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Category: 4. Health
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Is This 1 Phantom Scent A Sign Of Stroke? Here’s What Experts Say.
There’s a long-standing idea that the phantom scent of burnt toast — that is, smelling burnt toast when it’s not really there — means you’re going to have a stroke. People often chat about the supposed symptom on Reddit, and the stroke-toast rumor was even mentioned in a song by comedian and musician Bo Burnham.
It makes sense that folks want to know all that they can about the signs of a stroke, a medical emergency in which a blood vessel supplying the brain is obstructed or…
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Groundbreaking light-driven method to create key drug compounds
Traditionally, chemists have relied on well-established but limiting methods to synthesize these molecules. The new research, co-authored by Kevin Brown, the James F. Jackson Professor of Chemistry in the College, and Professors Xiaotian Qi, Wang Wang, and Bodi Zhao of Wuhan University, presents a fundamentally different approach.
Researchers at Indiana University and Wuhan University in China have unveiled a groundbreaking chemical process that could streamline the development of…
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Peacekeeper cells protect the body from autoimmunity during infection
During infections, the immune system needs to distinguish foreign antigens that are expressed by invading bacteria and viruses from self-antigens that are expressed by cells of the body. If not, the immune system can mistakenly attack its own cells, causing lasting damage to tissue and potential long-term disease.
New research from the University of Chicago shows how a specially trained population of immune cells keeps the peace by preventing other immune cells from attacking their own. The…
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Cellular mechanisms that may lead to onset of inflammatory bowel disease
A research team led by Mount Sinai has uncovered mechanisms of abnormal immune cell function that may lead to Crohn’s disease, according to findings published in Science Immunology on March 21. The researchers said their discovery provides better understanding of disease development and could inform the development and design of new therapies to prevent inflammation before it starts in the chronic disorder.
Crohn’s disease is an inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) that causes chronic…
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Fighting Crop Viruses with RNA: A New Era in Plant Protection
What steps can researchers take to combat crop viruses? This is what a recent study published in Nucleic Acids Research hopes to address as a team of researchers from Germany investigated a novel method using RNA to ensure better plant protection and stable crop production. This study has the potential to help researchers, farmers, and the public better understand plant viruses and the steps that can be taken to mitigate them for both the short and long…
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Trump Must Challenge Foreign Freeloading, Not Copy It
“The Trump administration must confront foreign governments directly to end pharmaceutical … More
This morning, the America First Policy Institute released an issue brief highlighting a genuine problem—the rest of the world free-rides on American pharmaceutical innovation. American consumers bear most of the global costs associated with drug research and development and so subsidize lower prices abroad.
President Trump is already working…
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A Scientific, Economic & Ethical Reflection On Women’s Health History
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As we come to the end of Women’s History Month and acknowledging their significant impact on society, we must also talk about women’s health. Women in the United States had the lowest life expectancy of 80 years, compared with women in other high-income countries. Women also had the highest rate of avoidable…
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Potential risk biomarkers found for schizophrenia resulting from cannabis use
Cannabis is one of the most widely used substances in the world, with some 228 million users between the ages of 15 and 64. The risk of developing schizophrenia increases significantly with cannabis use, especially when it starts at a young age. What is more, it is estimated that approximately 10% of cannabis users will develop cannabis use disorder during their lifetime. Curiously, almost a third of individuals diagnosed with schizophrenia also meet the criteria for cannabis use disorder;…
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Nearly half of depression diagnoses could be considered treatment-resistant
Almost half of patients diagnosed with depression classify as being ‘treatment-resistant’ as new research suggests that many don’t respond to multiple antidepressant options.
The new study, published in the British Journal of Psychiatry was led by academics from the University of Birmingham and Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust. The study found that 48% of patients whose electronic healthcare records reported a diagnosis of depression had tried at least two…
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