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Scientists at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital have identified how an appendage on the surface of cells, called the primary cilium, contributes to certain types of medulloblastoma. The study has implications for drug development. The research appeared today in Genes…

Collateral damage of lockdowns could be ‘killing 1,000 people a week’: NON-Covid deaths rise in England and Wales as experts blame pandemic restrictions and backlogs England logged 1,500 more weekly deaths than expected over last three weeks  Experts say the…

The median age for receiving a bladder cancer diagnosis is 73, and a significant number of those living with the disease are in their 70s and 80s. A longstanding stereotype in cancer care is that older patients favor a more…

Smoking traditional or non-combustible cigarettes while wearing a surgical mask results in a two-fold rise in exhaled carbon monoxide and impaired blood vessel function compared to non-mask periods. That's the finding of research published today in the European Journal of…

Having positive social interactions is associated with older adults’ sense of purposefulness, which can fluctuate from day to day, according to research from the Department of Psychological & Brain Sciences in Arts & Sciences at Washington University in St. Louis….

In honor of Adopt a Shelter Cat Month, we partnered up again with our friends at Arm & Hammer Cat Litter to spread awareness and encourage everyone to consider adopting or fostering a cat in need, especially those who may…

The study covered in this summary was published in bioRxiv.org as a preprint and has not yet been peer reviewed. Key Takeaways Transfer RNA fragments (tRFs) expressed in the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) of patients with Parkinson’s disease (PD) are distinct…

The most commonly diagnosed STI is chlamydia, which encompasses 49% of all new diagnoses. However, other and lesser-known sexually transmitted diseases are on the rise. Trichomoniasis is a sexually transmitted infection that can affect both men and women. Sometimes known…

Over roughly the past decade, there has been rapid development and swift uptake of consumer technology capable of recording physiologic data relevant to cardiac health, including physical activity, heart rate, electrocardiograms, and episodes of atrial fibrillation (AF). And healthcare providers…

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