By Paul McClure March 15, 2025 The treatment for post-polio syndrome, which can appear years after the initial infection, was effective Depositphotos View 1 Images Recent human trials of a new one-year-long immune-based treatment for post-polio syndrome, which can strike polio survivors years after the initial infection and be very debilitating, have produced positive results. Caused...
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New tinnitus treatment emerges from blocking back-channels in the ear
By Michael Irving March 14, 2025 The discovery of a strange mechanism between the ear and the brain could lead to a new potential tinnitus treatment Depositphotos View 1 Images If some speakers in your sound system were broken, you might try to compensate by cranking up the volume on the ones that still work. It...
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Keeping fit and building muscle could increase survival rates in cancer patients
Peer-Reviewed Publication Edith Cowan University FacebookXLinkedInWeChatBlueskyMessageWhatsAppEmail Physical fitness and increasing muscle strength could reduce the mortality rate for cancer patients by between 31% to 46%, new research from Edith Cowan University (ECU) has found. Around 20 million new cancer cases were reported in 2022, with 9.7 million cancer deaths reported world-wide during the same period,...
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New study shows regular exercise pre-hospitalization is linked to better outcomes in heart failure
Researchers showed that older patients with heart failure who exercised regularly before hospitalization had better physical function and lower mortalityPeer-Reviewed Publication Juntendo University Research Promotion Center FacebookXLinkedInWeChatBlueskyMessageWhatsAppEmail image: Regular exercise before hospitalization significantly improves strength, physical function, and survival rates in older adults with heart failure, highlighting its importance for effective risk assessment.view more Credit: Dr....
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Magnetic microalgae on a mission to become robots
Peer-Reviewed Publication Max Planck Institute for Intelligent Systems FacebookXLinkedInWeChatBlueskyMessageWhatsAppEmail image: Animation of an alga covered in magnetic materialview more Credit: MPI-IS / A. Posada Stuttgart – A team of researchers at the Max Planck Institute for Intelligent Systems (MPI-IS) in Stuttgart developed a biohybrid micro swimmer covered with magnetic material, whose swimming ability is largely unaffected...
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Deep learning uncovers gene targets and potential drugs to slow brain aging
by Sanjukta Mondal , Medical Xpress Deep learning models trained on UK Biobank datasets for brain age estimation. Credit: Science Advances (2025). DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.adr3757 In a new study reported in Science Advances, scientists analyzed MRI data stored at the UK Biobank and identified seven genes responsible for fast biological brain aging and 13 existing drugs that can target those genes....
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Major Depression in Older Adults Tied to Risky Driving Behaviors
Megan Brooks January 06, 2025 3283 Older adults with major depressive disorder (MDD) exhibit riskier driving behaviors than their nondepressed peers, including hard braking, cornering, and unpredictable driving patterns, new research showed. Data for the study came from commercial vehicle data trackers installed in participants’ vehicles. After about a year of follow-up, investigators found that...
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Depression May Speed Up Physical Health Decline
Edited by Anushree Chaphalkar March 06, 2025 054 TOPLINE: Depression was associated with having more physical health conditions at baseline, as well as faster development of additional conditions, in a new study. METHODOLOGY: TAKEAWAY: IN PRACTICE: “Existing healthcare systems are largely designed to treat individual conditions, instead of individual people with multiple conditions,” the investigators...
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Epicutaneous Immunotherapy: The Future of Peanut Allergy Treatment?
Lara Salahi March 10, 2025 120 A skin patch designed to treat peanut allergies in children may help decrease allergic reactions when worn over a long period of time, a new study found. The Phase 3 PEOPLE study evaluated the long-term effects of epicutaneous immunotherapy (EPIT) using the VIASKIN Peanut Patch, which delivers 250 μg peanut protein...
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Omalizumab vs Oral Immunotherapy: No Clear Winner
Esther Landhuis March 12, 2025 018 SAN DIEGO — Treatment options for food allergies are expanding, but interpreting research findings for individualized clinical care is tricky. That theme emerged at the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma, & Immunology (AAAAI) 2025 Annual Meeting/World Allergy Organization (WAO) Joint Congress, where a recent symposium highlighted new data from studies...