Metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease is now the most common liver condition worldwide, affecting about one in three adults. It develops when excess fat builds up inside liver cells, which can lead to serious liver damage and also increases the risk of dying from heart and…
Category: 5. Health
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‘Beyond Inheritance’ offers a new view on mutations
Beyond Inheritance
Roxanne Khamsi
Riverhead Books, $30.00It’s easy to think of the human body as a single, fully integrated unit. After all, stub your toe all the way at one end of your body, and your brain registers it at the other. A suite of muscles works together to hop…
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Placebo effect can work as well as real medicine – but your body may need permission to use it
The first time the placebo effect really got under my skin was when I read that roughly one-third of people with irritable bowel syndrome improve on placebo treatments alone. Usually this statistic is presented as a fascinating quirk of medicine. My reaction was anger.
Humanity possesses…
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Scientists discover hidden “master switch” driving skin cancer growth and immune escape
A molecule that helps control gene activity has now been tied to both the growth of skin cancer and its ability to avoid the body’s immune defenses, according to new research.
Scientists from NYU Langone Health and its Perlmutter Cancer Center found that a key protein, known as the transcription…
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Scientists discover skincare compound that kills drug-resistant bacteria
Madecassic acid is widely known in Korean skincare as a calming “hero ingredient,” but new research suggests it may have a much bigger role to play. Scientists at the University of Kent have found that this plant-derived compound could help fight antibiotic-resistant bacteria, one of the most…
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Increasing heat can boost malnutrition among children
Climate change may be worsening nutritional problems for already vulnerable children.
An analysis of data from about 6.5 million young children in Brazil shows that the higher the temperature, the higher the chances of child malnutrition. Each 1 degree Celsius rise in local…
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Intimate partner homicide has clear warning signs – and is often preventable, research shows
Dr. Cerina Wanzer Fairfax was an accomplished dentist and a loving mom to two teenage children. On April 16, 2026, she was killed by her estranged husband, former Virginia Lt. Gov. Justin Fairfax, who then killed himself, according to news reports. This apparent intimate partner…
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A vaccine for Lyme disease could be on the horizon
Outdoor enthusiasts hoping to avoid catching a potentially debilitating bacterium from a tick bite could soon have another layer of defense joining bug sprays and long clothing.
New clinical trial data from vaccine makers Pfizer and Valneva show that their Lyme disease shot
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This missing vitamin could stop cancer cells in their tracks
Researchers at the University of Lausanne (Unil) have uncovered a new biological mechanism that exposes a critical vulnerability in tumor cells when they are deprived of vitamin B7.
All cells must adjust to changes in nutrient supply to survive. However, some cells become especially reliant on…
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This simple 3-amino acid trick boosts mRNA therapy 20-fold
Lipid nanoparticles, or LNPs, are best known for their role in delivering the COVID-19 mRNA vaccines given to billions of people. Now, scientists are expanding their use far beyond vaccines. Researchers are working to use these tiny carriers to deliver therapeutic mRNA into cells for cancer…
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