Researchers at APC Microbiome Ireland, a leading research center at University College Cork, have taken a major step toward understanding how coffee benefits the body. For the first time, scientists have closely examined how coffee interacts with…
Category: 5. Health
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About Half Needing Cataract Surgery Lack Access. How This Is Changing
The World Health Organization estimates that 94 million people worldwide have cataracts. Here’s what the Bloomberg Philanthropies Vision Initiative has done so far.
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Boosting one protein helps the brain fight Alzheimer’s
Researchers at Baylor College of Medicine have uncovered a built in process that can remove existing amyloid plaques from the brains of mouse models of Alzheimer’s disease while also helping preserve memory and thinking ability. The discovery…
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Peptides are unproven as health aids. FDA may unleash them anyway
Pick an ailment — joint pain, brain fog, insomnia — and there’s probably a peptide therapy promising to treat it. Never mind that many of these amino acid–based products are not approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration,…
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Syphilis cases in expectant mothers have dramatically risen since the pandemic – here’s what’s driving the trend
Syphilis is a sexually transmitted infection caused by the bacteria Treponema pallidum.
During pregnancy, this bacteria can pass from a mother with untreated syphilis, known as maternal syphilis, to her child in utero, causing the fetus to…
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Can AI help doctors avoid missed diagnoses? A new study suggests yes
In some of medicine’s toughest cases, the hardest part isn’t choosing the right diagnosis. It’s thinking of it at all. Artificial intelligence may now be better at that than doctors, a new study suggests.
“We’re witnessing…
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Immune Cell Organization is Indicative of Response to Disease
The immune system is a complex response of various cells that detect and elicit mechanisms to eliminate disease. This orchestrated response in healthy individuals overcomes infections and foreign molecules…
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Protein Inhibition Found to Sensitize Aggressive Lymphoma to Therapy
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL) is a group of hematologic malignancies that originate from lymphocytes known as B or T cells. This occurs in the lymphatic system and is commonly characterized by swollen lymph…
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Warmer temps bring soaring tick populations – here’s how to stay safe from Lyme disease
Spring’s warmer weather lures people outdoors – and into possible contact with ticks that spread Lyme disease.
Already, the 2026 tick season is booming. On April 23, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention warned that emergency…
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Supreme Court bolsters donors’ free speech rights in unanimous crisis pregnancy center ruling
The U.S. Supreme Court has cleared the way for a chain of crisis pregnancy centers based in New Jersey to challenge a subpoena from New Jersey’s attorney general.
First Choice Women’s Resource Centers operates at several locations…
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