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Researchers from Italy have discovered that inter-eye asymmetry in retinal microvasculature increases as diabetic retinopathy (DR) becomes more severe. Using OCT angiography, the study found that … Read more
A 66-year-old white woman experienced four embolic strokes with large vessel occlusion over two years before being diagnosed with primary antiphospholipid syndrome in 2024. Despite repeated … Read more
Researchers from Trinity College Dublin have discovered the first direct molecular evidence that European colonizers introduced smallpox to the Americas. By analyzing the genomes of two … Read more
No women taking long-acting cabotegravir (Apretude) for HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) developed an HIV infection, even when some experienced short delays before maintenance injections, according to … Read more
Researchers at the Texas A&M College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences (VMBS) have found evidence that polyethylene, one of the most common plastics in the … Read more
A multidisciplinary research team has developed an AI foundation model capable of identifying long-term health risks, including heart disease and cognitive decline, from routine sleep study … Read more
Recent clinical data indicate that women with early-stage breast cancer can safely replace traditional five-week radiation courses with condensed three-week regimens or, in some cases, skip … Read more
The Alzheimer’s Association has launched a $100 million global clinical trial, the PROTECT-Cog Study, to determine if combining GLP-1 receptor agonists with structured lifestyle programs can … Read more
Maternal deaths have doubled in the epicenter of the Democratic Republic of the Congo’s current Ebola outbreak as pregnant women avoid healthcare facilities due to fear … Read more
Researchers from University College London (UCL) have found that persistent financial hardship during early and middle adulthood accelerates brain aging and cognitive decline. Using decades of … Read more
Medical specialists and neuroscientists are highlighting how sleep serves as a critical biological cleaning cycle for the brain. From the discovery of the glymphatic system in … Read more
Research from Florida International University (FIU) indicates that sleep disorders may cause more than just exhaustion, as they are associated with structural changes in brain regions … Read more