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Adolescents who smoke or vape may believe tobacco's perceived coping benefits outweigh accepted health risks

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Adolescents who smoke or vape may believe tobacco's perceived coping benefits outweigh accepted health risks
Tobacco use in a variety of forms is common in adolescent life today, with over 2.25 million youth using.

2.672. Key mechanism that leads to high blood pressure uncovered

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When someone has high blood pressure, or hypertension, it results in changes to the walls of their blood vessels. This process is known as arterial or vascular remodeling, which is driven by smooth muscle cells in the blood vessel wall. Researchers at Michigan Medicine have uncovered a key mechanism that regulates blood pressure and vascular remodeling—increasing downstream risk of heart attack and stroke—in people with a genetic variant linked to high blood pressure, a study in both animals and human samples suggests.

2.673. New antibody shot could help protect babies from RSV

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A newly approved shot could soon help protect babies from respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), the top cause of hospitalization in U.S. infants.

2.674. Blood-based screening has acceptable accuracy for colorectal cancer detection

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A blood-based test has acceptable accuracy for colorectal cancer detection but not for advanced precancerous lesions in an average-risk colorectal cancer screening population, according to a study published online June 2 in the Journal of the American Medical Association.

2.675. Therapeutic vaccine developed for diseases caused by HPV

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Diseases caused by human papillomavirus (HPV), such as cervical cancer, may have a new treatment option thanks to a technology developed by researchers at Imunotera Soluções Terapêuticas, a São Paulo startup incubated at Eretz.bio, the biotechnology startup hub at Albert Einstein Jewish Brazilian Hospital.

2.676. Gut microbes may help in recognizing and treating pancreatic cancer

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Pancreatic cancer is a severe illness and major challenge in cancer medicine since it is difficult to diagnose, while potential therapies are scarce. A new international cooperation study indicates that in the future pancreatic cancer may be detected at an early stage from gut microbes. Gut microbes may also offer solutions for therapy development.

2.677. The complex reality of college student mental health: Data reveal both challenges and positive trends

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The word "crisis" is used frequently and, I would argue, inaccurately, to depict the psychological well-being of today's college students.

2.678. Older adults with dementia misjudge their financial skills, which may make them more vulnerable to fraud

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Older adults diagnosed with dementia lose their ability to assess how well they manage their finances, according to a recent study I co-authored in The Gerontologist. In comparison, people of the same age who don't have dementia are aware of their financial abilities—and this awareness improves over time.

2.679. New proposal aims to protect patients with high-risk brain implants

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As companies such as Elon Musk's Neuralink begin human trials of high-risk brain implants, a new proposal calls for a major change in how the U.S. handles injuries caused by the devices.

2.680. Federal R&D funding boosts productivity for the whole economy. Making big cuts to such government spending unwise

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Large cuts to government-funded research and development can endanger American innovation—and the vital productivity gains it supports.

2.681. Adolescents who smoke or vape may believe tobacco's perceived coping benefits outweigh accepted health risks

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Tobacco use in a variety of forms is common in adolescent life today, with over 2.25 million youth using.

2.682. Endometriosis: Difficult childhood linked with greater likelihood of being diagnosed

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About 1 in 10 women worldwide have endometriosis. This common condition causes tissue similar to the lining of the uterus to grow in other parts of the body. This can result in painful periods, chronic pain and even infertility.

2.683. Studies identify predictors and outcomes in systemic sclerosis

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The Very Early Diagnosis of Systemic Sclerosis (VEDOSS) criteria identify red flags as puffy fingers, abnormal nailfold capillaroscopy, and specific autoantibodies in patients with Raynaud's phenomenon as a very early disease stage where patients do fulfill the classification criteria.

2.684. Cancer cells exploit alternative pathway to gather antioxidant lipids and evade cell death

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Scientists have discovered tumors can tap a nontraditional pathway to acquire lipoproteins—molecules that transport fat in blood—which enriches cancer cells with an antioxidant shield to survive stress, according to new research from Children's Medical Center Research Institute at UT Southwestern (CRI) published in Nature.

2.685. Researchers uncover a potential new therapeutic target for a hard-to-treat form of leukemia

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A new target for potential treatments for blast phase myeloproliferative neoplasm (BP-MPN), one of the most aggressive forms of leukemia, has been identified by a research team at the University of Oxford.

2.686. Wearable fitness trackers can make you seven times more likely to stick to your workouts: New research

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The hardest part of any workout regime is sticking with it. Around half of those who start an exercise program stop within six months.

2.687. Novel assay promises more efficient screening for carriers of fragile X syndrome

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Researchers have developed an innovative new nanopore sequencing assay to identify carriers of fragile X syndrome (FXS), the leading cause of monogenic autism spectrum disorder and inherited intellectual disabilities. The study, published in The Journal of Molecular Diagnostics, addresses the urgent need for a screening tool to identify carriers of FXS in a more comprehensive, faster, efficient, and cost-effective way compared to current methods, for better informed genetic counseling.

2.688. Reviving indigenous languages linked to improved public health outcomes, new research shows

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In British Columbia, First Nations youth who speak their ancestral language are less likely to die by suicide. In Australia's Northern Territory, community-led language initiatives are linked to better mental health outcomes.

2.689. Study shows sharp contrasts in complementary and alternative medicine use across countries

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Contrary to expectations, the COVID pandemic did not cause a spike in the overall use of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) in Europe: the growth was modest, from 27% in 2014 to 28% in 2023. These University of Helsinki findings are reported in an article published in the Journal of Public Health.

2.690. Sleep apnea found to be more prevalent in young female athletes than expected

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According to a new study, presented at the American College of Cardiology (ACC) Care of the Athletic Heart 2025 conference, sleep apnea may be more prevalent in younger female athletes than previously believed, especially among female athletes with higher levels of training. While obstructive sleep apnea has been observed in younger male athletes, the prevalence in female athletes and the association with cardiovascular risk is largely unknown.

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