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Children drive household mpox infections, study reveals

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Children drive household mpox infections, study reveals
A study by CUNY SPH doctoral student Raoul Kamadjeu provides important new data on how mpox, especially the Clade Ib strain, transmits within households. The paper is published in The Lancet Infectious Diseases.

30. Japan approves its first over-the-counter 'morning-after' pill

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Japan has given regulatory approval for an over-the-counter contraceptive pill, its manufacturer said on Monday, the first time the socially conservative country has greenlighted so-called "morning-after" medication without a prescription.

31. London 'scream club' helps young people relieve stress

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At a London park, dozens of young people gathered, awaiting the starting signal, then screamed at the top of their voices—all in a bid to release tension.

32. Researchers develop novel virtual reality approach to support stroke rehabilitation

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A team of researchers at the University of Jyväskylä (JYU) has developed and tested a new virtual reality (VR) training task designed to help stroke survivors living with visuospatial neglect (VSN), a disabling condition that affects attention and awareness of one side of space. The exploratory case study is among the first to integrate audiovisual cues within a physiotherapy-based VR task to support rehabilitation.

33. Burden of pain significantly higher in Parkinson's patients

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A major QIMR Berghofer-led study has found that Australians living with Parkinson's disease are nearly three times more likely to suffer from chronic pain compared to the general community, with two-thirds of patients experiencing the debilitating symptom.

34. Investigating functional adaptations of the brachial artery in college baseball players

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Researchers at University of Tsukuba conducted a detailed investigation of changes in the arterial structure and function associated with athletic characteristics, focusing on the various functions of vascular endothelial cells in maintaining vascular health.

35. Blood test guides post-surgical immunotherapy for muscle-invasive bladder cancer

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Patients with muscle-invasive bladder cancer who test positive for circulating tumor (ct)DNA after surgery to remove the cancer benefit from immunotherapy with atezolizumab compared to placebo whereas ctDNA-negative patients may potentially be spared unnecessary treatment. The finding is based on results from the global, randomized, phase 3 IMvigor011 trial co-led by investigators from Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, the Technical University of Munich, and Queen Mary University of London, UK.

36. Digital health outreach can improve lung cancer screening

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A new multi-site study, published in JAMA, and co-led by researchers at the UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center and Wake Forest University School of Medicine, has demonstrated that a direct-to-patient digital health program can significantly increase recommended lung cancer screening for high-risk individuals.

37. Call for nationwide menopause education program

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More than three-quarters of women feel that they are not well-informed enough about menopause, according to a new study led by UCL researchers, highlighting the need for a nationwide menopause education program.

38. Veterans' mental health forged beyond the battlefield, researchers find

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New research shows that veterans' mental health after leaving the military is shaped by more than just combat, with childhood trauma, deployment experiences and gender all influencing post-9/11 veterans' well-being, according to a team at Penn State.

39. Children drive household mpox infections, study reveals

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A study by CUNY SPH doctoral student Raoul Kamadjeu provides important new data on how mpox, especially the Clade Ib strain, transmits within households. The paper is published in The Lancet Infectious Diseases.

40. Scientists discover how cells protect the skin from inflammatory disease—paving the way for new treatments

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Researchers at VIB and Ghent University have uncovered a key mechanism that protects the skin from harmful inflammation. The findings, published in Immunity, could open new avenues for treating chronic skin diseases and other inflammatory disorders.

41. Adverse and positive childhood experience levels in US haven't changed much, study finds

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New research shows that overall, the prevalence of adverse and positive childhood experiences reported by parents of teenagers hasn't changed substantially in the United States in recent years.

42. Examining the long-term effects of common heartburn medications on kidney and cardiovascular health

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A new study from Karolinska Institutet suggests that some widely used heartburn medications may be linked to kidney problems over time. Researchers followed nearly 300,000 patients for up to 15 years to explore how these drugs might affect kidney and heart health.

43. Built-in backup system helps muscles counteract fatigue

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When you're running up stairs or out on a jog, your muscles eventually start to feel heavy and weak. That's fatigue setting in, a sign that the muscles' energy reserves are becoming depleted. But a team of researchers led by Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) biology professor Doug Swank, Ph.D., have discovered something surprising: certain muscle fibers have a built-in backup system that fights back against fatigue, potentially helping us keep going when we'd otherwise have to stop.

44. Towards prostheses controlled by the power of thought: Virtual tasks reveal how the brain recalibrates movements

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Researchers at the German Primate Center (DPZ)—Leibniz Institute for Primate Research in Göttingen have discovered that the brain reorganizes itself extensively across several brain regions when it learns to perform movements in a virtual environment with the help of a brain–computer interface. The scientists were thus able to show how the brain adapts when controlling motor prostheses.

45. National poll: 1 in 10 young children play outdoors as little as once a week

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The physical and mental health benefits of outdoor play are well established, but one in 10 parents of preschoolers and toddlers say their child plays outside just once a week or less.

46. Exploring the effect of bedroom ventilation on sleep quality

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Good sleep is key to good health, overall well-being, and optimal cognitive function. Disturbed sleep or lack of sleep can lead to various health issues such as cardiovascular diseases, cancer, and other morbidities, including Alzheimer's disease and obesity.

47. Study finds protein target that predicts drug resistance in colon cancer

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An international team of researchers has uncovered a promising new avenue for treating colorectal cancer, the world's third leading cause of cancer-related deaths. By analyzing patient-specific genetic data, scientists identified a protein system that could predict chemotherapy resistance and open the door to more tailored, effective treatments.

48. Nearly half of Finns with chronic conditions find medication therapy a burden, study finds

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According to a recent study, 44% of people with chronic conditions who responded to a population-based survey experienced medication-related burden (MRB). The burden was most common among people with diabetes, heart disease, rheumatic disease or some other musculoskeletal disorder.

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