Commuters who cycle or walk to and from work or study may have lower risks of mental and physical ill health than those who don't rely on these options, finds a large long term study published in the open access journal BMJ Public Health.
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Medical Xpress is a web-based medical and health news service that is part of the renowned Science X network. Based on the years of experience as a Phys.org medical research channel, started in April 2011, Medical Xpress became a separate website. Branching out with Phys.org's monthly 15 million readership, Medical Xpress features the most comprehensive coverage in medical research and health news in the fields of neuroscience, cardiology, cancer, HIV/AIDS, psychology, psychiatry, dentistry, genetics, diseases and conditions, medications and more.
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A scientific breakthrough by researchers from Tel Aviv University and Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center (Ichilov Hospital) has demonstrated the potential for speech by a silent person using the power of thought only.
Researchers achieve success in allowing a patient to 'speak' using only the power of thought
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Harvard Medical School scientists have discovered a brain circuit that influences the ability to adapt to changes in day length, like those that occur from season to season or when traveling across time zones.
Brain circuit discovery illuminates circadian rhythms, psychiatric disorders with seasonal flare-ups
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Scientists at the Medical Research Council Laboratory of Medical Science and Imperial College London have discovered that 'switching off' a protein called IL-11 can significantly increase the healthy lifespan of mice by almost 25%.
Scientists discover switching off inflammatory protein leads to longer, healthier lifespans in mice
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Sleep and wake: They're totally distinct states of being that define the boundaries of our daily lives.
Scientists find small regions of the brain can take micro-naps while the rest of the brain is awake and vice versa
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New research from UNC Charlotte's Center for Computational Intelligence to Predict Health and Environmental Risks (CIPHER) has found that the two recent and prevalent strains of the virus that cause COVID-19, SARS-CoV-2 variants BA.2.86 and JN.1, are not significantly better than their predecessor Omicron at evading immune responses and causing infections despite having a high number of mutations compared to Omicron.
Research shows spike gene mutations do not correlate with increased SARS-CoV-2 variant severity
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Not all versions of Medicare are created equal—and when it comes to end-of-life care, some versions may serve a patient's needs better than others.
How well does Medicare cover end-of-life care? It depends on what type
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Addressing problems with diagnosing and treating breast cancer, scientists at EPFL have developed EMBER, a tool that integrates breast cancer transcriptomic data from multiple databases.
Computational tool integrates transcriptomic data to enhance breast cancer diagnosis and treatment
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Studies show that social distancing and other public health measures during the COVID-19 pandemic effectively reduced the spread of the deadly virus.
Pandemic health behaviors linked to rise in neonatal health issues
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Clinical guidelines are essential to the practice of evidence-based medicine, but they are long and complex, which makes it hard for busy doctors to quickly and easily find the information they need to care for each patient.
Making clinical guidelines work for large language models
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