An innovative outbreak detection program that tracks disease-causing viruses in wastewater identified the measles virus in Houston samples collected in early January 2025, before cases were reported. The team that developed the program, which includes researchers at Baylor College of Medicine,…
Category: 5. Health
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Lower tackle height changing face of women’s rugby, study says
Lower the legal tackle height in women’s rugby is providing effectin in reducing head contacts between players, a world-first study suggests.
Changes to the tackle height law in women’s community rugby in Scotland is linked to reductions in head-to-head and head-to shoulder contacts, the study…
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Olympic anti-doping lab puts U.S. meat supply to the test
Scientists at UCLA’s Olympic Analytical Laboratory turned their sophisticated analytical capabilities for testing athlete samples for performance-enhancing drugs to research examining the U.S. meat supply as part of a study led by Texas Tech. The study was designed to investigate concerns that…
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CAR-T cell therapy for cancer causes ‘brain fog,’ study shows
After treatment with CAR-T cells — immune cells engineered to attack cancer — patients sometimes tell their doctors they feel like they have “brain fog,” or forgetfulness and difficulty concentrating.
A new Stanford Medicine-led study shows that CAR-T cell therapy causes mild cognitive…
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Evidence of mother-offspring attachment types in wild chimpanzees
Have you ever wondered how your childhood relationship with your parents shaped the person you are today? Scientists have long known that early attachment to caregivers plays a crucial role in human development, but what about one of our closest relatives, the chimpanzee?
By observing the…
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Drug to slow Alzheimer’s well tolerated outside of clinical trial setting
The Food and Drug Administration’s approval in 2023 of lecanemab — a novel Alzheimer’s therapy shown in clinical trials to modestly slow disease progression — was met with enthusiasm by many in the field as it represented the first medication of its kind able to influence the disease. But side…
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Addressing hearing loss may reduce isolation among the elderly
Providing hearing aids and advice on their use may preserve social connections that often wane as we age, a new study shows. Its authors say that this approach could help ease the loneliness epidemic that older Americans face.
According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention,…
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A chemical in plastics is tied to heart disease deaths
A common chemical in household plastics has been linked with heart disease deaths.
In 2018, about 13.5 percent of the more than 2.6 million deaths from cardiovascular disease among people ages 55 to 64 globally could have been related to exposure to a type of chemical called a…
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Extended reality boccia shows positive rehabilitation effects
Boccia’s appeal and rising popularity comes from its showcase as a Paralympic sport that can be enjoyed by people of all ages and abilities. An Osaka Metropolitan University team has developed an extended reality version of the game as a rehabilitation program, showing how the game that requires…
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Different anesthetics, same result: Unconsciousness by shifting brainwave phase
At the level of molecules and cells, ketamine and dexmedetomidine work very differently, but in the operating room they do the same exact thing: anesthetize the patient. By demonstrating how these distinct drugs achieve the same result, a new study in animals by neuroscientists at The Picower…
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