developed a new molecule that could open the door to treating triple-negative breast cancer, one of the most aggressive and difficult-to-treat for...

Scientists discover molecule that stops aggressive breast cancer in its tracks

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Scientists Are Growing Hair Follicles in a Lab, and It Might Fix Your Bald Head Researchers have successfully grown functional hair follicles in a lab that naturally cycle through periods of growth.

Scientists Are Growing Hair Follicles in a Lab, and It Might Fix Your Bald Head

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Researchers find alarming Alzheimer’s pattern in rural America A new analysis of more than 422,000 patients reveals a stark Alzheimer’s care gap between Maryland’s urban and rural communities. Rural regions often lack hospitals and dementia specialists, forcing o...

Researchers find alarming Alzheimer’s pattern in rural America

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Why simulating an entire cell cycle took years, multiple GPUs and six days per run By simulating the life cycle of a minimal bacterial cell—from DNA replication to protein translation to metabolism and cell division—scientists have opened a new frontier of computer vision into the e...

Why simulating an entire cell cycle took years, multiple GPUs and six days per run

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Making a 'digital twin' of yourself could revolutionize future surgeries, making medical procedures much more personal Live Science spoke with Dr. John Pandolfino, a researcher who designed a "digital twin" to help guide surgery.

Making a 'digital twin' of yourself could revolutionize future surgeries, making medical procedures much more personal

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Lawmakers Consider Ban on Implanting Microchips Into Workers Lawmakers in Washington state have introduced legislation meant to prevent work-place mandated microchips for employees.

Lawmakers Consider Ban on Implanting Microchips Into Workers

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Junction opener enables CAR T cell treatment of solid tumors

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Scientists create cartilage scaffold that helps the body regrow bone Researchers in Sweden have engineered a cell-free cartilage scaffold that can guide the body to rebuild damaged bone. By removing the cells but preserving the structure and natural growth signals, the...

Scientists create cartilage scaffold that helps the body regrow bone

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Cognito raises $105M to bring Alzheimer’s treatment device to market Expecting pivotal data this year, the company has raised a Series C round to support the launch of a noninvasive device designed to treat brain diseases using light and sound.

Cognito raises $105M to bring Alzheimer’s treatment device to market

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Exercise and Cognitive Function? Scientists Tracked Brain Performance After 8–12 Weeks of Exercising 3–5 Times Weekly Health and Fitness

Exercise and Cognitive Function? Scientists Tracked Brain Performance After 8–12 Weeks of Exercising 3–5 Times Weekly

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Scientists find the genetic switch that makes pancreatic cancer resist chemotherapy Scientists have identified a crucial molecular switch that decides whether pancreatic cancer cells resist chemotherapy or respond to it. The key player, a gene called GATA6, keeps tumours in a more st...

Scientists find the genetic switch that makes pancreatic cancer resist chemotherapy

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New study uncovers dangerous flaws in new AI healthcare trend: 'Very big differences' The much-anticipated promise of AI assistant ChatGPT as a reliable source of health guidance has not held up to expectations.

New study uncovers dangerous flaws in new AI healthcare trend: 'Very big differences'

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Brain Cells Team Up as You Learn - Neuroscience News Researchers challenge the "efficiency" theory of the brain, showing that neurons become more coordinated and share more information as learning occurs.

Brain Cells Team Up as You Learn

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Tubulin May Prevent Against Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s - Neuroscience News Tubulin acts as a master regulator, preventing Tau and alpha-synuclein from forming toxic clumps in Alzheimer's and Parkinson's.

Tubulin May Prevent Against Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s - Neuroscience News

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Particle Accelerators Have a New Target: Cancer CERN, SLAC and other high-energy physics labs are collaborating with medical researchers on a new cancer treatment called FLASH radiotherapy.

The Millisecond That Could Change Cancer Treatment

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New cause of dementia uncovered as scientists link Researchers at the University of California, Santa Cruz, say they have found a potential new cause of the disease.

New cause of dementia uncovered as scientists link 'innocent' peptide to devastating condition

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Machine learning detects early brain changes linked to Alzheimer's disease Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) researchers have used a form of artificial intelligence (AI) to analyze anatomical changes in the brain and predict Alzheimer's disease with nearly 93% accuracy.

Machine learning detects early brain changes linked to Alzheimer's disease

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Not all ADHD is the same: Brain imaging study reveals two distinct types Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a common neurodevelopmental disorder with behavioural symptoms and grey matter volume (GMV) changes. However, previous studies have not fully elucida...

Not all ADHD is the same: Brain imaging study reveals two distinct types

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Researchers create a never-before-seen molecule and prove its exotic nature with quantum computing An international team of scientists from IBM, The University of Manchester, Oxford University, ETH Zurich, EPFL and the University of Regensburg have created and characterized a molecule unlike any pr...

Researchers create a never-before-seen molecule and prove its exotic nature with quantum computing

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New hydrogel prints bone-like implants at record speed A new hydrogel prints bone-like structures at record speed, aiming to help cells colonize implants and rebuild damaged bone.

New hydrogel prints bone-like implants at record speed

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A New Type of Immunotherapy Drug for Prostate Cancer Shows Up to 99% Drop in Cancer Biomarkers A new Trojan horse drug is helping the immune system find and kill prostate cancer cells for the first time.

A New Type of Immunotherapy Drug for Prostate Cancer Shows Up to 99% Drop in Cancer Biomarkers

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Alzheimer’s may start with inflammation in the skin, lungs or gut The Alzheimer’s field is being turned on its head as mounting evidence points to the disease beginning outside the brain many years before symptoms start. This may mean we have to totally rethink how ...

Alzheimer’s may start with inflammation in the skin, lungs or gut

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Bio-Boosting the Brain: Mitochondrial Transplant Restores Cellular Power - Neuroscience News Researchers uncover how cells internalize transplanted mitochondria, paving the way for new energy-restoring therapies for Parkinson’s and Alzheimer’s.

Bio-Boosting the Brain: Mitochondrial Transplant Restores Cellular Power

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Single-Injection Immunotherapy That Halts Alzheimer’s - Neuroscience News Researchers engineer CAR-astrocytes to target and remove amyloid plaques in Alzheimer’s, showing a 50% reduction in brain waste with a single injection.

Single-Injection Immunotherapy That Halts Alzheimer’s

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Protein linked to Parkinson's may drive faster Alzheimer's disease progression in women Alzheimer's-related brain changes progressed up to 20 times faster in women who also had abnormal levels of a Parkinson's-related protein, according to a Mayo Clinic study published in JAMA Network Op...

Protein linked to Parkinson's may drive faster Alzheimer's disease progression in women

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Molecular Chain Reaction Behind Autism Identified - Neuroscience News A new study discovers how nitric oxide triggers a biochemical domino effect in the brain, leading to mTOR overactivation in autism.

Molecular Chain Reaction Behind Autism Identified

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Autism and Parkinson’s Share a Hidden Neural Defect - Neuroscience News Researchers identify dopamine transporter abnormalities in young adults with autism, potentially explaining their 6x higher risk of Parkinson’s.

Autism and Parkinson’s Share a Hidden Neural Defect

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No Two Alzheimer's Brains Look the Same — And That Changes Everything A new study published in Translational Psychiatry has confirmed something that could fundamentally reshape how doctors diagnose, treat, and even talk about

No Two Alzheimer’s Brains Look the Same — And That Changes Everything

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