How may One Type of Lung Cancer Turn into Another?
Lung cancers known as adenocarcinomas can sometimes respond to initially effective treatments by converting into a much more aggressive small cell lung cancer (SCLC), which…
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How Fasting may Prevent Inflammation
Cambridge scientists may have identified a new approach for fasting to reduce inflammation, a potentially harmful side effect of the immune system that underpins a…
Climate Change – Fungal Disease Threatens Wheat Production
Climate change threatens global harvests and food security, with plant diseases being one of the most serious risks. An international team of researchers led by…
An Early-life Healthy Diet Appears to be Protective against Inflammatory Bowel Disease
At one year of age, eating a lot of fish and vegetables and drinking less sugary drinks appears to protect against inflammatory bowel disease. These…
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy modifies Brain Activity in Anxious Youngsters
Researchers at the National Institutes of Health discovered overactivation in multiple brain regions, including the frontal and parietal lobes and the amygdala, in unmedicated children…
Mechanism Connecting Anxiety and Testosterone
A pioneering study found a substantial association between anxiety disorders and the brain receptor TACR3, as well as testosterone. Prof. Shira Knafo, head of Ben-Gurion…
Chronic Ear Infections in Children impede Language Development
Chronic ear infections can induce brief, repetitive hearing loss that can have long-term consequences for language skills. Ear infections are a normal childhood experience, but…
Children who are Born fairly early have a Higher Risk of Developing Illnesses
According to a significant new study, infants born between 32 and 38 weeks of gestation are more likely to suffer developmental issues such as language…
Can COVID Lateral Flow Tests Still Identify the New Variant JN.1?
Swab, swirl, and drop – then pray there’s only one line. Nearly four years after COVID-19 was declared a pandemic, many of us are familiar…
Improved understanding of how Genes make us Susceptible to Allergies
New research is increasing scientific understanding of why some people are more allergic than others. Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania’s Perelman School of Medicine…
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