Dental anxiety, also known as odontophobia, prevents people from getting their regular cleanings and keeping up with necessary dental hygiene.
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Making quieter dental drills to reduce dental anxiety
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Potential therapeutic target for mucosal healing in eosinophilic esophagitis
Researchers at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) identified a potential new therapeutic target for eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE), a chronic allergic inflammatory disease of the esophagus. The findings were published today in the journal…
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Light-activated protein triggers cancer cell death by raising alkalinity
One of the hallmarks of cancer cells is their ability to evade apoptosis, or programmed cell death, through changes in protein expression. Inducing apoptosis in cancer cells has become a major focus of novel cancer therapies, as these approaches…
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Brain researchers draw cellular blueprint for how we think and feel
A new study from experts with Georgia State University has achieved a long-standing goal in neuroscience: showing how the brain’s smallest components build the systems that shape thought, emotion and behavior.
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In-home sensor technology offers smarter care for ALS patients
Bill Janes is on a mission to improve life for people with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). As a licensed occupational therapist and researcher at the University of Missouri, he’s seen firsthand how the disease can steal a person’s strength,…
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Meet CDC’s new lead vaccine advisor who thinks shots cause heart disease
CDC data has found that boys and young men, aged 12 to 24, have a heightened risk of myocarditis (inflammation of the heart) after COVID-19 vaccination. However, the cases are rare, relatively mild, and almost always…
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COVID-19 pandemic linked to increases in childhood obesity
The COVID-19 pandemic not only disrupted children’s education, recreation, and social lives, but it also increased the prevalence of obesity in the U.S. pediatric population by roughly 1 million youngsters, according to a study led by UT…
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Youth economic struggles linked to higher suicide risk
Youth from low-income families are at a higher risk of suicide than their more well-off peers. But targeted interventions focused on improving their sleep may help mitigate that risk, according to new research from the University of Georgia.
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Exercise slows tumor growth in mice by shifting glucose uptake to muscles
It’s well known that exercise is good for health and helps to prevent serious diseases, like cancer and heart disease, along with simply making people feel better overall. However, the molecular mechanisms responsible for preventing cancer or…
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We are hardwired to sing, and it's good for us, too
On the first Sunday after being named leader of the Catholic Church in May 2025, Pope Leo XIV stood on the balcony of St. Peter’s Basilica in Rome and addressed the tens of thousands of people gathered. Invoking tradition, he led the people in…
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