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MED @medtriage.bsky.social · 45m

Do you think disease had a bigger impact on Napoleon’s defeat than the cold or combat? ❄️🦠⚔️

MED @medtriage.bsky.social · 51m

🧬 New DNA study reveals epidemics that helped destroy Napoleon’s army ⚔️ www.cell.com/current... #Research #History #Science #DNA #Napoleon #Pandemic

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MED @medtriage.bsky.social · 1d

Do you think cutting sugar early in life could really protect the heart decades later? 🤔❤️

MED @medtriage.bsky.social · 1d

🍬 Children who consumed less sugar were later found to have a lower risk of heart disease, according to a new study published in The BMJ ❤️ Link to paper: www.bmj.com/content/... #HeartHealth #MedicalResearch #Nutrition #PublicHealth

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MED @medtriage.bsky.social · 2d

💭 Could the rapid spread of bird flu in Europe be the warning sign of the next global health crisis?

MED @medtriage.bsky.social · 2d

🐦 The fastest bird flu spread in a decade is sweeping across Europe, and experts warn the H5N1 strain is showing signs of adapting to mammals — raising fears it could jump to humans. #BirdFlu #H5N1 #HealthNews #Europe

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MED @medtriage.bsky.social · 2d

📈 Bowel cancer rates are rising fastest among adults under 50, according to new research 🔗 Read the study - www.acpjournals.org/... #Cancer #HealthNews #PublicHealth #Research

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MED @medtriage.bsky.social · 4d

🧠 Adults with gum disease show more signs of brain white-matter damage linked to stroke and dementia, new research finds. 🔗 Read the research: neurology.org/doi/10... #OralHealth #BrainHealth #Neurology #StrokeRisk #Research

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MED @medtriage.bsky.social · 4d

🧬 Gray hair may help protect against cancer, according to new research in Nature Cell Biology 🔗 nature.com/articles/... #Science #Cancer #Ageing #HealthNews #Research

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MED @medtriage.bsky.social · 6d

🧠 A new analysis of 1.2 million people suggests our mental abilities may not peak until around age 60 — far later than once thought. 🔗 Read study: sciencedirect.com/sc...
#Science #Aging #Intelligence #HealthNews #Research

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MED @medtriage.bsky.social · 6d

💭 Could this microchip breakthrough change how we treat blindness — and should it be made available more widely?

MED @medtriage.bsky.social · 6d

👁️ A breakthrough eye microchip has restored partial sight to people with severe vision loss, letting many read again for the first time in years. 🔗 nejm.org/doi/full/10... #Blindness #Innovation #MedicalResearch #HealthNews #Vision

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MED @medtriage.bsky.social · 8d

💬 Which story from this week do you think will change medicine the most? Let us know below 👇

MED @medtriage.bsky.social · 8d

🩺🌍 7 medical stories making headlines this week Oct 19th

💬 Which story do you think will change medicine the most?

🔗 You can find links to the research papers in the individual posts from this week

#MedicalNews #GlobalHealth #ScienceUpdate #DoctorsOfTikTok #HealthNews

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MED @medtriage.bsky.social · 8d

🔗 Read the paper: jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...

💭 Should parents, schools, and governments be more assertive in setting limits on teen social media use?

MED @medtriage.bsky.social · 8d

📱 A new JAMA study of 6,500 adolescents found that even low levels of social media use were linked to lower cognitive scores 🔗 Link to paper in comments. #SocialMedia #Adolescents #Cognition #HealthNews

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MED @medtriage.bsky.social · 9d

🩸 A new blood test has detected over 50 types of cancer at early stages - a major step toward faster, less invasive diagnosis. Researchers say it could transform screening, though more trials are needed. #CancerResearch #HealthNews #Innovation #MedicalScience #EarlyDetection

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MED @medtriage.bsky.social · 9d

🔗 Read the paper: pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41034507/

💭 Could findings like this help reduce stigma by showing how deeply early trauma affects the brain — or risk shifting focus away from mental health support and prevention?

MED @medtriage.bsky.social · 9d

🧠💔 A new study in Molecular Psychiatry links higher levels of the brain enzyme SGK1 to suicide risk in people who experienced childhood trauma. 🔗 Link to paper in comments. #MentalHealth #Neuroscience #Suicide #Depression #HealthNews

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MED @medtriage.bsky.social · 10d

🔗 Read the paper: jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...

💭 With pickleball-related eye injuries rising sharply, should protective eyewear be mandatory for all players — or remain a personal choice?

MED @medtriage.bsky.social · 10d

🏓👁️ Pickleball’s boom comes with a downside — eye injuries have risen fivefold since 2020, reports JAMA Ophthalmology 🔗 Link to paper in comments. #Pickleball #EyeHealth #SportsInjury #HealthNews #PublicHealth

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MED @medtriage.bsky.social · 11d

🔗 Read the study: www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...

💭 Could a pill really replace CPAP machines one day — or do you think this drug will just be a niche option for some patients?

MED @medtriage.bsky.social · 11d

💊😴 A pill first developed for epilepsy may offer the first real drug treatment for sleep apnea. 🔗 Study link in comments. #SleepApnea #MedicalResearch #HealthInnovation #Sleep #GlobalHealth

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MED @medtriage.bsky.social · 13d

🔗 Read the article: www.iarc.who.int/news-events/...

💭 Should governments do more to curb alcohol-related cancer risks — or is it up to individuals to change their drinking habits?

MED @medtriage.bsky.social · 13d

🍷⚠️ Alcohol is now a major driver of cancer in Europe, says a new WHO/IARC report. Linked to 111,000+ new cases a year and billions in costs. 🔗 Link to article in comments. #CancerPrevention #GlobalHealth #AlcoholAwareness #PublicHealth #HealthNews

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