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Toe transfer surgery may improve outcomes after finger amputation

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Toe transfer surgery may improve outcomes after finger amputation
For patients with amputations affecting the hand, toe transfer surgery provides an alternative to replanting the amputated digits and may lead to greater improvement in hand function and other key outcomes, reports a study in Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery.

720. What to say and how to help if someone close to you has attempted suicide

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If someone close to you has attempted suicide, you may be feeling scared, confused or overwhelmed.

721. The food is medicine movement needs a lesson in equity, say researchers

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A new editorial, led by faculty members at UC Irvine Joe C. Wen School of Population & Public Health appears in the American Journal of Public Health and urges the "Food is Medicine" (FIM) movement to course-correct—warning that without broader access strategies, it risks leaving behind the very people it aims to help.

722. Wearable blood pressure monitor attaches like a bandage for real-time continuous measurement

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Seoul National University College of Engineering announced that a research team has developed a wearable electronic device that attaches to the skin like a bandage and enables real-time, continuous monitoring of blood pressure over extended periods.

723. Blood test for multiple myeloma offers alternative to bone marrow biopsies

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Researchers at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute have developed a blood test that could transform the diagnosis and monitoring of multiple myeloma (MM) and its precursor conditions. The new method, known as SWIFT-seq, utilizes single-cell sequencing to profile circulating tumor cells (CTCs) in the blood, offering a non-invasive alternative to traditional bone marrow biopsies.

724. Hope for Strep A vaccine: Scientists identify antibodies that protect children from infection

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Scientists have discovered how some children develop natural immunity to a bacterial infection, a vital breakthrough which could help develop vaccines to save up to half a million lives globally each year.

725. Study confirms long-term benefit of implant for blinding eye disease

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For people with macular telangiectasia type 2 (MacTel), an orphan retinal disorder that gradually destroys central vision, there have long been no approved treatment options. But now, a new study sponsored by Neurotech Pharmaceuticals and spearheaded by investigators at Scripps Research and the National Institutes of Health (NIH) offers compelling evidence that vision loss can be slowed with a neuroprotective surgical implant.

726. How sex-based differences shape immune responses and disease risks

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Many diseases affect men and women differently. Asthma tends to strike men earlier in life, yet more women develop asthma as they get older. Parkinson's is more common in men, but Alzheimer's is more common in women.

727. Overlooked microproteins could treat obesity and metabolic disorders

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The obesity rate has more than doubled in the last 30 years, affecting more than one billion people worldwide. This prevalent condition is also linked to other metabolic disorders, including type 2 diabetes, cardiovascular diseases, chronic kidney disease, and cancers.

728. Universal vaccine design pipeline could protect against emerging SARS-CoV-2 variants and more

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Most vaccines are designed to provide immunity against just one pathogen. Vaccines for chicken pox (caused by varicella-zoster virus) were only developed to fight that one disease, for example.

729. Toe transfer surgery may improve outcomes after finger amputation

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For patients with amputations affecting the hand, toe transfer surgery provides an alternative to replanting the amputated digits and may lead to greater improvement in hand function and other key outcomes, reports a study in Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery.

730. Malaria possibly contracted in Washington state, would be state's first local case

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A woman in east Pierce County contracted malaria despite not having traveled out of state recently, according to the Tacoma-Pierce County Health Department.

731. Could CAR-T therapy be a cure for lupus? Early trials show promise

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Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is a complex autoimmune disease with a spectrum of very different manifestations and variable severity.

732. How the retina synchronizes different visual signals regardless of their speed

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The human brain builds mental representations of the world based on the signals and information detected via the human senses. While we perceive simultaneously occurring sensory stimuli as being synchronized, the generation and transmission speeds of individual sensory signals can vary greatly.

733. New insights into how the visual system synchronizes visual information

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The human brain builds mental representations of the world based on the signals and information detected via the human senses. While we perceive simultaneously occurring sensory stimuli as being synchronized, the generation and transmission speeds of individual sensory signals can vary greatly.

734. Mouse study reveals gut microbe balance may be key factor in early-onset colorectal cancer

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With colorectal cancer on the rise in people under 50, researchers at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign are looking at the colon's tiniest inhabitants to reveal causes and potential treatments.

735. FDA approves SetPoint neuroimmune modulation device for rheumatoid arthritis

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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved the SetPoint System, a neuroimmune modulation device for the treatment of adults living with moderate-to-severe rheumatoid arthritis (RA).

736. Data show 55% of calories come from ultraprocessed foods in the United States

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The mean percentage of total calories consumed from ultraprocessed foods was 55.0% among those aged 1 year and older during August 2021 to August 2023, according to an August data brief published by the National Center for Health Statistics.

737. How many Kentuckians are opting out of childhood vaccines?

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Fewer Kentucky kindergarten students have received the vaccines required to attend school, and data from the state's School Immunizations Survey shows religious objections are a growing reason why.

738. Designed for healing: 'Architecture for health' shapes the future of health care spaces

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In a time when health care systems are under pressure to be safer, more efficient and more compassionate, one program at Texas A&M University is leading the charge, not just with ideas, but with action.

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