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Off-label drug helps one boy with autism speak, parents say: Experts want more data

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Off-label drug helps one boy with autism speak, parents say: Experts want more data
Caroline Connor's concerns about her son's development began around his first birthday, when she noticed he wasn't talking or using any words. Their pediatrician didn't seem worried, but the speech delay persisted. At 2½, Mason was diagnosed with autism.

19. Over 99% have a risk factor before heart attack, stroke or heart failure, large-scale study finds

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More than 99% of people who went on to suffer a heart attack, stroke or heart failure already had at least one risk factor above optimal level beforehand, reports a large-scale study led by Northwestern Medicine and Yonsei University in South Korea.

20. Trump says research links Tylenol with autism—scientists say their paper is being misinterpreted

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During this week's White House press conference in which President Donald Trump named the over-the-counter drug Tylenol as a possible cause of rising autism rates, he did not mince words, urging pregnant women to "fight like hell" not to take it.

21. Eating fruit may reduce the effects of air pollution on lung function

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Eating fruit may reduce the effects of air pollution on lung function, according to research presented at the European Respiratory Society Congress in Amsterdam, the Netherlands.

22. Many older adults—especially Gen X women—show signs of addiction to ultra-processed foods

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They were the first generation of Americans to grow up with ultra-processed foods all around them—products typically loaded with extra fat, salt, sugar and flavorings. They were children and young adults at a time when such products, designed to maximize their appeal, proliferated.

23. Why mamba snake bites worsen after antivenom

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A breakthrough study at the University of Queensland has discovered a hidden dangerous feature of the black mamba, one of the most venomous snakes in the world.

24. Ceiling fans can worsen heat strain when the mercury surpasses 31°C

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New Griffith University researchers set out to evaluate whether ceiling fans reduce core body temperature and physiological strain in bed-resting older adults who had been exposed to prolonged indoor heat of 31°C and 45% relative humidity, typical indoor environments experienced during summer in South East Queensland.

25. Ceiling fans offer limited relief from heat for older adults in hot rooms

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New Griffith University researchers set out to evaluate whether ceiling fans reduce core body temperature and physiological strain in bed-resting older adults who had been exposed to prolonged indoor heat of 31°C and 45% relative humidity, typical indoor environments experienced during summer in South East Queensland.

26. 'Alarming' rise in newborn babies with antibiotic-resistant infections, researchers find

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Researchers are calling for an urgent overhaul of diagnostic and treatment guidelines for infections in newborn babies, after a University of Sydney-led study revealed frontline treatments for sepsis are no longer effective to treat the majority of bacterial infections.

27. Permethrin-treated baby wraps cut malaria cases in Ugandan children

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Researchers at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, with Ugandan and international collaborators, report that permethrin-treated baby wraps reduced clinical malaria cases in young children compared with sham-treated wraps, even with high bed net use.

28. Off-label drug helps one boy with autism speak, parents say: Experts want more data

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Caroline Connor's concerns about her son's development began around his first birthday, when she noticed he wasn't talking or using any words. Their pediatrician didn't seem worried, but the speech delay persisted. At 2½, Mason was diagnosed with autism.

29. Diabetes drug and antihistamine could together repair multiple sclerosis damage, trial finds

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A combination of metformin, a common diabetes drug, and clemastine, an antihistamine, can help repair myelin—the protective coating around nerves, which gets damaged in multiple sclerosis (MS) causing symptoms like fatigue, pain, spasms and problems with walking.

30. Two-drug combination shows promise in helping heal chronic wounds

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University of Oregon researchers have tested a new combination drug therapy that could dismantle the difficult-to-treat bacteria inhabiting chronic wound infections.

31. Gene mutation linked to cancer may also cause spine problems, study reveals

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A genetic mutation commonly found in cancer patients may also affect how the human body develops in the womb, according to new research from the University of Dundee.

32. Cognitive impairments linked with premature death among Americans with chronic diseases

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Researchers at New Mexico State University have found that cognitive impairments may increase the risk of premature death in Americans with chronic diseases.

33. Cutting country dementia risks through community collaboration

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Dementia is the leading cause of death in Australia. Yet despite its prevalence, little is known about whether rural and regional Australians are more likely to develop the condition than their city counterparts.

34. Patients receiving anti-cancer treatment near end of life experience higher rates of hospitalization, less hospice care

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Patients who receive systemic anti-cancer treatment near end of life are more likely to be hospitalized, go to the intensive care unit or emergency department, and are less likely to utilize hospice care in the final 30 days of life, according to researchers at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center.

35. AI distinguishes glioblastoma from look-alike cancers during surgery

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A Harvard Medical School–led research team has developed an AI tool that can reliably tell apart two look-alike cancers found in the brain but with different origins, behaviors, and treatments.

36. Patients with intellectual and developmental disabilities over-represented among long-stay psychiatric inpatients

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Individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) account for more than one in five patients who have been in Ontario's mental health beds for over a year, according to a new study from researchers at ICES and the Center for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH).

37. Simple blood test can predict risk of severe liver disease

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A new study from Karolinska Institutet, published in the journal The BMJ, shows how a simple blood analysis can predict the risk of developing severe liver disease. The method may already start to be applied in primary care to enable the earlier detection of cirrhosis and cancer of the liver.

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