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Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, or COPD, caused 141,733 deaths in the United States in 2023 – the latest data that has been…
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More than 140,000 Americans die from COPD each year – here’s why survival depends on more than avoiding smoking
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How the concept of ‘medical freedom’ is reshaping the military’s decades‑long stance on the flu vaccine mandate − and endangering troops’ readiness
For the first time in almost 80 years, U.S. service members will no longer be mandated to receive the annual influenza vaccine.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced the change on April 22, 2026. Citing medical autonomy and religious…
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Wearable glucose monitors offer real-time data, but for healthy people no guidelines exist to interpret the numbers
Keeping tabs on blood sugar throughout the day used to be the exclusive domain of people with diabetes. But in 2026, anyone can buy a user-friendly wearable device that provides minute-by-minute readouts on how their glucose levels respond…
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MIT scientists turn chaotic laser light into powerful brain imaging tool
Researchers at MIT have identified an unexpected effect in optical physics that could lead to a faster and more detailed way to image living tissue. Under specific conditions, what normally looks like a scattered and disordered laser signal can…
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Vitamin D boosts breast cancer treatment success by 79%
Researchers in Brazil have found that a simple vitamin D supplement may help chemotherapy work better in women with breast cancer. The study, carried out at the Botucatu School of Medicine at São Paulo State University (FMB-UNESP), suggests that…
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Scientists discover enzyme that could supercharge Ozempic
Researchers at the University of Utah have identified an enzyme called PapB that can reshape therapeutic peptides, a class of protein-like drugs, by linking their ends together into tight rings. This process, known as macrocyclization, creates…
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This dangerous pregnancy complication is common. A new treatment might help
Filtering a protein out of a pregnant person’s blood may help ease a dangerous complication of pregnancy.
In a study of 16 women with early preeclampsia, pulling a particular protein from their blood slightly lowered blood pressure…
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This hidden kind of stress may be damaging your memory as you age
Stress that people turn inward may be quietly increasing the risk of memory loss in older Chinese Americans, according to new research from Rutgers Health.
The study, published in The Journal of Prevention of Alzheimer’s Disease, was conducted by…
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Scientists discover how to freeze transplant organs without cracking them
Cryopreservation, the process of preserving biological tissue by cooling it to extremely low temperatures, often sounds like something out of science fiction. In reality, scientists have been studying and refining this technique for nearly a…
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Scientists may have found the brain’s switch for chronic pain
New research from the University of Colorado Boulder points to a little-known brain circuit that may determine whether short-term pain fades away or becomes a long-lasting problem. The findings suggest that this pathway plays a key role in…
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