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Medical Xpress / A common weed killer left a hidden epigenetic footprint in early-onset colon cancer

A study led by José A. Seoane, Head of the Vall d'Hebron Institute of Oncology's (VHIO) Computational Biology Group identifies for the first time the exposome footprint—the set of environmental and lifestyle exposures—in ...

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Medical Xpress / One hidden factor in your 20s can leave a lasting mark on your heart decades later

Individuals exposed to adverse neighborhood social factors in early adulthood demonstrated a higher risk of developing coronary artery calcification in midlife, a key measure of early cardiovascular disease, according to ...

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Medical Xpress / Plug-and-play AI recognizes 18 cancer types from just a handful of slides

A research team led by The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) has developed a pioneering artificial intelligence (AI) pathology analysis system that can accurately recognize multiple types of cancer using ...

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Medical Xpress / Heart rate rhythms reveal early bird genetics may help shield against type 2 diabetes

Being an early bird or a night owl may be defined by your genetics, but Pitt research published March 16 in The Journal of Physiology suggests that those who rise early may receive some protection against conditions such ...

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Medical Xpress / Does the brain work like an LLM in predicting words? New study spells out a complicated answer

The appearance of predictive text in writing an email or text message has become, for better or worse, a regular feature of our lives, saving us time by seamlessly filling in a word before we can type it or frustrating us ...

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Medical Xpress / These unusual two-story homes are rewriting child survival in rural Africa in ways few expected

A major study involving Durham University shows that a radical rethink of rural housing design in sub-Saharan Africa can protect children from the three deadliest childhood diseases. The three-year trial in Tanzania found ...

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Medical Xpress / Ukraine's war amputees are breaking the pain-trauma cycle, with most regaining function and quality of life

Most war amputees experience steady improvements in pain, psychological symptoms and quality of life over time, according to a new study that followed 156 Ukrainian amputees for one year and was led by Northwestern Medicine ...

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Medical Xpress / Creating a wireless tissue-aware medical device network in the human body

Diagnostic tests for stomach conditions are tough for patients, as many of the most accurate ones involve minor surgical procedures or invasive techniques. Swallowable medical devices have emerged as a possible solution. ...

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Medical Xpress / How the internal liver clock orchestrates daily fat secretion

Every day, the liver packages fat and releases it into the bloodstream to fuel the body, supplying energy to the heart, muscles, and other organs during the active hours of the day. The liver does not release fat into the ...

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Medical Xpress / B cells that fight infections may also boost muscle performance during exercise

B cells are white blood cells that form a core part of the body's adaptive immune system, enabling it to recognize specific infections, remember them, and mount a targeted response by producing antibodies. A recent study ...

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Medical Xpress / Inside tumors, immune cells hide a split personality—and one side could quietly decide cancer's fate

Macrophages, key regulators of tissue health and immune defense, are among the most abundant immune cells in solid tumors. Their role in cancer has been difficult to define because even closely related macrophage populations ...

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Medical Xpress / Common drug fails to ease knee osteoarthritis pain in largest trial yet

The University of Tasmania's Menzies Institute for Medical Research has found that the commonly prescribed medication, Diacerein, does not improve knee osteoarthritis symptoms, following a national study. Diacerein, a medication ...

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