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How trustworthy is your fitness tracker score?

MyBlueDots3 months ago01 mins

Millions of people now start their day with a number—a “readiness” score, a “body battery”” level or a measure of “strain””—delivered by the wearable device on their wrist or finger. But how much trust should we place in these scores?

CBD could calm kids with autism

MyBlueDots3 months ago01 mins

A non-intoxicating extract of cannabis appears to help children and teenagers with autism, a new study says.

Acute and chronic stress have markedly different impacts on neural repair in a depression-linked brain region

MyBlueDots3 months ago01 mins

Researchers at Zhejiang University found that acute stress increases natural repair mechanisms in the brain, while chronic stress suppresses them. Autophagy was most affected in the lateral habenula, a brain region linked to emotional regulation. Several antidepressant drugs were tested and found to reverse this suppression, pointing to autophagy in the lateral habenula as a common therapeutic pathway in these treatments.

RFK Jr’s autism ‘epidemic’ study raises anti-vaxx fears

MyBlueDots3 months ago01 mins

US Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s announcement of a vast study to reveal the cause of a so-called autism “epidemic” has alarmed medical experts, who fear it could rekindle thoroughly debunked conspiracy theories about vaccines.

Pandemic agreement: key points under discussion

MyBlueDots3 months ago01 mins

For more than three years, countries have been negotiating an international agreement on tackling future pandemics aimed to help avoid repeating the mistakes made during the COVID-19 crisis.

US measles cases surpass 700 with outbreaks in six states. Here’s what to know

MyBlueDots3 months ago01 mins

U.S. measles cases topped 700 as of Friday, capping a week in which Indiana joined five others states with active outbreaks, Texas grew by another 60 cases and a third measles-related death was made public.

New strategy may enable cancer monitoring from blood tests alone

MyBlueDots3 months ago01 mins

A new, error-corrected method for detecting cancer from blood samples is much more sensitive and accurate than prior methods and may be useful for monitoring disease status in patients following treatment, according to a study by Weill Cornell Medicine and New York Genome Center investigators. The method, based on whole-genome sequencing of DNA, also represents an important step toward the goal of routine blood test-based screening for early cancer detection.

Complete genome sequences of six ape species unveiled

MyBlueDots3 months ago01 mins

Differences among the DNA of seven ape species—including humans—are greater than originally thought, according to an international team led by researchers at Penn State, the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) and the University of Washington. They revealed the genetic details with “complete” reference genomes, which are standardized sequences of a species’ genes and other chromosomal regions.

Study identifies promising biomarker for early sepsis detection in neonates, children and pregnant women

MyBlueDots3 months ago01 mins

A study presented at ESCMID Global 2025 has uncovered the potential of interleukin-6 (IL-6) as a powerful diagnostic biomarker for the early detection of sepsis in high-risk patient groups, including neonates, children and pregnant women. This study is the first to evaluate IL-6’s diagnostic performance in a real-world cohort across all three populations.

Common respiratory condition nearly triples the risk of death in adults, study finds

MyBlueDots3 months ago01 mins

A study presented at ESCMID Global 2025 has revealed that adults with respiratory syncytial virus-associated acute respiratory infection (RSV-ARI) face a 2.7-fold higher risk of death within one year compared to the general population.

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How trustworthy is your fitness tracker score?

CBD could calm kids with autism

Acute and chronic stress have markedly different impacts on neural repair in a depression-linked brain region

RFK Jr’s autism ‘epidemic’ study raises anti-vaxx fears

Pandemic agreement: key points under discussion

US measles cases surpass 700 with outbreaks in six states. Here’s what to know

New strategy may enable cancer monitoring from blood tests alone

Complete genome sequences of six ape species unveiled

Study identifies promising biomarker for early sepsis detection in neonates, children and pregnant women

Common respiratory condition nearly triples the risk of death in adults, study finds

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