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Category: 4. Health

  • New non-surgical contraceptive implant is delivered through tiny needles

    New non-surgical contraceptive implant is delivered through tiny needles

    Mass General Brigham and MIT investigators have developed a long-acting contraceptive implant that can be delivered through tiny needles to minimize patient discomfort and increase the likelihood of medication use.

    Their findings in preclinical models provide the technological basis to develop self-administrable contraceptive shots that could mimic the long-term drug release of surgically implanted devices.

    The new approach, which would reduce how often patients need to inject themselves and…

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    News Source: www.sciencedaily.com

  • Avoidable deaths are on the rise in the United States, yet falling in many peer nations

    Avoidable deaths are on the rise in the United States, yet falling in many peer nations

    When a person dies, clinicians often look at the cause of death to determine whether it could have been avoided, either by medical prevention such as vaccines or by treatments like antibiotics. These types of deaths are known as avoidable mortalities, and in most high-income countries around the world, the number is going down.

    But in the United States, avoidable deaths have been on the rise for more than a decade, according to a new study by researchers at the Brown University School of…

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    News Source: www.sciencedaily.com

  • At-home smell test for early detection of Alzheimer’s disease

    At-home smell test for early detection of Alzheimer’s disease

    When it comes to early detection of cognitive impairment, a new study suggests that the nose knows. Researchers from Mass General Brigham developed olfactory tests — in which participants sniff odor labels that have been placed on a card — to assess people’s ability to discriminate, identify and remember odors. They found that participants could successfully take the test at home and that older adults with cognitive impairment scored lower on the test than cognitively normal adults….

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  • Cats Are Getting Bird Flu. Here’s How To Protect Them

    Cats Are Getting Bird Flu. Here’s How To Protect Them

    The bird flu that is driving up the cost of eggs is also infecting cats, so cat lovers should take steps to protect them.

    The current strain of bird flu — avian influenza type A (H5N1) — is “quite serious” for cats, according to Julie Levy, DVM, Ph.D., DACVIM, a professor of shelter medicine education at the University of Florida.

    “This new version that is connected with dairy cows is…

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    News Source: www.forbes.com

  • Breaking antibiotic-resistant bacteria’s protective shields opens door for immune system response

    Breaking antibiotic-resistant bacteria’s protective shields opens door for immune system response

    Antibiotic-resistant bacteria is a serious public health threat. Understanding the biology of these bacteria — such as how they synthesise their protective capsules — is essential for developing new strategies to counter antibiotic resistance.

    Streptococcus pneumoniae is a bacterium commonly found in the upper respiratory tract of humans. While it can exist harmlessly in some individuals, it is also a major pathogen responsible for severe illnesses, particularly in young children, the…

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    News Source: www.sciencedaily.com

  • Citrus remedy squeezes out dry mouth for cancer patients

    Citrus remedy squeezes out dry mouth for cancer patients

    A natural citrus oil from oranges, lemons, and limes is proving highly effective in relieving dry mouth, and when combined with a new lipid formulation, new research suggests it may be effective without significant side effects.

    Developed by the University of South Australia in collaboration with the Medical School at Stanford University, this world first formulation uniquely combines limonene (a citrus essential oil) with a lipid-based drug delivery system to treat dry mouth (xerostomia), a…

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  • Engineers develop a better way to deliver long-lasting drugs

    Engineers develop a better way to deliver long-lasting drugs

    MIT engineers have devised a new way to deliver certain drugs in higher doses with less pain, by injecting them as a suspension of tiny crystals. Once under the skin, the crystals assemble into a drug “depot” that could last for months or years, eliminating the need for frequent drug injections.

    This approach could prove useful for delivering long-lasting contraceptives or other drugs that need to be given for extended periods of time. Because the drugs are dispersed in a suspension before…

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  • Scientists engineer starfish cells to shape-shift in response to light

    Scientists engineer starfish cells to shape-shift in response to light

    Life takes shape with the motion of a single cell. In response to signals from certain proteins and enzymes, a cell can start to move and shake, leading to contractions that cause it to squeeze, pinch, and eventually divide. As daughter cells follow suit down the generational line, they grow, differentiate, and ultimately arrange themselves into a fully formed organism.

    Now MIT scientists have used light to control how a single cell jiggles and moves during its earliest stage of development….

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  • Fatty liver linked to increased risk of death from several diseases

    Fatty liver linked to increased risk of death from several diseases

    A comprehensive study from Karolinska Institutet shows that people with fatty liver disease have almost twice the mortality rate of the general population. They have an increased risk of dying from both liver diseases and common diseases such as cancer and cardiovascular disease, according to the study published in The Journal of Hepatology.

    It is estimated that one in five people in Sweden has fatty liver disease known as MASLD (metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease), and…

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  • Motion sickness brain circuit may provide new options for treating obesity

    Motion sickness brain circuit may provide new options for treating obesity

    Motion sickness is a very common condition that affects about 1 in 3 people, but the brain circuits involved are largely unknown. In the current study published in Nature Metabolism, researchers at Baylor College of Medicine, the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston and the Jan and Dan Duncan Neurological Research Institute at Texas Children’s Hospital describe a new brain circuit involved in motion sickness that also contributes to regulating body temperature and metabolic…

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