Mayo Clinic researchers have found that a new, shorter treatment for patients with HPV-associated oropharynx cancer leads to excellent disease control and fewer side effects, compared to standard treatment. The new treatment employs minimally invasive surgery and half the standard…
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Researchers discover new type of nerve cell in the retina
Scientists at the John A. Moran Eye Center at the University of Utah have discovered a new type of nerve cell, or neuron, in the retina. In the central nervous system, a complex circuitry of neurons communicate with each other…
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One and done: Researchers urge testing eyewitness memory only once
We all know the scene from countless courtroom dramas: A witness points at the defendant and confidently declares to judge and jury: “That’s the one, that’s who did it!” But is it? Perhaps. If that same witness was also confident…
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Researchers using hard candy in study screening for COVID-19 symptoms
Calling all candy lovers! Ohio State University researchers are seeking volunteers to help with a “sweet” new study. Researchers are looking for about 3,000 participants to smell and consume a piece of hard candy every day for 90 days to…
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Noted COVID-19 researchers reminde that poor countries must be vaccinated to end pandemic
Two well-known vaccine researchers, Dame Sarah Gilbert, one of the co-developers of the Oxford vaccine and Richard Hatchett, head of the Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations, have issued a reminder to the world that the pandemic will not end unless…
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Researchers identify brain circuitry in rodents that may be responsible for negative emotional aspects of pain
A new study published today in Nature Neuroscience has uncovered neuronal circuitry in the brain of rodents that may play an important role in mediating pain-induced anhedonia—a decrease in motivation to perform reward-driven behaviors. In the study funded by the…
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Researchers assess the effectiveness of short-term online meditation courses
HSE University researchers Evgeny Osin and Irina Turilina conducted an intervention study looking into the effectiveness of a short-term online mindfulness meditation course. They discovered that even after a three-week course of daily 10 to 15-minute meditation sessions, novice participants…
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Researchers discover factors that two aggressive cancers have in common
Individuals diagnosed with intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma (iCCA), a type of liver cancer, face a five-year survival rate of less than 10 percent. But a Wilmot Cancer Institute team that also investigates pancreatic cancer, which has similarly poor survival statistics, discovered factors…
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Researchers show key differences in emotion, adaptation skills of children with autism in school settings
Researchers from Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) have found that children on the autism spectrum who have impaired executive functioning skills, which help control thoughts, emotions, and actions, can face challenges at school that are different from the ones they…
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Researchers unlock genetic ‘treasure map’ for chronic kidney disease
Despite impacting an estimated 850 million people and being responsible for 1 in 60 deaths worldwide, few treatments are available for chronic kidney disease. Understanding the genetic variations associated with the disease represents an important step for drug development. Now,…
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