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Popular period-tracking apps can hold years of personal data—new NZ research finds mixed awareness of risk

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Popular period-tracking apps can hold years of personal data—new NZ research finds mixed awareness of risk
Period-tracking apps are popular digital tools for a range of menstrual, reproductive and general health purposes. But the way these apps collect and use data involves risk.

3.037. Study highlights why some people find it harder to recognize faces of people from other races

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While many people pride themselves on never forgetting a face, it's just not so easy for others.

3.038. Different brain profiles, same symptoms: Subtyping patients may provide key insights into depression's complexities

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A novel study aimed at disentangling the neurological underpinnings of depression shows that multiple brain profiles may manifest as the same clinical symptoms, providing evidence to support the presence of both one-to-one and many-to-one heterogeneity in depression. The findings of the study in Biological Psychiatry, highlight the layered and complex interactions between clinical symptoms and neurobiological sources of variation.

3.039. Common respiratory viruses linked to heart events in the short-term

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Common viral respiratory infections such as COVID-19, respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) and influenza are linked to an increased short-term risk of stroke and heart attack in adults, new University of Melbourne research has found.

3.040. Novel gene linked to neurodevelopmental disorders and epilepsy could improve diagnosis

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Researchers from Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) have identified a novel gene associated with neurodevelopmental disorders and epilepsy. The study, published in the American Journal of Human Genetics, leveraged large data depositories, state-of-the-art computational techniques and community-based gene matching to identify this new gene, which is a critical early step in improving diagnosis and eventually developing new treatment methods.

3.041. Skipping radioactive iodine after thyroid cancer surgery could mean more time with loved ones for low-risk patients

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Radioactive iodine treatment after thyroid cancer surgery usually means side effects like nausea and time in hospital isolated from loved ones. But new clinical trial results from researchers at UCL mean patients worldwide could now safely be spared this treatment.

3.042. Aging's roll of the dice: How molecular randomness may drive differences in lifespan

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"Biological stochasticity"—random events at the molecular and cellular level—might be one of the biggest, most overlooked drivers of differences in how we age, says Ryo Sanabria.

3.043. Iron levels may play a major role in Down syndrome-associated Alzheimer's disease

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Scientists at the USC Leonard Davis School of Gerontology have discovered a key connection between high levels of iron in the brain and increased cell damage in people who have both Down syndrome and Alzheimer's disease.

3.044. Family and friends shoulder the real cost of dementia: $224B in unpaid care

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About 5.5 million Americans live with dementia, requiring US$53 billion in annual medical spending on doctor visits, hospitalizations, medications, home health aides and nursing homes. But the true cost of dementia care in the U.S. is far higher because it relies heavily on unpaid care from family and friends.

3.045. Targeting fusion protein's role in childhood leukemia produces striking results

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Scientists at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital and Dana-Farber Cancer Institute today report the identification of a novel combination therapy approach to treat pediatric acute myeloid leukemia (AML). Standard treatment is often ineffective against AML, a cancer that commonly relapses with poor prognosis, particularly when the disease is fueled by fusion proteins involving NUP98.

3.046. Popular period-tracking apps can hold years of personal data—new NZ research finds mixed awareness of risk

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Period-tracking apps are popular digital tools for a range of menstrual, reproductive and general health purposes. But the way these apps collect and use data involves risk.

3.047. Maui residents' recovery sees gains, but health and housing challenges persist

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Nearly two years after the devastating August 2023 wildfires, new findings from the largest post-disaster health study in Hawaiʻi's history—led by the University of Hawaiʻi—paint a complex picture: steady progress in some areas of recovery, but continued health and housing challenges, particularly for children and vulnerable groups.

3.048. Brain training can make physical exercise more enjoyable, study shows

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If the idea of going to the gym makes you moan and groan, you're not alone.

3.049. Open technique is best surgical approach for exposing impacted canines in children, study finds

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A new study has gained international attention for providing clear, research-based answers to a question dentists worldwide have debated for years: Should an open or closed surgical technique be used when children have canine teeth that fail to erupt in the upper jaw? Some of the study's results have now been published in the American Journal of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics and were highlighted by the British orthodontic blogger Kevin O'Brien.

3.050. The seasonal challenge of disease prevention: How behavior and infection rates create repeating outbreak patterns

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New research reveals how seasonal diseases impact our willingness to follow health measures. People are less likely to follow protective measures when infection levels drop, leading to seasonal surges in disease.

3.051. Optometrist develops app with the best easy blinking exercises to improve dry eye symptoms

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An Aston University optometrist, Professor James Wolffsohn, has determined an optimum blinking exercise routine for people suffering with dry eye disease, and has developed a new app, MyDryEye, to help them complete the routine to ease their symptoms. The research is published in the journal Contact Lens and Anterior Eye.

3.052. Immunotherapy drug improves high-risk blood cancer outcomes in clinical trial

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A Peter Mac-initiated clinical trial suggests a way to dramatically improve outcomes in patients with high-risk forms of large B-cell lymphoma, who otherwise have a 50% chance of cure from conventional therapy.

3.053. Why migraine symptoms are worse in patients who get little sleep

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For the first time, researchers have studied what happens in the brains of people who have migraines when they haven't slept enough: The mechanisms in the brain that should reduce pain don't work as well.

3.054. Researchers identify instances of SYNGAP1-related disorders caused by inherited genetic variants

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Researchers at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) have found that in rare instances, variants responsible for SYNGAP1-related disorders—a group of disorders characterized by developmental delay and often associated with epilepsy—can be inherited from a parent, which could help influence family planning, genetic variant interpretation, and other aspects of clinical care.

3.055. Multi-omic data can identify silent and stable risk profiles in healthy individuals

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A multidisciplinary team has taken a step forward in the field of precision medicine with the publication of a study that highlights the value of integrating multiple layers of biological information—genomic, metabolomic, and lipoproteomic—to identify individuals with underlying molecular risk despite being apparently healthy and without relevant clinical manifestations.

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