SEVILLE ANDALUSIA, SPAIN – OCTOBER 19: A lady with the help of a nurse gets a mammogram. (Photo By … More
The experiment was simple. A group of behaviorally-minded researchers tested whether patients are more likely to receive mammograms when those tests are automatically scheduled (meaning they can opt out if they want) versus when they have to opt in for the tests.
The researchers predicted that people who have…
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Anecdotal reports and a case series suggest that Ozempic and other GLP-1 receptor agonists may in … More
People have been mouthing off on social media about the different things that Ozempic and other glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists can supposedly do to, well, the inside of your mouth. There’s what’s been dubbed “Ozempic teeth,” which encompasses dental problems like gum disease, tooth decay…
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In biology, enzymes have evolved over millions of years to drive chemical reactions. Scientists from the Max Planck Institute for Dynamics and Self-Organization (MPI-DS) now derived universal rules to enable the de novo design of optimal enzymes. As an example, they considered the enzymatic reaction of breaking a dimer into two monomer molecules. Considering the geometry of such an enzyme-substrate-complex, they identified three golden rules that should be considered to build a functional…
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NEW YORK, NEW YORK – DECEMBER 19: Billy Joel performs at Madison Square Garden on December 19, 2023 … More
Rock legend Billy Joel, aged 76, has been diagnosed with normal pressure hydrocephalus (NPH), a neurological condition that has forced him to cancel his upcoming tour. NPH, often mistaken for dementia, can profoundly affect walking, balance, and cognitive function.
What is NPH? How is is treated? And what lies ahead…
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Chronic stress can lead to increased blood pressure and cardiovascular disease, decreased immune function, depression, and anxiety. Unfortunately, the tools we use to monitor stress are often imprecise or expensive, relying on self-reporting questionnaires and psychiatric evaluations.
Now a Tufts interdisciplinary engineer and his team have devised a simple device using specially designed floss that can easily and accurately measure cortisol, a stress hormone, in real time.
“It started in a…
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The immune system is regulated by a body clock and is more active during the day, scientists at Waipapa Taumata Rau, University of Auckland have discovered.
A breakthrough study, led by scientists at Waipapa Taumata Rau, University of Auckland, has uncovered how daylight can boost the immune system’s ability to fight infections.
The team focused on the most abundant immune cells in our bodies, called ‘neutrophils’, which are a type of white blood cell. These cells move quickly to the site of…
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When Columbia neurologist and scientist Neil Shneider speaks to his ALS patients who volunteer for experimental therapies, he’s unwaveringly honest. “Patients always ask me, “What can I hope to get out of this?” Shneider says. “And I always say, in most clinical trials, our hope is that we can slow the disease or maybe even halt progression.”
So it was a big surprise when some of the patients treated with an experimental drug — a therapy that emerged from Shneider’s research efforts –…
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Researchers led by Maike Sander, Scientific Director of the Max Delbrück Center, have developed a vascularized organoid model of hormone secreting cells in the pancreas. The advance, published in Developmental Cell, promises to improve diabetes research and cell-based therapies.
An international team of researchers led by Max Delbrück Center Scientific Director Professor Maike Sander has for the first time developed an organoid model of human pluripotent stem cell-derived pancreatic islets…
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Pruney fingertips aren’t swollen sponges — the wrinkles actually come from blood vessels constricting and pulling skin inward.
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After Obamacare slapped a 10% tax on tanning bed services, Nicole “Snooki” Polizzi launched her Sunless Tanning Collection. (She’s shown here at a 2012 launch event.) Spray-on tans are exempt from the tax, which Republicans now want to repeal.
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Tucked among the trillions of tax cuts in the House’s just-passed “big, beautiful bill” is the repeal of the tax on indoor tanning services. But before you rush to book a tanning bed appointment, remember that the Senate…
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