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Can a Laser-Printed Gel Heal Broken Bones? Scientists Think It Might

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When a bone breaks, the body can often repair the damage on its own. In many cases, the broken...

Can Building Personal Agency Protect Older Australians from Depression and Isolation?

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Healthcare (Commonwealth Union) – Loneliness particularly among the elderly particularly in industrialised urbanized communities has been a serious concern...
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Do you sleep enough? Hidden sleep problems may be damging your heart

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New research from Yale School of Medicine shows that better sleep could play a big role in preventing heart...

Cancer Survivors May Face Faster Aging and Early Memory Problems, Study Warns

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A new study has found that individuals who survived cancer during their teenage years or early adulthood may experience...

The Surprising Link Between Kids’ Meals and Brain Health

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Published today in Nature Communications, a new study by researchers at University College Cork (UCC) has found that eating...

Could One Vaccine Protect You From Many Colds, flus, and Allergies?

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Researchers at Stanford Medicine have made an exciting discovery: a new vaccine that could protect against many lung infections,...

Could This New Gel Save Millions from Serious Wounds?

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As more people grow older and diabetes becomes more common, chronic wounds are becoming a serious global problem. These...

New Zealand Neurology Crisis: One Specialist per 74,000 People as Disease Burden Grows

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Healthcare (Commonwealth Union) – Research from the University of Otago, Wellington has found that New Zealand lacks a sufficient...

Are ‘Dancing Molecules’ the Future of Spinal Cord Injury Treatment? Human Organoid Study Offers Strong Evidence

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Healthcare (Commonwealth Union) – Scientists from the Northwestern University have created what they describe as the most sophisticated organoid...

Global Study Links Obesity to 1 in 10 Infection Deaths Worldwide

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Healthcare (Commonwealth Union) – According to a study published in The Lancet, people who are obese are about 70%...

Could This Vitamin Offer Hope Against Deadly Brain Cancer?

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The Journal of Neuro-Oncology recently published the findings of a new study testing high doses of vitamin B3, or...

Can Cream Cheese Lower Your Risk of Dementia? Scientists Share Surprising Findings

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Dementia is not one single illness. It is a general term used to describe a group of symptoms caused...

How Dangerous Are Ultra-Processed Foods? Researchers Flag Major Cardiovascular Threat

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Healthcare (Commonwealth Union) – Ultra-processed foods (UPFs) are heavily engineered industrial products packed with added fats, sugars, refined starches,...

Can 5 Weeks of Brain Speed Training Cut Dementia Risk for 20 Years?

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Healthcare (Commonwealth Union) – Elderly individuals particularly those who are 65 years and older who completed five to six...

Experts Say Fibre Could Be the Next Essential Nutrient – Are You Getting Enough?

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Experts in nutrition at the University of Otago Ōtākou Whakaihu Waka are pushing for dietary fibre to be officially...

This Popular Diet May Protect Women from All Stroke Types

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Women have a higher lifetime risk of stroke. This is mainly due to biological and reproductive factors such as...

Aging Skin? Scientists May Have Found a Way to Keep It Youthful

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Scientists at Washington State University have discovered that tiny structures in human skin may hold the secret to youthful...

Can Lifestyle Changes Prevent Dementia? Study Links Smoking, Blood Pressure to Brain Damage

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Healthcare (Commonwealth Union) – Dementia remains a key concern for elderly populations often requiring specialised care. The change in...

Cutting Salt in Regular Foods May Reduce Heart Risks

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Cutting down salt in everyday foods like bread, packaged meals, and takeout could prevent many heart attacks, strokes, and...

Why Is Long COVID Brain Fog Striking Some Countries More Than Others?

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Brain fog is one of the most common symptoms of long COVID. People who experience it often have trouble...

GFFA Calls for Agriculture to Take Center Stage in Global Water Policy

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The Global Forum for Food and Agriculture (GFFA) has strongly shown that global water policy should place agriculture at...

New Research Looks at Bamboo as a Possible Superfood

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A new review from Anglia Ruskin University in England studied the health benefits of eating bamboo. This is the...

Do Some Food Preservatives Increase the Risk of Diabetes and Cancer?

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Two major studies suggest that eating many certain food preservatives could increase the risk of type 2 diabetes and...

Study Finds 10 Minutes of Intense Exercise May Help Fight Bowel Cancer

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As many people start the new year with the goal to exercise more, new research offers encouraging news: even...

Hope for Millions as Scientists Find Way to Regrow Cartilage

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Scientists are getting closer to finding a way to fix damaged knees and protect people from arthritis. A new...

New Research Reveals Why Chronic Wounds Fail to Heal and Points to Antibiotic-Free Therapies

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For millions of people worldwide, a minor wound can escalate into a protracted and excruciating struggle. Chronic wounds, especially...

What’s Really in Your Tattoo? Toxic Metals Found in Australian Inks

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A recent study from researchers at UNSW Sydney has raised concerns about what may be lurking inside some tattoo...

Vitamin A May Be Helping Cancer Hide – Scientists Uncover How

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For a long time, vitamin A has been treated as a symbol of good health, a nutrient we rarely...

What Does Cyclone Ditwah Mean for Sri Lanka’s Food Security and Livelihoods?

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The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations has made a $16.5 million emergency appeal to help...

Punjab Agricultural University Joins BRICS Network to Boost Global Food Security

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Achieving a major milestone by becoming the only agricultural university from India to be included in the BRICS Network...

Finger-Prick Blood Test Brings Alzheimer’s Detection Out of Clinics and Into Homes

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Healthcare (Commonwealth Union) – A pioneering international study has shown that Alzheimer’s disease biomarkers can be reliably identified using...

Crop Losses in Africa Deepen Food Insecurity: A Growing Crisis

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Facing a deep crisis in crop loss across Africa, farmers and communities as a result is having to undergo...

Mysterious Intoxication Finally Explained: How Some People Get Drunk Without a Drop

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Imagine feeling drunk without ever touching a drop of alcohol. For people with a rare condition called auto-brewery syndrome...

India’s Food Security Hinges on Policy Reform, Innovation, and Partnerships

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Kanpur, January 14, 2026—India, being one of the largest countries in the world, has made significant steps in feeding...

What If Delusions Are Metaphors? Study Rewrites Understanding of Psychosis

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Psychosis is a serious mental health condition that alters the way a person experiences reality. People going through psychosis...

Indian Minister’s Israel Visit to Boost ‘Blue Food Security’ and Strategic Ties

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New Delhi, India’s Union Minister of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry, and Dairying, Rajiv Ranjan Singh, has started on an official...

How Does the TB Bacterium Defend Itself? Scientists Discover a Hidden Genetic Shield Inside Mycobacterium tuberculosis

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Researchers at the Institute of Mathematical Sciences (IMSc) and the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) have discovered an intriguing...

Sri Lanka’s Food Insecurity Threatens Health, Nutrition, and National Productivity

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Sri Lanka’s ongoing struggles with food security point to a deeper problem that cannot be resolved through short-term responses....

Kenya Achieves Significant Food Security Gains Through Strategic Government Interventions

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Kenya has reached noticeable progress in achieving national food security, all due to a combination of improved weather conditions,...

From Fertility to Cancer Survival: How PRDM9 Helps Glioblastoma Return After Treatment

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Healthcare (Commonwealth Union) – Groundbreaking research from the University of Sydney, released today, has identified a process that could...

Can Changes in Gut Oxygen and Bacteria Trigger IBD? Largest Early-Stage Study Suggests So

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Healthcare (Commonwealth Union) – An international analysis of microbiome data has found that people newly diagnosed with inflammatory bowel...

Progesterone-Mimicking Drug May Slow ER-Positive Breast Cancer When Added to Anti-Estrogen Therapy, Cambridge Trial Finds

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Healthcare (Commonwealth Union) – A recent clinical study that was led by researchers in Cambridge has found that a...

Bangladesh Hits Record High Food Grain Reserves, Bolstering Food Security in 2026

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Announcing a huge achievement in food security, Bangladesh, with government warehouses now holding the highest volume of stocks of...

Scientists Find Overactive Serotonin System Driving Severe Schizophrenia Symptoms

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Healthcare (Commonwealth Union) – Schizophrenia is a complex mental health condition, one that profoundly impacts a person's thoughts, emotions,...

How Does a High-Fat Diet Rewire Liver Cells—and Why Does It Dramatically Raise Cancer Risk?

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Healthcare (Commonwealth Union) – A high-fat diet is one of the leading contributors to the risk of liver cancer....

Mahama Sets Out Ghana’s 2026 Agenda Focused on Healthcare, Education and Food Security

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While Ghana welcomes the new birth of 2026, President John Dramani Mahama highlighted the country’s new ambitious national agenda,...

The Sound of Youth? How Ultrasound Could Help Delay Brain Ageing

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Healthcare (Commonwealth Union) – Technology continues to show enormous potential in the world of health care. Over the years,...

Why Improvising Music May Be Better for Ageing Brains Than Playing from Memory

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Healthcare (Commonwealth Union) – Creating music spontaneously may boost cognitive abilities in older adults—such as memory and learning—according to...

Turning the Tide on Food Imports: The Cayman Islands’ 2025 Agricultural Awakening

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Marking a turning point for food security in the year 2025 in the Cayman Islands, businesses, policymakers and communities...

New Discovery Shows Single Signaling Pathway Can Toggle Immune Response for Disease Treatment

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Healthcare (Commonwealth Union) – Stanford Medicine researchers have discovered that a single signaling pathway determines whether immune cells attack...

From Imaging Dyes to Cancer Killers: How ‘Molecular Jackhammers’ Use Light to Fight Cancer

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Healthcare (Commonwealth Union) – Scientists at Rice University and their collaborators have recently uncovered a novel approach to eliminating...

Changes to FoodNet Raise Questions About Future Foodborne Disease Surveillance

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In late December 2025, public health experts issued strong warnings that cuts to federal food safety funding, especially the...

Cyclone Ditwah Destructs 175,000 Hectares of Cropland in Sri Lanka, Threatening Food Security

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Undergoing a growing concern over food security after extreme weather events, Sri Lanka’s agricultural lands have been left devastated...

Does Dopamine Really Control Movement? New Parkinson’s Study Challenges Long-Held Theory

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Healthcare (Commonwealth Union) – The role of dopamine in a variety of conditions has been well documented and studied....

Can Turning Off DNA Switches Change Alzheimer’s Risk? New Findings Suggest So

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Healthcare (Commonwealth Union) – Researchers from the University of New South Wales (UNSW Sydney) have identified previously hidden DNA...

What Could a Mobile Quantum MEG Scanner Mean for Preventing Long-Term Brain Injury in Military Personnel?

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Healthcare (Commonwealth Union) – Brain injuries stemming from sports or work-related activities are recognized for their potential to induce...

Could a Single Online Session Build Mental Resilience in Young Adults Facing Constant Uncertainty?

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Healthcare (Commonwealth Union) – Struggling to cope with uncertainty has been associated with poorer mental health in young adults,...

AI Tool Predicts Which Diseases Genetic Mutations May Cause

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Healthcare (Commonwealth Union) – As artificial intelligence (AI) further advances, the potential for its applications in the healthcare industry...

Six Everyday Midlife Depression Symptoms Linked to Higher Dementia Risk, Study Finds

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Healthcare (Commonwealth Union) – A new study led by researchers at University College London has found that certain depressive...

Theobromine in Cocoa May Turn Back the Clock on Biological Aging, Study Suggests

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Healthcare (Commonwealth Union) – Dark chocolate is well recognized as one of the healthier sweet treats in comparison to...

Does Even Light Drinking Raise Cancer Risk? Major Review Breaks Down the Evidence

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Healthcare (Commonwealth Union) – As the holiday season draws near the consumption of alcohol is set to rapidly increase....

Kenya’s Food Transformation Plan Aims to Turn Billions in Wasted Produce into Economic Gains

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Embarking on an ambitious and bold journey, Kenya has decided to attempt to tackle one of its biggest threats...

Can a Massive New Drug-Fingerprint Library Reveal What Medical Records Miss?

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Healthcare (Commonwealth Union) – Doctors and scientists often try to determine which medications a person has taken by either...

Climate Disasters, Funding Shortfalls, and a Worsening Global Hunger Crisis

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Announcing that the world is heading into a deeper hunger crisis due to the severe shortfall in humanitarian funding,...

Does a Tiny Mutation in GPX4 Reveal How Neurons Die in Dementia?

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Healthcare (Commonwealth Union) – German Researchers from Helmholtz Munich, the Technical University of Munich, and LMU University Hospital Munich...

Can Eating Vitamin C–Rich Fruit Really Boost Collagen and Thicken Your Skin?

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Healthcare (Commonwealth Union) – A new study from the University of Otago’s Faculty of Medicine in Christchurch Ōtautahi has...

Can Mental-Health Campaigns Accidentally Trigger False ADHD Self-Diagnosis?

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Healthcare (Commonwealth Union) – The neurodevelopment condition attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) generally shows symptoms such as inattention, hyperactivity...

Can Nitrous Oxide Become the Next Fast-Acting Treatment for Tough-to-Treat Depression?

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Healthcare (Commonwealth Union) – A major meta-analysis led by the University of Birmingham suggests that people with major depressive...

Study Links Common Plastic Chemicals and Ultra-Processed Foods to Chronic Skin Disease

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Healthcare (Commonwealth Union) – A study conducted by Johns Hopkins Medicine, which examined a small group of individuals with...

2.1 million Kenyans at Risk Amid Worsening Hunger Crisis

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It has been reported by the Agra Foundation that by January 2026, in result to the drought, soaring prices...

Scientists Uncover Genetic Blueprint of Impulsive Choices — And Its Links to Diabetes, Obesity and Mental Health

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Healthcare (Commonwealth Union) – Scientists at the University of California San Diego have pinpointed 11 genetic regions tied to...

Global Food Insecurity Soars Amid Crop Failures and Humanitarian Funding Shortfalls

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Confronting one of the world's largest and most severe humanitarian issues, millions of citizens in Yemen are horridly struggling...

What Will It Take to Protect Food Supplies in Sri Lanka and Malaysia Amid Intensifying Floods?

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Severe flooding across South and Southeast Asia in late 2025 has greatly triggered a fast-growing food crisis, centering Sri...

Are Scientists Finally Cracking Why Some People Gain Weight on Soybean Oil?

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Healthcare (Commonwealth Union) – Soybean oil is a major cooking oil across the world. and a key ingredient in...

Is Air Pollution Silently Undermining the Health Benefits of Your Workout?

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Healthcare (Commonwealth Union) – The long-term exposure to polluted air may greatly lower the positive health effects of regular...

Could Gut Bacteria Shape Behaviour Faster Than Genes? New Research Uncovers the Mechanism

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Healthcare (Commonwealth Union) – For most individuals, natural selection is the process in which organisms with advantageous traits are...

ByHeart Formula’s Infant Botulism Outbreak Prompts Nationwide Recall

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It was publicly announced that on November 8th, 2025, a multistate outbreak of infant botulism had been brought to...

How Does a Stroke Disrupt the Gut’s “Good Bacteria”—And Why Does It Matter for Recovery?

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Healthcare (Commonwealth Union) – Gut health has for long periods considered a key factor for overall health. Scientists at The...

Hypertension Damages Brain Cells Before Blood Pressure Rises, New Study Finds

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Healthcare (Commonwealth Union) – Hypertension remains a serious health concern across the globe. A recent preclinical study from Weill Cornell...

Could Boosting a Single Protein Help the Brain Clear Alzheimer’s Plaques on Its Own?

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Healthcare (Commonwealth Union) – Plaques have always been a key concern in Alzheimer’s disease. Researchers at Baylor College of Medicine...

How Might CytoDiffusion Spot Subtle Blood-Cell Changes Human Experts Overlook?

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Healthcare (Commonwealth Union) – AI (artificial intelligence) continues to show promise in many different areas and in the world...

Safer Water, Longer Life: Study Finds Cutting Arsenic in Wells Slashes Chronic Illness Deaths

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Healthcare (Commonwealth Union) – A key study has found that lowering arsenic levels in drinking water can significantly cut...

Could Lab-Grown Brain Tissue Without Animal Materials Revolutionise Neurological Drug Testing?

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Healthcare (Commonwealth Union) – Scientists have, for the first time, grown functional, brain-like tissue without relying on any animal-based...

Can Real-Time Tumor Monitoring Transform Breast Cancer Outcomes for Women with Intellectual Disabilities?

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Healthcare (Commonwealth Union) – As modern technology becomes more sophisticated the need to benefit medical conditions becomes even more...

How ‘Digital Twin’ AI Is Rewriting the Future of Personalised Medicine

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Healthcare (Commonwealth Union) – A recent artificial intelligence system that can generate virtual patient profiles and forecasting personalised health...

Do Two Immune Cell Types Hold the Key to Why Anxiety Happens?

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Healthcare (Commonwealth Union) – Anxiety disorders continue to be a serious concern across the globe. Yet scientists still have...

New Hope for Bariatric Patients: Weight Loss Drugs May Prevent Post-Surgery Regain

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Healthcare (Commonwealth Union) – A study led by Monash University and Alfred Health has revealed that combining bariatric surgery...

Where You Live Could Shape Your Brain Health — and Even Your Risk of Dementia, New Research Warns

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Healthcare (Commonwealth Union) – Scientists from the University of Cambridge have uncovered why residing in socioeconomically disadvantaged neighborhoods may...

Could Remote Robots End Stroke Delays? Researchers Pioneered the World’s First Transatlantic Thrombectomy

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Healthcare (Commonwealth Union) – Scottish and American doctors have joined hands on a new technique involving robotic surgery for...

Reimagining Recovery: The Therapy Helping People with Psychosis Rewrite Their Minds

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Healthcare (Commonwealth Union) – A groundbreaking therapy designed to tackle distressing and intrusive mental imagery in people with psychosis...

New Study Reveals: Memory Loss Isn’t Just Aging — It’s Molecular, and It Can Be Fixed

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Healthcare (Commonwealth Union) – Memory decline might not just be an inevitable part of aging. New findings from Virginia...

From Brain Mapping to Parkinson’s Cure: How Scientists Are Redefining Cell Therapy Research

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Healthcare (Commonwealth Union) – Scientists from the Duke-NUS Medical School in Singapore, together with international collaborators, have developed one...

Could a One-Time CAR T Cell Treatment Finally Stop Multiple Sclerosis in Its Tracks?

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Healthcare (Commonwealth Union) –Emily Henders, who lives in the UK living with multiple sclerosis (MS), the condition has become...

Eating Cocoa or Berries Could Offset the Harmful Effects of Sitting Too Long, Scientists Find

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Healthcare (Commonwealth Union) – Recent research from the University of Birmingham reveals that consuming foods high in flavanols—such as...

A New Era for Cancer Detection May Start with a Single Breath

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Healthcare (Commonwealth Union) – The registered charity Pancreatic Cancer UK is set to invest over £1.1M (Roughly 1.45 million...

Has the Real Trigger for Type 1 Diabetes Been Hiding in the Pancreas’ Peacekeeping Cells All Along?

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Healthcare (Commonwealth Union) – When it comes to Type 1 diabetes, it is an autoimmune condition where an individual’s...

Could Mapping the Brain’s “Hidden Sixth Sense” Unlock Secrets to Human Health?

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Healthcare (Commonwealth Union) – When exploring the way, the brain detects when it is time to breathe, when blood...

Could This New Antibody Provide a Lifeline for Women with Treatment-Resistant Breast Cancer?

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Healthcare (Commonwealth Union) – Scientists have formed a new antibody-based approach that can curb the growth of breast cancers...

Why People with Schizophrenia Hear Voices: New Study Points to Inner Speech Disruption

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Healthcare (Commonwealth Union) – Research carried out recently by psychologists at UNSW Sydney offers the most compelling evidence to...

Does Gum Disease Combined with Cavities Nearly Double Stroke Risk?

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Healthcare (Commonwealth Union) – It has long been known that good oral health goes beyond a perfect smile and...

From Colombia to Australia: Biologist Tracks Global Stomach Cancer Factors

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Healthcare (Commonwealth Union) – A biologist at the University of New South Wales (UNSW) is forming a global “signature”...

Can an electronic eye implant paired with AR glasses really restore reading vision to people blinded by dry AMD?

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Healthcare (Commonwealth Union) – After getting treatment with an electronic retinal implant used together with augmented-reality spectacles, individuals with...

Could a Simple Blood Test Finally Catch Kidney Damage Hours Earlier — and Stop Disease Before It Starts?

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Healthcare (Commonwealth Union) – A straightforward blood test may soon allow clinicians to spot kidney damage much earlier, enabling...

Lead Exposure Could Undo Decades of Progress in Children’s Health, Scientists Warn

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Healthcare (Commonwealth Union) – In spite the fact that the world being able to phase out leaded gasoline, lead...