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Jun 25 2025HEALTH

A Decade of Spotting Baby Health Issues Early

Ten years have passed since the International Journal of Neonatal Screening (IJNS) started its journey. It's now a big deal in the world of newborn health. This journal focuses on catching health problems in babies right after they're born. It's like a superhero for tiny humans, spotting issues befo

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Jun 25 2025HEALTH

Robots in Surgery: Training the Next Generation of Doctors

Robotic surgery is becoming more common in urology. To keep up, doctors need proper training. A recent study created and tested new ways to teach these skills. Experts from around the world worked together. They used a special process to agree on the best methods. This process is called the Delphi

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Jun 25 2025HEALTH

Eating at the Right Time: How It Affects Your Sleep, Mood, and Life

People who are overweight or obese often try different diets to lose weight. One popular method is time-restricted eating (TRE). This means eating all your meals within a certain window of time each day. But does the time of day you eat matter? Does it affect how you sleep, feel, and live your life?

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Jun 25 2025HEALTH

Unraveling the Hunger Puzzle: Tackling Extreme Appetite in Rare Brain Conditions

Extreme hunger, or hyperphagia, is a big problem for people with rare brain conditions affecting the melanocortin-4 receptor (MC4R) pathway. This pathway is like a traffic cop in the brain, helping to control how much energy the body uses. When it's not working right, people can feel hungry all the

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Jun 25 2025HEALTH

Understanding Polymyalgia Rheumatica: A Fresh Look at Treatment

Polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR) is a common inflammatory condition in older adults, often linked to giant cell arteritis. It's the second most frequent inflammatory rheumatic disease in this age group, following rheumatoid arthritis. Recently, guidelines for treating PMR have been updated, focusing on

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Jun 25 2025HEALTH

How the Brain's Coordination Center Affects Movement

The cerebellum, a part of the brain that helps with movement, can cause problems when it's not working right. To understand this better, researchers did an experiment with monkeys. They temporarily stopped signals from the cerebellum while the monkeys did reaching tasks. This made the monkeys move t

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Jun 25 2025HEALTH

Liver Donation: What You Need to Know About Risks and Recovery

Liver donation is a big deal, and it's important to talk about the risks. When someone donates part of their liver, they can face serious complications. These can be so bad that they need more surgery or intensive care. Doctors have been studying this to understand it better. They looked at real-wo

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Jun 25 2025HEALTH

Fair Care for All: Why Equity Matters in Healthcare

Healthcare has the power to shape a fairer society, but it's not quite there yet. Right now, quality improvement (QI) processes focus on metrics and reports, but they often overlook equity. This is a big problem because equity should be at the heart of quality care. Without it, healthcare can't trul

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Jun 25 2025HEALTH

Understanding Violence in Relationships: A Look at Burkina Faso During COVID-19

In Burkina Faso, a recent study looked at how common violence between partners was during the COVID-19 pandemic. They found that nearly 3 out of 10 women experienced some form of violence from their partner in 2021. This is almost double the rate from 2010. The study focused on women aged 15 to 49.

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Jun 25 2025HEALTH

Finding New Clues in Liver Trouble

Alcoholic liver disease (ALD) is a serious condition. It causes swelling and damage to the liver. This happens because of too much alcohol. The disease is linked to two main problems: not enough oxygen (hypoxia) and a buildup of lactic acid (lactylation). Researchers wanted to find new signs (bioma

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