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ScienceDaily Health A deadly ebola relative is surging after years in the shadows

A growing Bundibugyo virus outbreak is showing how a little-known relative of Ebola can become a major threat when diagnosis and t...

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ScienceDaily Health Hidden gut defect that may explain why IBD keeps coming back

Researchers have uncovered a hidden molecular warning sign of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) that can linger even when patients...

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ScienceDaily Health Scientists discover cells that cheat death and rebuild damaged tissue

Scientists discovered a population of cells that can start the process of programmed cell death, survive it, and then help rapidly...

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ScienceDaily Health Ozempic can change your body. Can it change your life?

Ozempic and other GLP-1 medications can improve blood sugar, weight, and cardiovascular health, but researchers found little evide...

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ScienceDaily Health These blood thinners may have an unexpected benefit for Alzheimer’s patients

Newer blood thinners may do more than prevent strokes in people with Alzheimer’s disease and atrial fibrillation. Researchers foun...

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ScienceDaily Health Textbooks may have misdrawn this basic brain structure for 100 years

Scientists discovered that brain-cell axons may not be smooth tubes as textbooks have shown for more than a century, but instead n...

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ScienceDaily Health Scientists find a natural gut compound that helps heal the intestine

A natural compound produced by gut bacteria after digesting foods such as pomegranates, walnuts, and berries may help repair and p...

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ScienceDaily Health This popular fermented food may help flush nanoplastics from the body

A kimchi-derived bacterium can bind to nanoplastics under gut-like conditions and may help carry them out of the body. In mice, th...

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ScienceDaily Health Hidden “immune organ” in the skull may help fight brain cancer

Scientists discovered a hidden “immune organ” inside the skull that acts as a rapid first responder against brain cancer in mice....

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ScienceDaily Health New mesothelioma drug turns cancer’s own defenses against it

Scientists are testing a counterintuitive way to fight mesothelioma, an aggressive asbestos-linked cancer with few effective treat...

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ScienceDaily Health Scientists find a hidden retinal defense against vision loss

A naturally occurring molecule called erucamide may help the retina fight back against diseases that cause progressive vision loss...

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ScienceDaily Health Scientists find an immune “false alarm” that may drive rapid aging

Scientists have discovered that some severe genetic disorders linked to rapid aging may be driven not just by damaged DNA, but by...

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ScienceDaily Health Scientists discover a major brain shift between ages 50 and 75

Scientists have uncovered sweeping changes in how the human brain controls and organizes its genome beginning in midlife, offering...

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ScienceDaily Health Nearly 10,000 patients reveal what works best for knee arthritis pain relief

A major analysis of 139 clinical trials involving nearly 10,000 people suggests that some of the simplest treatments may work best...

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ScienceDaily Health Tiny cell “antennas” may help explain why some babies are born with heart defects

A newly discovered communication system in the microscopic “antennae” of cells may help explain how some congenital heart defects...

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ScienceDaily Health Plague was killing entire families thousands of years before the Black Death

Ancient DNA reveals that plague was already killing hunter-gatherers in Siberia 5,500 years ago, long before cities and flea-drive...

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ScienceDaily Health Scientists find a hidden cause of high blood pressure that routine tests can miss

A wearable device has revealed nighttime hormone surges that may expose a frequently missed cause of high blood pressure. The disc...

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ScienceDaily Health Scientists find how “zombie” cells fuel inflammation as we age

Scientists discovered that aging cells can use malfunctioning mitochondria to unlock inflammatory genes and keep the immune system...

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ScienceDaily Health Cancer is rising in younger adults. Faster biological aging may help explain why

Cancer rates are rising in adults under 55, and new research suggests accelerated biological aging may be one piece of the puzzle....

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ScienceDaily Health Hidden brain wiring may help keep the mind sharp as gray matter shrinks

Scientists have discovered that the brain’s short-range wiring may help protect cognition even as gray matter shrinks with age. He...

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ScienceDaily Health Scientists find a new layer of Alzheimer’s hidden in the genome

Scientists found that the 3D organization of DNA is disrupted in several types of brain cells affected by Alzheimer’s disease, alt...

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ScienceDaily Health AI uncovers hidden Ozempic side effects across 400,000 Reddit posts

AI analysis of 400,000 Reddit posts found that users of drugs such as Ozempic, Wegovy, Mounjaro, and Zepbound reported unexpected...

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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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