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New Nanobody Antivenom Could Improve Treatment of Cobra Snakebites

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Healthcare (Commonwealth Union) – Snakes have always been one of the most feared creatures on earth. With the exception...

Thyroid Cancer Is Being Overdiagnosed – But why?

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A new study from the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health has raised concerns about how...
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Could Healthier Fats Help Men Live Longer After Prostate Cancer?

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Most men diagnosed with prostate cancer that has not spread go on to live for many years. But heart...

Do Younger Brains Really Recover Better Than Older Brains After Traumatic Injury? New Study Says Not So Fast

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Most people believe young brains bounce back better after injury. They are more flexible. They can rebuild broken connections...

Why Do Men with the Same Infertility Gene Have Different Fertility Outcomes?

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Healthcare (Commonwealth Union) – The focus on what has a greater impact on disease when comparing genetic, environmental and...

Could Urolithin a From Pomegranates Help Treat Heart Failure? Scientists Discover New Pathway

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Healthcare (Commonwealth Union) – Heart disease remains the leading cause of death across the world. Unhealthy lifestyles and a...

Could a Wearable Device Help Doctors Track Blood Pressure in ICU Patients?

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Doctors may soon have a safer way to track blood pressure in critically ill patients. Engineers at Johns Hopkins...

Is Folic Acid Safe? New Study Looks at Formaldehyde Concerns

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Folic acid is a man-made version of vitamin B9. It is added to bread and cereal. Doctors also give...

Tomatoes Have a Hidden Health Secret—And It’s Not Lycopene

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For years, lycopene in tomatoes has been known as the main substance supporting human health. This red pigment is...

Could Metformin Prevent Premature Birth? Study Finds Fewer Preterm Deliveries Among High-Risk Mothers

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Healthcare (Commonwealth Union) – Preterm births are a major global concern, as a significant number of births across the...

How a New “Cell Village” Approach Could Transform Personalized Medicine by Mapping Human Genetic Vulnerability

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Healthcare (Commonwealth Union) – As the Cell the basic component of any organism, knowing its specific functions can go...

One Month Vegan May Change Ageing and Inflammation – Here’s How

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A new study suggests that a short switch to a vegan diet can change how genes behave in ways...

Could This New Diabetes Treatment Burn Fat Without Losing Muscle?

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For the last five years, GLP-1 drugs have changed how doctors treat obesity, diabetes, and fatty liver disease. Most...

Why Binge Eating and Anorexia May Have Different Biological Causes, According to New Genetic Research

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Healthcare (Commonwealth Union) – Genes have been a key focus in relation to disease, however the extent to which...

Want to Age Better? Your Gut Health May Hold a Clue

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A new study suggests that a mix of gut-friendly probiotics and plant nutrients may help the body age more...

Which Diet Is Best During Menopause? New Study Has Answers

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A new study looked at 11 different diets. It wanted to know which ones helped women avoid weight gain...

New Study Reveals a New Way to Protect Poultry from Deadly Diseases

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Scientists have found a natural gut compound that can boost the immune system of chickens. It helps them fight...

Scientists Discover a Hidden Layer of DNA Information That Could Transform Cancer and Neurodegenerative Disease Research

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Healthcare (Commonwealth Union) – Neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer’s disease, Parkinson’s disease and Huntington’s disease continue to be a...

Eating Less of Certain Amino Acids May Help Slow Aging

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Protein is everywhere right now. It's in cereal, coffee, and even bottled water. Companies keep adding it because shoppers...

Hope for Millions: China’s New Diabetes Treatment Helps Patients Make Insulin Again

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Diabetes is a health condition where blood sugar levels stay too high or too low. This happens when the...

Sugar May Have Powered the Evolution of the Human Brain, Study Finds

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Fruit, honey, and other naturally sweet foods may have played an important role in the evolution of the human...

New Thermal Imaging AI Technology Could Transform Early Detection of Diabetes Foot Ulcers

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Healthcare (Commonwealth Union) – Diabetic foot ulcers remain a devastating condition for individuals with diabetes. The need to be...

New Motor Neurone Disease Therapy Targets UNC13A Protein as TRCN-1023 Enters International Clinical Trials

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Healthcare (Commonwealth Union) – Neurological conditions continue to be devastating for seniors. Among them motor neurone disease (MND) or...

Not Just Empty Calories: Study Finds Fructose Directly Drives Cancer Metastasis

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Scientists at the Wistar Institute have found a surprising connection. It links fructose, a common sugar, to the spread...

Can This Special Millet Improve Your Child’s Gut Health?

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Every day, hundreds of young children in Mumbai's poorest neighbourhoods eat simple meals. These meals include porridge, soft curry,...

Antibiotic Resistance Is Rising in Kids – What Parents Need to Know

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A major new study has raised alarm about antibiotic resistance in children. The research shows the problem is growing...

From Premature Birth to Adulthood: 34-Year Study Reveals How Childhood Development Shapes Future Success

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Healthcare (Commonwealth Union) – Premature births usually occur when a baby is born 37 weeks before pregnancy. A pioneering...

New Study Reveals Why Fiber Doesn’t Work the Same for Everyone

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Doctors have long told people to eat more fiber. It helps digestion, and it may also feed beneficial bacteria...

Why Does DNA Damage Cause Cancer in Some People but Not Others? New Study Reveals

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Scientists have new proof that our genes play a big part in cancer risk. A new study shows that...

Scientists Map Bone Health Genes at Unprecedented Scale, Revealing New Targets for Osteoporosis Treatments

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Healthcare (Commonwealth Union) – As we age the maintenance of our bone health becomes even more critical. Scientists have created...

New Ultrasound Procedure Successfully Targets Twin-Twin Transfusion Syndrome Without Surgery

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Healthcare (Commonwealth Union) – Safety when giving birth has been an essential part of healthcare. A pioneering experimental method...

Could Artificial Sweeteners Be Slowing the Growth of Healthy Gut Bacteria?

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New research suggests that sweeteners are not as harmless to our bodies as many people think. Scientists say more...

India’s First Dengue Vaccine Approved as QDENGA Gains DCGI Approval

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India has approved its first dengue vaccine, marking a major step in the country's fight against the mosquito-borne disease....

Feeling Lonely Often? Scientists Uncover the Mental Health Risks of Loneliness

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A new study has found that people who experience loneliness are more likely to have poorer mental health and...

New Malaria Drug Candidate MMV367 Shows Rapid Parasite Killing and Hope Against Drug Resistance

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Healthcare (Commonwealth Union) – Malaria was initially discovered by French doctor Charles Louis Alphonse Laveran in 1880. The disease...

Study Finds Medicinal Cannabis Compound Could Expand Treatment Options for Drug-Resistant Childhood Epilepsy

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Healthcare (Commonwealth Union) – The use of cannabis in the treatment of a variety of conditions has been explored...

Colon Cancer in Young Adults: Why Cases Are Climbing

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Colorectal cancer used to be considered an older person's disease. Doctors didn't recommend screening until age 50 for years....

Could This New Test Make Monitoring Babies’ Health Easier?

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Premature babies are tiny and fragile. In the neonatal intensive care unit, they are often covered in wires. Nurses...

Scientists Discover New Brain Regions Linked to Language Comprehension Beyond Classic Language Centers

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Healthcare (Commonwealth Union) – The role of different regions of the brain and what function they play has been...

Scientists Discover Discarded Bowel Screening Samples Could Be Used to Study Major Diseases Through Gut Microbiome DNA Testing

Healthcare S De Silva -
Healthcare (Commonwealth Union) – Bowel cancer is one of the most common types of cancer across the world. A...

Tiny Airborne Particles Could Increase Parkinson’s Disease Risk, New Scientific Review Warns

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Healthcare (Commonwealth Union) – The detrimental effects of air pollution on health has been a key focus among a...

Could Doctor-Prescribed Meals Improve Your Health and Save You Money?

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Special meal programmes made for people with serious health conditions may help them stay healthier and lower their medical...

Are You Taking Whey Protein to Build Muscle? New Study May Surprise You

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Many food products today are packed with extra protein. You can now find protein in cereals, bread, yogurt, chips,...

Major step against antimicrobial resistance as drug combo outperforms single antibiotics in deadly infection model

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Healthcare (Commonwealth Union) – Concerns have been mounting over the years in regard to Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) across the...

UK NHS Approves Teplizumab for Delaying Type 1 Diabetes Progression

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Healthcare (Commonwealth Union) – Type 1 diabetes is less common when compared to type 2 diabetes. It is an...

It’s Not Only What’s in Ultra-Processed Foods – It’s How They’re Made

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Scientists are becoming more concerned about ultra-processed foods. Many recent studies have linked these foods to serious health problems....

Can a Single Gene Shape Human Life? New Base Editing Study Unlocks Early Embryo Secrets

Healthcare S De Silva -
Healthcare (Commonwealth Union) – Since Gregor Mendel an Austrian scientist discovered the inheritance of traits in the 1800s, the...

New AI Tool Trialed in UK Study to Help Detect Lung Nodules and Improve Lung Cancer Outcomes

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Healthcare (Commonwealth Union) – As the artificial intelligence (AI) continues to advance, its implementation in the health care sector...

7-Year-Old Becomes First Patient at an Ultra-Compact Proton Therapy Center in Landmark Cancer Treatment Breakthrough

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Healthcare (Commonwealth Union) – The ability to reach tumors with safe treatments in difficult to reach places has always...

Scientists Identify Key Autoimmune Mechanism Driving Subtype of Inflammatory Bowel Disease in Major Study

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Healthcare (Commonwealth Union) – Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is a condition known to be a key obstacle for an...

Can AI-Powered Wearable Patches Spot Heart Disease Earlier?

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Healthcare (Commonwealth Union) – The ability with certain restrictions to self-monitor medical conditions gave a sense of independence, particularly...

Popular Creatine Supplement Linked to Slower Tumour Growth

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Creatine is one of the most popular dietary supplements in the world. It helps to improve strength and muscle...

Scientists Were Surprised by What This Diet Did to Gum Disease

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A short-term low-calorie diet may help reduce gum inflammation, according to a new study. Researchers found that people who...

Can Just 4 Minutes of Daily Exercise Improve Strength After 65?

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Healthcare (Commonwealth Union) – Exercise is widely recognised as an essential component in staying fit as our bodies are...

Why Chronic Kidney Disease Is Often Missed Until It’s Too Late—and How a Basic Urine Test Could Change That

Healthcare S De Silva -
Healthcare (Commonwealth Union) – Numerous factors such as high blood pressure, diabetes and other have been known to contribute...

Could a “Smart Tattoo” Detect Skin Cancer Before It Appears?

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Detecting melanoma before it becomes visible is very difficult in medicine. Researchers in Canada have created a new system...

New Trial Could Deliver the First Heart Disease Therapy Designed for Women

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Healthcare (Commonwealth Union) – Gender specific treatments have been in focus recent year as the healthcare industry attempts to...

Tiny Magnetic Robot Could Transform Surgery with Five Functions in Under a Second

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Healthcare (Commonwealth Union) – New technologies has given hope to the possibilities of transforming surgical treatment. Nanobots and other...

A Breakthrough That Could Stop Species From Disappearing Forever

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Embryo freezing is used to help reproduction in both humans and animals or to conserve species that are facing...

Could Tomato-Soy Juice Help Reduce Inflammation in Adults with Obesity?

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A new study suggests that drinking tomato-soy juice every day may help lower inflammation in people living with obesity....

This Simple Test Could Reveal Lung Cancer Long Before Symptoms Appear

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Scientists from Cambridge University are working on a new urine test for early detection of lung cancer. The test...

Could a daily multivitamin help you age slower? New research says maybe

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A new study from researchers at Mass General Brigham suggests that taking a daily multivitamin may help slow down...

Are Weight-Loss Drugs Doing More Than Just Helping You Lose Weight?

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Researchers from Aarhus University have discovered that a hormone linked to popular weight-loss and diabetes drugs may also play...

Brain’s Hidden Player: New Map of Histamine Reveals Surprising Links to Mental Health

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Healthcare (Commonwealth Union) – Histamine has a variety of functions in relations to the immune system, gastrointestinal track and...

Can Changing Your Diet Turn Back the Clock? Early Research Suggests Yes

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Healthcare (Commonwealth Union) – The recognition of the role of diet in health has been more and widely accepted...

Are you sleeping within these recommended hours? Your body may be aging faster if not

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Getting too little sleep may harm the body. But sleeping too much may also be a problem. A new...

Could Malaria Research Hold the Key to Male Infertility?

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Scientists studying malaria have discovered something unexpected while trying to stop the deadly disease from spreading. Their work may...

Researchers Discover How Tumors Fight Back Against Chemotherapy

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Scientists have now discovered that a protein linked to cancer growth may also help tumors protect themselves from treatment....

New AI ‘Super Vision’ Identifies Cancer Markers Faster, Cheaper, and More Accurately

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Healthcare (Commonwealth Union) – Diagnosis that occurs quick and accurately, plays a key role in its treatment. Scientists at...

Engineered Microbes Restore Gut-Liver-Brain Balance in Breakthrough Liver Therapy

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Healthcare (Commonwealth Union) – The liver is a key organ of the body as it plays a vital role...

Before They’re Born, Babies Already Copy Mom’s Yawns—Here’s How

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There’s something oddly fascinating about how contagious yawning can be. New research suggests that this simple behaviour might have...

Why Is Colon Cancer Rising in People Under 50? Scientists Discover How Gut Bacteria Triggers the Disease

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A new scientific study found an important step in how a gut bacterium may cause colon cancer. The research...

New Blood Test for Glioblastoma Could Replace Risky Brain Surgery, Researchers Say

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Healthcare (Commonwealth Union) – Glioblastoma is an extremely aggressive brain tumor that spreads rapidly. Scientists from the University of...

Common IVF Add-On Found Ineffective After Global Review of Patient Data

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Healthcare (Commonwealth Union) – As fertility rates across the globe that well below the replacement level, measures such as...

Rare but Deadly: Why Health Experts Are Watching Hantavirus Closely

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A rare but dangerous virus carried by rodents has raised concern after an outbreak on a cruise ship in...

Less Chemotherapy, More Survival: A Major Breakthrough in Treating Relapsed Leukaemia

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A new medical study suggests that children whose leukaemia returns may live longer and have a better quality of...

This Is What Coffee Is Secretly Doing to Your Gut and Brain

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Many young people today love coffee. It has become part of daily life. Some drink it to stay awake....

Beyond Obesity: The Hidden Drivers Behind Rising Cancer Rates in Younger Generations

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Healthcare (Commonwealth Union) – Scientists from the Institute of Cancer Research, London together with the Imperial College London reported...

Toronto Man’s HIV Disappears After Transplant – How?

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A team of doctors and scientists in Canada has shared an important medical case. They are from University Health...

Could This Type of Olive Oil Boost Brain Power Through the Gut?

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A new research study from the Universitat Rovira i Virgili in Spain suggests that extra virgin olive oil may...

Ever thought the people you live with could actually be shaping your gut bacteria?

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Living with friends may slowly change the bacteria inside your body. A new study from the University of East...

Could Gene Editing End Genetic Epilepsy? New Study Shows Dramatic Results

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Healthcare (Commonwealth Union) – The pioneering work done by Emmanuelle Charpentier of France and Jennifer Doudna of the USA...

Can Semaglutide Treat Liver Disease Without Weight Loss? New Study Challenges GLP-1 Assumptions

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Healthcare (Commonwealth Union) – The liver has a key role as a central processing unit for the body. It...

Is Your Penicillin Allergy Misdiagnosed? Global Study Finds 95% of Patients Aren’t Truly Allergic

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Healthcare (Commonwealth Union) – Melbourne based scientists have led the largest international study to date showing that most people...

Can Predictability Reduce Anxiety in Autistic Adults? Research Project Explores Practical Solutions

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Healthcare (Commonwealth Union) – Researchers are investigating the possibility of the difficulty of tackling the unfamiliar or unanticipated has...

New Study Reveals: Older Australians Without Partners or Children Face Significantly Higher Loneliness, Even in Long-Term Care

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Healthcare (Commonwealth Union) – Loneliness is a serious concern among all demographics and was highlighted during the pandemic with...

Can Non-Invasive Ultrasound Rewire Emotion Processing? Study Points to the Amygdala

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Healthcare (Commonwealth Union) – The processing of emotions in the brain has been a key focus of neurologists and...

3-Million-Cell Map Reveals How Menopause Turns Aging Breast Tissue Cancer-Prone

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Healthcare (Commonwealth Union) – Researchers have indicated that they have formed the most comprehensive map so far—built from more...

How Disabling a Cellular “Cleanup” Process Could Make Cancer Cells Visible to the Immune System

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Healthcare (Commonwealth Union) – Scientists from the University College London (UCL) have uncovered a novel technique to make cancer...

Nursery Colds: Do They Boost Kids’ Immunity?

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A new paper published in Clinical Microbiology Reviews explores why children often get sick when they start nursery and...

Could your weekend drinks be harming your liver?

Healthcare Senuri Vithanage -
Many people think that drinking a little during the week is safe. They assume having several drinks on a...

New Hope for Advanced Prostate Cancer: Could This Hormone Patch Be a Game-Changer?

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A new study led by researchers at UCL shows that hormone patches could be as effective as injections for...

Could a New Brain Model Built from Artificial Axons Transform the Search for Multiple Sclerosis Treatments?

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Healthcare (Commonwealth Union) – Researchers at University College London (UCL) have found that a more accurate physical model of...

How Do Alcohol, Cannabis, and Cigarettes in Your 20s Affect Memory at 50? Major Study Tracks the Cognitive Cost

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Healthcare (Commonwealth Union) – New research conducted at the University of Michigan indicates that young adults who frequently use...

Can Eating the Same Meals Every Day Help You Lose Weight Faster?

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A study from the American Psychological Association found that people may lose more weight when they eat the same...

Want to Quit Smoking Forever? Nicotine Vapes Outperform Traditional Aids

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A new study led by researchers at the University of Massachusetts Amherst shows that nicotine e-cigarettes can help adults...

Want Whiter Teeth Without Damage? A New Study Reveals How

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Even if people brush their teeth every day, stains can still appear. This can happen because of genetics. It...

Could a gut health supplement be the secret to easing arthritis pain?

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A new study has found that a prebiotic fibre supplement can reduce pain and improve strength in people with...

This New Pill Cuts “Bad” Cholesterol by 60%—A Breakthrough That Could Change Heart Health Forever

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A new experimental pill, called enlicitide, has shown the ability to cut “bad” cholesterol, known as low-density lipoprotein (LDL),...

Do Kids Get Sick More in Nursery? Research Shows Early Illness Builds Stronger Immunity for School Years

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Healthcare (Commonwealth Union) – A team of parent-scientists, consisting of scientists from the University College London (UCL), has reviewed...

Feeling Exhausted with Depression? Scientists May Have Found Why

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Depression, also called major depressive disorder, is a common but serious mental health condition. It affects the way a...

Feeling Stressed? Science Says This 24-Minute Music Trick Might Help

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Listening to music can change how you feel. Many people already know that certain songs can make them happy,...

New Healthy Food Definition May Help Shoppers Spot Better Choices

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A new rule in the United States is changing how foods can be labeled as “healthy.” The rule was...

Can a Traditional Māori Plant Help Remove Dangerous PFAS “Forever Chemicals” from Water?

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Healthcare (Commonwealth Union) – The Health hazards of Per- and polyfluorinated alkyl substances (PFAS) or forever chemicals have been...