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13 Aug
Gut Bacteria’s Surprising Role in Insomnia
A new study identifies 14 types of gut bacteria that appear to increase the risk of insomnia and 8 that may protect against the sleep disorder.
12 Aug
Does Losing Weight Before IVF Improve Chances For Pregnancy?
A new study finds women with obesity who lose weight before IVF have increased odds of getting pregnant, especially through natural conception.
11 Aug
What Causes Chemo Brain? A New Study Points to Brain Shrinkage
In a new pilot study, researchers found breast cancer patients who experienced cognitive impairment after chemotherapy had lower levels of gray matter in brain regions connected to memory and language.
New Means Found For Treating Blood Staph Infections
A new way to battle bloodborne staph infections could help save lives while combating the rise of antibiotic-resistant bacteria, according to new clinical trial results.
Two intravenous doses of the antibiotic dalbavancin delivered seven days apart worked just as well as daily IV doses of conventional antibiotics in quelling Staphyloco...
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Want Better Test Scores? Try Jumping Jacks Beforehand, Study Says
Kids’ academic test scores might improve if they boost their brain power with some high-intensity exercise before picking up a pen, a new pilot study says.
Children had significantly higher test scores after they spent nine minutes performing high-knee walking, jumping jacks, lunges and squats, researchers report in the journal P...
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Fighters From Poor Neighborhoods Might Have Higher Brain Risk
It’s a time-honored and somewhat romantic tale: The young fighter who rises from poverty to make a name for themselves.
But reality might take some shine off such stories, a new study says.
Participants in combat sports like boxing or mixed martial arts who grew up in poor neighborhoods might be more likely to suffer brain chan...
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Gut Docs Lose Their Edge Leaning On AI Assistance For Colonscopy
Artificial intelligence (AI) is being touted as a means of improving doctors’ effectiveness, but the new tool might dull their skills in some instances, a new study argues.
Specifically, doctors became worse at performing colonoscopies after AI started assisting them, researchers reported Aug. 12 in The Lancet Gastroenterology &a...
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Scalp Implant Improves Real-World Epilepsy Tracking
An under-the-scalp implant can improve monitoring of a person’s epilepsy, giving doctors data they need to improve control over seizures, a new pilot study says.
Epilepsy patients must now keep a diary to track their symptoms.
But these self-observations are only right about half the time, researchers found when they compared p...
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Advanced Tech Making Type 1 Diabetes More Manageable
Advanced technology has boosted the ability of children and adults to manage their type 1 diabetes, a new study says.
The number of kids under 18 who’ve achieved optimal control over their blood sugar skyrocketed 171% between 2009 and 2023, from 7% to 19%, researchers reported Aug. 11 in JAMA Network Open.
Meanwhile, t...
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