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New study investigates how diet may slow normal brain aging
Insights may be relevant to accelerated brain diseases such as Alzheimer’s disease
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New study investigates how diet may slow normal brain aging
As the brain ages, cells in the central nervous system experience metabolic dysfunction and increased oxidative damage. These cellular issues impair the ability to maintain the myelin sheath (the prot...
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November 26, 2025 at 7:59 AM
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Vegan diet—even with ‘unhealthy’ plant-based foods—is better for weight loss than Mediterranean diet, finds new study
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Vegan diet—even with ‘unhealthy’ plant-based foods—is better for weight loss than Mediterranean diet, finds new study
Eating a vegan diet increases consumption of plant-based foods—including those defined as “unhealthy” by the plant-based diet index—leading to greater weight loss than the Medi...
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November 25, 2025 at 8:18 AM
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New antibodies developed that can inhibit inflammation in autoimmune diseases
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New antibodies developed that can inhibit inflammation in autoimmune diseases
Researchers at UMC Utrecht developed two first-in-class antibodies that block FcγRI, offering new options to reduce inflammation in autoimmune diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis, systemi...
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November 24, 2025 at 8:51 AM
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Scientists uncover new on-switch for pain signaling pathway that could lead to safer treatment and relief
Scientists from Tulane University and The University of Texas at Dallas have discovered a new way that nerve cells communicate – by releasing an enzyme outside the cell that switches on pain sig...
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November 21, 2025 at 9:08 AM
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Screens that do good: How digital tools can help kids and teens stay healthy
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Screens that do good: How digital tools can help kids and teens stay healthy
Mobile phones and endless screen time are the bane of parents the world over. But while technology is often blamed for poor health in children and teenagers, new University of South Australia research...
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November 23, 2025 at 6:49 PM
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Improve diet and increase physical activity at the same time to limit weight gain, study suggests
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Improve diet and increase physical activity at the same time to limit weight gain, study suggests
Improving diet and increasing physical activity levels together may be more effective at preventing weight gain – particularly harmful fat inside the abdomen – than just changing one of th...
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November 22, 2025 at 3:00 PM
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Scientists uncover new on-switch for pain signaling pathway that could lead to safer treatment and relief
Scientists from Tulane University and The University of Texas at Dallas have discovered a new way that nerve cells communicate – by releasing an enzyme outside the cell that switches on pain sig...
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November 21, 2025 at 9:09 AM
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Scientists uncover new on-switch for pain signaling pathway that could lead to safer treatment and relief
Scientists from Tulane University and The University of Texas at Dallas have discovered a new way that nerve cells communicate – by releasing an enzyme outside the cell that switches on pain sig...
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November 21, 2025 at 9:08 AM
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November 21, 2025 at 12:01 AM
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Autoimmune SIGNS Nobody Warns You About — And How Doctors Finally Connect the Dots
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Autoimmune SIGNS Nobody Warns You About — And How Doctors Finally Connect the Dots
YouTube video by Dr. Diana Girnita - Rheumatologist OnCall
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November 20, 2025 at 8:17 AM
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New antibodies developed that can inhibit inflammation in autoimmune diseases
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New antibodies developed that can inhibit inflammation in autoimmune diseases
Researchers at UMC Utrecht developed two first-in-class antibodies that block FcγRI, offering new options to reduce inflammation in autoimmune diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis, systemi...
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November 19, 2025 at 2:01 PM
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Chinese Medical Journal study highlights exercise-induced vascular growth as anti-aging strategy
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Chinese Medical Journal study highlights exercise-induced vascular growth as anti-aging strategy
Exercise-induced angiogenesis and lymphangiogenesis offer promising anti-aging benefits by improving vascular and immune system function. A review from researchers in China found that exercise activat...
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November 18, 2025 at 7:58 AM
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Researchers develop a potential IVIG replacement for treating autoimmunity that’s significantly more potent
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Researchers develop a potential IVIG replacement for treating autoimmunity that’s significantly more potent
Intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIG) therapy is widely prescribed to treat autoimmune diseases but has significant shortcomings, including high cost and ongoing supply shortages. Researchers have now dev...
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November 17, 2025 at 8:45 AM
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Healthy habits can make your brain age more slowly, study finds
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Healthy habits can make your brain age more slowly, study finds
Quality sleep, avoiding tobacco, social support and other healthy habits are linked to slower brain aging.
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November 16, 2025 at 12:02 PM
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Brain scans reveal that mindfulness meditation for pain is not a placebo
Mindfulness meditation engages separate neural pathways from the well-documented “placebo effect”

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Brain scans reveal that mindfulness meditation for pain is not a placebo
Brain scans reveal that mindfulness meditation engages different neural pathways compared to placebo, demonstrating that pain relief from mindfulness meditation is not the result of the placebo effect...
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November 15, 2025 at 12:55 PM
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Global experts outline path to long-term remission and cure in gout
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Global experts outline path to long-term remission and cure in gout
Gout, a curable arthritis, now aims for long-term remission over flare control. Professors Towiwat and Li's review in the journal Rheumatology & Autoimmunity synthesizes evidence to ...
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November 15, 2025 at 12:30 PM
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Study finds adults who consumed more ultra-processed foods had higher rates of precursors of early-onset colorectal cancer
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Study finds adults who consumed more ultra-processed foods had higher rates of precursors of early-onset colorectal cancer
Colorectal cancer used to be associated with old age, but diagnoses have become increasingly common in adults aged 50 or younger particularly in high-income countries like the United States. The reaso...
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November 14, 2025 at 10:08 AM
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Why there may be a link to ADHD and substance use among young sexual minority men
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Why there may be a link to ADHD and substance use among young sexual minority men
Young sexual minority men – a term used to describe gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex with men – with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) symptoms are more likely to be...
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November 13, 2025 at 7:26 AM
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New poll: most Americans would try a plant-based diet to fight diabetes
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New poll: most Americans would try a plant-based diet to fight diabetes
November is National Diabetes Month, and a new Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine/Morning Consult poll finds that most Americans, 65%, would consider adopting a low-fat, plant-based diet to...
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November 12, 2025 at 8:29 AM
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A sit-stand ratio ‘sweet spot’ may boost office productivity
A simple routine of 30 minutes sitting followed by 15 minutes of standing can improve lower back pain, improve focus and reduce stress for employees in sedentary work environments.

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A sit-stand ratio ‘sweet spot’ may boost office productivity
New research found a simple routine of 30 minutes sitting followed by 15 minutes of standing can improve lower back pain, improve focus, reduce stress and encourage regular movement patterns for emplo...
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November 12, 2025 at 7:49 AM
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Dreaming of fewer running injuries? Start with better sleep
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Dreaming of fewer running injuries? Start with better sleep
Recreational runners who do not get enough sleep - either quality or duration - are nearly twice as likely to sustain an injury, according to new research from the Netherlands.
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November 11, 2025 at 6:54 AM
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New study finds novel link between shared brain-gene patterns and autism
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New study finds novel link between shared brain-gene patterns and autism symptom severity in children with autism and ADHD
A new study published in Molecular Psychiatry reveals that the biological underpinnings of autism and ADHD may transcend traditional diagnostic boundaries. Researchers from the Child Mind Institute an...
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November 11, 2025 at 6:44 AM
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Can mindfulness combat anxiety?

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Can mindfulness combat anxiety?
Researchers at Washington University in St. Louis explore potential for mindfulness techniques to calm anxiety.
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November 10, 2025 at 7:31 AM
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How choirs help combat loneliness! Worth a few minutes of your time
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A community of choirs
Western countries seeking to combat the modern ills of loneliness, social fragmentation and political polarisation can learn from their Scandinavian ally's remarkable choral tradition.
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November 9, 2025 at 7:20 AM
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Research hints at the potential of pain relief with CBD
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Research hints at the potential of pain relief with CBD
Researchers at the Del Monte Institute for Neuroscience at the University of Rochester effectively deliver CBD to the brains of mice for neuropathic pain relief with no adverse side effects.
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November 8, 2025 at 6:26 PM