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Survey of Australian university students suggests more than half are worried about food or don’t have enough to eat

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Being a university student has long been associated with eating instant noodles, taking advantage of pub meal deals and generally living frugally.

Building ‘cellular bridges’ for spinal cord repair after injury

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Capitalizing on the flexibility of tiny cells inside the body’s smallest blood vessels may be a powerful spinal cord repair strategy, new research suggests.

Living alone with depression and anxiety raises suicide risk by more than 500%, study of Korean adults suggests

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An international team including Charité Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Soongsil University, and Sungkyunkwan University has found that Korean adults living alone with both depression and anxiety face a 558% increased risk of suicide. Individuals aged 40 to 64 and men experienced the highest risk.

Demand-responsive transport increases elderly daily steps, study finds

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In residential areas, where a growing number of older people live, first- and last-mile mobility has become a social problem. Demand-responsive transport (DRT) has the potential to address this social problem. DRT is a mode of transportation that dispatches passengers on demand to pick them up and drop them off according to their needs.

Effective tips on how to prevent mosquito bites

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When it comes to summertime pests, mosquitoes are public enemy number one. But why do mosquitoes bite us? Why do their bites itch? And how can you stop mosquitoes from biting you?

Supreme Court case targets free preventive care provided by the Affordable Care Act

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Colonoscopy for younger adults. Chest CT scans for lung cancer. Statin meds to lower cholesterol. Screening for drug addiction.

New research shows how smoking, vaping and marijuana affect airway health

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Cigarette smoke has a greater impact on airway health than marijuana smoke or vaping, according to new research by UC Davis.

Light-activated probe reveals how tuberculosis evades immune defenses

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Tuberculosis (TB) is an infectious disease that kills more than a million people worldwide every year. The pathogen that causes the disease, Mycobacterium tuberculosis, is deadly in part because of its complex outer envelope, which helps it evade immune responses of infected hosts.

Getting treatment for high blood pressure may reduce chances of developing dementia

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Reducing high blood pressure substantially lowers the risk of dementia and cognitive impairment without dementia, according to the results of a phase 3 clinical trial involving almost 34,000 patients, published in Nature Medicine. These findings highlight the potential importance of widespread adoption of more intensive blood pressure control among patients with hypertension to reduce the global disease burden of dementia.

Programmable microglia target and clear toxic proteins linked to Alzheimer’s disease

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A new way to deliver disease-fighting proteins throughout the brain may improve the treatment of Alzheimer’s disease and other neurological disorders, according to University of California, Irvine scientists. By engineering human immune cells called microglia, the researchers have created living cellular “couriers” capable of responding to brain pathology and releasing therapeutic agents exactly where needed.

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FDA approves Dupixent for chronic spontaneous urticaria

TRIM63 identified as key gene in common heart disease, unlocking potential for earlier diagnosis

Newly discovered cells in connective tissue open up strategy against pancreatic cancer

Song lyrics can help people process grief and distress, study finds

Childhood hepatitis B treatment linked to higher odds of long-term virus control

Survey of Australian university students suggests more than half are worried about food or don’t have enough to eat

Building ‘cellular bridges’ for spinal cord repair after injury

Living alone with depression and anxiety raises suicide risk by more than 500%, study of Korean adults suggests

Demand-responsive transport increases elderly daily steps, study finds

Effective tips on how to prevent mosquito bites

Supreme Court case targets free preventive care provided by the Affordable Care Act

New research shows how smoking, vaping and marijuana affect airway health

Light-activated probe reveals how tuberculosis evades immune defenses

Getting treatment for high blood pressure may reduce chances of developing dementia

Programmable microglia target and clear toxic proteins linked to Alzheimer’s disease

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