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Blood test can detect laughing gas and help the police fight whippit abuse
Forensic blood analysis can reveal whether drivers are high on laughing gas. Researchers hope the method can help the police.
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How corporate involvement in psychedelic research could threaten public safety
In the mid-20th century, psychedelics were deemed illegal substances with little medical purpose, a high potential for abuse and a lack of safety. However, emerging evidence suggests the opposite; a potential role for these ...
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Scientists explore the coupling between health span and lifespan in Caenorhabditis
A new research paper was published in Aging titled, "The coupling between healthspan and lifespan in Caenorhabditis depends on complex interactions between compound intervention and genetic background."
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Study identifies signs of repeated blast-related brain injury in active-duty United States Special Operations Forces
Repeated exposure to explosive blasts has the potential to cause brain injuries, but there is currently no diagnostic test for these injuries. In a study of 30 active-duty United States SOF personnel, researchers found that ...
Apr 22, 2024
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New study furthers understanding of lung regeneration
Researchers at Boston Medical Center (BMC) and Boston University (BU) have published a new study detailing the development of a method for generating human alveolar epithelial type I cells (AT1s) from pluripotent stem cells ...
Apr 22, 2024
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Research analyzes government intervention and COVID-19 pandemic
While there's a strong determination worldwide to return to a new normal in a post-COVID world, the pandemic is nearly impossible to forget. A large amount of data also provides insight we may not want to move past just yet—how ...
Apr 22, 2024
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Chronic pain linked to socioeconomic background
Development of chronic musculoskeletal pain can be influenced by socioeconomics, fear of movement, smoking and poorer support networks, new research shows.
Apr 22, 2024
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Firearm violence risk score may help tailor, disseminate prevention efforts in emergency departments
A four-item score designed to predict those at risk for future firearm violence may serve as an important tool for emergency department clinicians to tailor interventions to young persons at risk for firearm violence and ...
Apr 22, 2024
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New compound from blessed thistle may promote functional nerve regeneration
Researchers from the University of Cologne have found a new use for cnicin, a substance produced in blessed thistle. Their article "Cnicin promotes functional nerve regeneration" features clinical studies and is published ...
Apr 19, 2024
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Battle against fatal neurodegenerative disease advances on two fronts
European researchers are pioneering a vaccine and treatment for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.
Apr 19, 2024
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Aging hallmarks of the primate ovary revealed by spatiotemporal transcriptomics
The ovary is an essential organ for female fertility, and its age-dependent decline in function is a major cause of infertility. However, the molecular mechanisms underlying ovarian aging are still not well understood, particularly ...
Apr 19, 2024
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Scientists identify airway cells that sense aspirated water and acid reflux
When a mouthful of water goes down the wrong pipe—heading toward a healthy person's lungs instead of their gut—they start coughing uncontrollably. That's because their upper airway senses the water and quickly signals ...
Apr 18, 2024
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Mitigating the risk of infection in combat-related injuries
The severely invasive nature of combat trauma creates massive regions of injury, colonization and infection, requiring specialized diagnostic and aggressive therapeutic approaches. Previous reports indicate an estimated occurrence ...
Apr 18, 2024
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Researchers find glucose levels of nondiabetic people vary more than thought
A medical researcher at Tel Aviv University, working with a group of computer scientists at the Weizmann Institute of Science, both in Israel, has found that fasting glucose levels in nondiabetic people vary more than previously ...
Study links lack of diversity in Alzheimer's disease clinical trials to differences in amyloid levels
It's long been recognized that some of the groups most likely to get dementia, including African Americans and Hispanics, are greatly underrepresented in clinical trials. Now a new USC study shows that people from certain ...
Apr 17, 2024
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Mouse study shows how a father's diet can shape the health of his offspring
A study of mice suggests a father's diet may shape the anxiety of his sons and the metabolic health of his daughters before they are even conceived.
Apr 17, 2024
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New study seeks to improve nutritional guidance for cognitive health
The interplay between the food we eat and our overall cognitive performance is a topic of increasing interest to people throughout the world. And while some studies have reported benefits of healthy diet patterns on cognitive ...
Apr 17, 2024
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Searching ICTRP: Dispensable for drug assessments, but essential for assessments of non-drug interventions
Searching for evidence for health technology assessments (HTAs) is time-consuming because the evidence identified must be a reliable basis for robust assessment results: The scientific knowledge about the benefits and harms ...
Apr 17, 2024
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Study on rats shows a junk food diet can cause long-term damage to adolescent brains
A new USC-led study on rats that feasted on a high-fat, sugary diet raises the possibility that a junk food-filled diet in teens may disrupt their brains' memory ability for a long time.
Apr 16, 2024
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Mouse study finds small extracellular vesicles from young blood extend lifespan and restore physiological functions
New research presents a significant discovery: small extracellular vesicles (sEVs) from the blood of young mice possess the capacity to dramatically extend lifespan, rejuvenate whole-body physiology and reverse age-related ...
Apr 16, 2024
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