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New Vibrating Pill May Be A Cost Effective Option To Aid Weight Loss, Study Finds

A first-of-its-kind vibrating pill that significantly reduces food consumption by mimicking the…

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A novel switch to turn genes on/off offers a promising step toward safer gene therapy

Just like a doctor adjusts the dose of a medication to the…

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Targeted MRI detects chronic liver disease

To provide better diagnosis and treatment of chronic liver diseases, researchers are…

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Noninvasive technique reveals how cells’ gene expression changes over time

Sequencing all of the RNA in a cell can reveal information about…

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Transparent brain implant can read deep neural activity from the surface

Researchers at the University of California San Diego have developed a brain…

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Surprisingly simple model explains how brain cells organize and connect

Scientists from UChicago, Harvard, and Yale propose a self-organizing model of connectivity…

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Traumatic Stress Associated With Smaller Brain Region

People with PTSD have a cerebellum about 2% smaller than unaffected adults,…

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URI, UMass Chan Medical School researchers developing high-tech armband to help people with opioid-use disorder

Backed by a $2.6 million federal grant, a team of researchers from…

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Johns Hopkins pediatricians successfully treat child with drug-resistant tuberculosis

The specialists initiated a combination treatment with several drugs but found themselves…

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Acupuncture treatment improves disabling effects of chronic low back pain in older adults

NIH-funded study supports acupuncture needling as a safe and effective pain treatment…

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Treating opioid addiction in jails improves treatment engagement, reduces overdose deaths and reincarceration

NIH-funded study demonstrates life-saving potential of providing medications for opioid use disorder…

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NIH launches landmark project on whole-person health and function

Approach involves looking at the whole person—not just separate organs or body…

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One dose of antibiotic treats early syphilis as well as three doses 

NIH-funded clinical trial shows potential to simplify treatment for early syphilis.

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Secretary Kennedy Swears in Dr. Anthony Letai as Director of the National Cancer Institute

Dr. Letai will serve as NCI’s 18th director.

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Repeated head impacts cause early neuron loss and inflammation in young athletes

NIH-funded study reveals brain changes long before chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) develops.

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