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Just Three Shots a Year: Groundbreaking Drug Delivery System Revolutionizes Diabetes Treatment

By STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING Stanford engineers have developed an injectable hydrogel depot technology that enables GLP-1 drugs to be administered once every four months, compared to repeated daily injections. Credit: Photo courtesy of Andrea Ivana d’Aquino / Stanford University Innovations in Type 2 diabetes treatment have been revolutionized by dietary management drugs, although...

These are the germiest places on a plane. Here’s how to protect yourself while traveling for the holidays.
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These are the germiest places on a plane. Here’s how to protect yourself while traveling for the holidays.

Cathy Cassata Traveling for the holidays? On a plane, use hand sanitizer rather than focusing on wiping down surfaces around you, an expert suggests. (Getty Images) If you’re traveling to see family and friends this time of year, chances are you’re one of the 7.5 million people who will be hopping on a plane, according...

How to fall safely if you’re over 65
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How to fall safely if you’re over 65

Martial arts instructors are teaching the over-65s how to avoid serious injuries if they take a tumble Hattie Garlick One third of people aged 65 and over will fall at least once a year. For those over 80, that proportion rises to 50 per cent Dr Katrina McDonald is on a mission to bring the...

Research shows that sniffing women’s tears reduces aggressive behavior in men
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Research shows that sniffing women’s tears reduces aggressive behavior in men

by Public Library of Science Researchers discover that just like in mice, human tears contain a chemical signal that blocks conspecific male aggression. Credit: British Library, Unsplash (CC0, creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/) New research, published in PLOS Biology, shows that tears from women contain chemicals that block aggression in men. The study led by Shani Agron at the Weizmann...

Research reveals how a malfunctioning mechanism can lead to Parkinson’s disease
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Research reveals how a malfunctioning mechanism can lead to Parkinson’s disease

by Ruhr-Universitaet-Bochum NEMO is associated with pathological protein aggregates. Credit: Nature Communications (2023). DOI:10.1038/s41467-023-44033-0 Researchers have identified a mechanism that promotes the breakdown of harmful protein deposits. If it malfunctions, it can lead to Parkinson’s disease. NEMO, a protein that is primarily associated with signaling processes in the immune system, prevents the deposition of protein aggregates...

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Study finds clinicians could be fooled by biased AI, despite explanations

by University of Michigan Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain AI models in health care are a double-edged sword, with models improving diagnostic decisions for some demographics, but worsening decisions for others when the model has absorbed biased medical data. Given the very real life and death risks of clinical decision-making, researchers and policymakers are taking steps to...

Evidence early, but emerging, that gamma rhythm stimulation can treat neurological disorders
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Evidence early, but emerging, that gamma rhythm stimulation can treat neurological disorders

A new review surveys a broadening landscape of studies showing what’s known, and what remains to be found, about the therapeutic potential of non-invasive sensory, electrical or magnetic stimulation of gamma brain rhythms Peer-Reviewed Publication PICOWER INSTITUTE AT MIT PICOWER PROFESSOR LI-HUEI TSAI HAS LED A COLLABORATION STUDYING SENSORY STIMULATION OF GAMMA RHYTHMS TO TREAT...

Stem cell technology developed at UW–Madison leads to new understanding of autism risks
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Stem cell technology developed at UW–Madison leads to new understanding of autism risks

Ashton says researchers using technologies like the RosetteArray are finding that the risk factors for autism spectrum disorder are boiling down to a couple of core pathways, that seem to have roles very early in human brain development, which is helpful Peer-Reviewed Publication UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-MADISON ROSETTEARRAYS, DEVELOPED AT UW–MADISON, GROW FIELDS OF NEURAL ROSETTES...