Shohei Ohtani #17 of the Los Angeles Dodgers looks on after hitting his second home run during Game 4 of the National League Championship series while Milwaukee Brewers catcher William Contreras has the “what the…” look. (Photo by Sean M. Haffey/Getty Images)
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Painful experience has taught Erika Moore that benign doesn’t always mean harmless. Moore, a biomedical engineer at the University of Maryland in College Park, lives with noncancerous tumors in the uterus called uterine fibroids. “That’s what drew me in to wanting to understand…
A Guardian spatial repellent hung in a schoolroom in Busia County, Kenya.
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Ten years ago, when Eric Ochomo started researching a relatively new type of mosquito control device, he didn’t realize how long it would take before those devices would enter into wide use.
But this year, the…
Researchers at University College Cork, led by Professor Yvonne Nolan, have uncovered the specific metabolic processes that explain how exercise helps offset the harmful behavioral effects of eating a Western-style cafeteria diet. Published on October 21 in the peer-reviewed journal Brain…
A major international study led by UCL researchers has found that combining two cancer drugs could substantially slow the progression of a severe and often deadly form of prostate cancer in men with specific genetic mutations.
Published in Nature Medicine, the Phase III AMPLITUDE trial tested…
Protecting your brain’s energy and keeping your mind sharp might start with what’s on your plate. Foods such as fish and seafood, meat, non-starchy vegetables, berries, nuts, seeds, eggs, and even full-fat dairy may play a key role in maintaining cognitive health.
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A newly developed method that improves the accuracy of ankle blood pressure measurements could transform care for people who are unable to have their blood pressure taken from the arm.
Researchers from the University of Exeter Medical School, in a study published in BMJ Open and funded by the…
Maya Ortiz is currently undergoing treatment for Stage 3 Ovarian Cancer
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At 18, Maya Ortiz developed sharp stomach pain that flared after meals. She chalked it up to her usual “sensitive stomach.” But over the following months, the ache grew to agony. “I’d drink milk and curl my…
Many women going through menopause report experiencing what they describe as “brain fog,” a mix of forgetfulness, reduced focus, and mental fatigue. These symptoms are thought to stem in part from hormonal fluctuations that occur during this transition. To better understand the connection,…
A newly discovered molecule may hold the key to rebalancing the immune system in lupus and autoimmune diseases.
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A newly discovered molecule may hold the key to rebalancing the immune system in lupus and autoimmune diseases. Two recently identified enzymes reveal how small genetic…