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Intimate partner violence leaves marks on the mind and the brain — and health care still underestimates the damage
04/09

Intimate partner violence leaves marks on the mind and the brain — and health care still underestimates the damage

Intimate partner violence leaves marks on the mind and the brain — and health care still underestimates the damage When people talk about intimate partner violence, the focus quite rightly tends to fall on the immediate danger: assault, threats, cont...

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A healthier plant-based diet is linked with lower dementia risk — but it is not a stand-alone shield against Alzheimer’s
04/08

A healthier plant-based diet is linked with lower dementia risk — but it is not a stand-alone shield against Alzheimer’s

A healthier plant-based diet is linked with lower dementia risk — but it is not a stand-alone shield against Alzheimer’s Few areas of health attract as much interest as the possibility of protecting the brain with choices made years — or even decades...

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Tau seeds may spread through connected neurons in Alzheimer’s disease — helping explain how the illness advances through the brain
04/08

Tau seeds may spread through connected neurons in Alzheimer’s disease — helping explain how the illness advances through the brain

Tau seeds may spread through connected neurons in Alzheimer’s disease — helping explain how the illness advances through the brain One of the hardest questions in Alzheimer’s disease is not simply which proteins are involved, but how the damage sprea...

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Study challenges the popular belief about fish oil and the brain — and the clearest message is that any benefits may depend on context
04/08

Study challenges the popular belief about fish oil and the brain — and the clearest message is that any benefits may depend on context

Study challenges the popular belief about fish oil and the brain — and the clearest message is that any benefits may depend on context Few supplements have built as strong a reputation as fish oil when it comes to the brain. For years, the idea has b...

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A molecular map could open new routes for treating heart and lung disease — but the real advance is in target discovery, not an immediate cure
04/08

A molecular map could open new routes for treating heart and lung disease — but the real advance is in target discovery, not an immediate cure

A molecular map could open new routes for treating heart and lung disease — but the real advance is in target discovery, not an immediate cure Heart and lung diseases are often described by their most visible effects: shortness of breath, exercise in...

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Predicting heart disease within diabetes subgroups is an important goal — but the new headline still needs caution
04/08

Predicting heart disease within diabetes subgroups is an important goal — but the new headline still needs caution

Predicting heart disease within diabetes subgroups is an important goal — but the new headline still needs caution For many years, diabetes was treated as a fairly uniform cardiovascular risk category. Once a person had the diagnosis, the assumption...

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CAR-T can treat some cancers that once had few options — and new strategies aim to make it accessible to more patients
04/08

CAR-T can treat some cancers that once had few options — and new strategies aim to make it accessible to more patients

CAR-T can treat some cancers that once had few options — and new strategies aim to make it accessible to more patients Few recent cancer treatments have generated as much excitement as CAR-T cell therapy. In some patients with relapsed or refractory...

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A new study suggests a missing piece in how the brain regulates appetite — but the biology of hunger was already more complex than it sounds
04/07

A new study suggests a missing piece in how the brain regulates appetite — but the biology of hunger was already more complex than it sounds

A new study suggests a missing piece in how the brain regulates appetite — but the biology of hunger was already more complex than it sounds Few bodily functions seem as intuitive as eating. We get hungry, we eat, and then we feel full. But that simp...

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A new AI model could help spot lung cancer earlier — but its real value may be in sorting risky nodules more accurately
04/07

A new AI model could help spot lung cancer earlier — but its real value may be in sorting risky nodules more accurately

A new AI model could help spot lung cancer earlier — but its real value may be in sorting risky nodules more accurately Lung cancer remains one of the diseases where timing changes almost everything. Found late, it often leaves fewer treatment option...

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