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Medical Research & Innovations

What new clinical trials and medical studies actually found: drugs, diets, diagnoses and disease risk, reported clearly with a link to the journal.

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Medical Research & Innovations

A new study found that the sleep loss in Alzheimer’s is not caused by plaques. It is caused by the brain’s own immune response to them, and researchers found a way to reverse it

Jul 21 · 9 min read · Alzheimer's & Dementia

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More than 90% of cancer deaths come from metastasis. A new study found that the act of spreading trains cancer cells to spread better, and identified a druggable target at the center of the process

Jul 18 · 9 min read · Nature

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Researchers scanned 47,000 brains and found that the most overlooked structure in neuroscience may be the strongest protection against cognitive decline and Alzheimer’s

Jul 8 · 8 min read · Nature Neuroscience

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One in four strokes has been misunderstood for decades, and a new study explains why the drugs most commonly prescribed to prevent it so often fail

Jul 4 · 8 min read · Circulation

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A new study proves for the first time that a common viral infection can trigger the brain damage that causes Parkinson’s, and the destruction continues long after the virus is gone

Jun 30 · 7 min read · Brain, Behavior, & Immunity - Health

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Scientists may have found the brain’s attention switch and it instantly produced ADHD-like symptoms when turned off

Jun 26 · 7 min read · Nature

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Scientists found that people born after 1965 are biologically aging faster than previous generations and it explains why cancer rates in young adults keep rising

Jun 22 · 6 min read · Nature

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Scientists found that aging muscle stops sending a molecular signal that suppresses tumor growth, and exercise can switch it back on

Jun 20 · 5 min read · Nature

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A new trial found that about 30 percent of the weight people lose on tirzepatide is muscle, and a second drug can cut that in half

Jun 18 · 5 min read · Nature

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Scientists found that e-cigarettes, marketed for years as the safe exit from smoking, are linked to significantly higher lung cancer risk in people who use them after quitting

Jun 16 · 5 min read · Nature

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A study spanning ages 19 to 94 found that brain health consistently improved over three years regardless of age or starting point, using just minutes of daily activity

Jun 14 · 4 min read · Nature

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Scientists discovered that drugs designed for weight loss may reduce breast cancer risk by nearly one-third

Jun 10 · 6 min read · JCO Oncology Practice

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