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Living near pubs, bars and fast-food restaurants could be bad for heart health

Living near pubs, bars and fast-food restaurants could be bad for heart health

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Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Living close to pubs, bars and fast-food restaurants may lead to a higher risk of heart failure, according to new research published in Circulation: Heart Failure, These kinds of ready-to-eat food environments typically provide unhealthy foods and drinks, and have been linked to cardiovascular diseases, said study senior author Lu Qi, …

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New data analysis supports hedonic overdrive model in high-fat diet-induced mice

New data analysis supports hedonic overdrive model in high-fat diet-induced mice

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Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain High-fat diets cause obesity in male mice. The underlying mechanism, however, remains controversial. After assessing three contrasting ideas, researchers have determined that the hedonic overdrive model provides the best fit, according to a new study. The studytitled “The Hedonic Overdrive Model Best Explains High-Fat Diet-Induced Obesity in C57BL/6 Mice” appears in …

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Learning and memory problems in Down syndrome linked to alterations in genome’s ‘dark matter’

Learning and memory problems in Down syndrome linked to alterations in genome’s ‘dark matter’

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The activity of Snhg11 (red) pictured in the dentate gyrus region of the hippocampus in mice. Credit: Cesar Sierra/Centro de Regulation Genómica (CRG) Researchers at the Center for Genomic Regulation (CRG) have found that the Snhg11 gene is critical for the function and formation of neurons in the hippocampus. Experiments with mice and human tissues …

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UK cancer treatment falls behind other countries, research finds

UK cancer treatment falls behind other countries, research finds

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Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain People in the UK have been treated with chemotherapy and radiotherapy less often than patients in comparable countries, and faced long waits for treatments, according to two new studies published in The Lancet Oncology. In the first research of its kind, investigators at University College London examined data from over 780,000 …

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Research identifies nerve endings that shed light on gut-brain communication

Research identifies nerve endings that shed light on gut-brain communication

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Anterogradely labeled vagal afferent axons in the mid colon. a Single fine vagal axons course over the mucosa surface, with no preferential direction that aligns with the underlying crypts. Two different types of ending are shown in a, a complex- and simple-type ending. b An enlarged image from panel a. The complex ending is indicated …

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Live music emotionally moves us more than streamed music, show researchers

Live music emotionally moves us more than streamed music, show researchers

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The researchers conducted an elaborate experiment in which a pianist changed the live music he or she was playing to intensify the emotional reactions in the amygdala, the emotional center in the brain. Credit: UZH, Sascha Frühholz. How does listening to live music affect the emotional center of our brain? A study carried out at …

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The intricate dance of time and touch: Insights from the somatosensory cortex

The intricate dance of time and touch: Insights from the somatosensory cortex

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Utilizing optogenetics, a technique enabling the modulation of neuronal activity through application of light to the cortex, the study established a connection between two seemingly distinct experiences—the “what” and the “how long” of a stimulus. Credit: Mathew Diamond The passage of time is sensed, perceived, and experienced, but—unlike for touch, vision, hearing, and olfaction—there exist …

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Clinical trial tests combination antibody therapy in adults with advanced cancer

Clinical trial tests combination antibody therapy in adults with advanced cancer

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Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain In an early-phase clinical trial, a combination of antibody-based medications targeting the immune system generated promising safety data and anti-tumor activity in individuals with various types of advanced cancer. The findings are published in Cancer, Both medications tested in the trial support immune responses against tumor cells. CS1002 increases the activation …

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Drug limits dangerous reactions to allergy-triggering foods, pediatric study finds

Drug limits dangerous reactions to allergy-triggering foods, pediatric study finds

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Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain A drug can make life safer for children with food allergies by preventing dangerous allergic responses to small quantities of allergy-triggering foods, according to a new study led by scientists at the Stanford School of Medicine. The research will be published Feb. 25 in the New England Journal of Medicine, The …

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