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Credit: Markus Winkler from Pexels Danish pharmaceutical giant Novo Nordisk, maker of diabetes and weight-loss treatments Ozempic and Wegovy, said ...

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Study finds brain enzyme inhibition reduces obesity in mice

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Credit: meo from Pexels Endocannabinoids in the brain play a key role in food intake and energy use. Modulating the ...

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Researchers reveal important themes to improve interactions between police and Black autistic youth

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Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Law enforcement provides critical community services, yet Black autistic youth often face an elevated risk of ...

Naughty or Nice? Many parents rely on threats to manage misbehavior – from no dessert to no Santa

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National poll suggests many parents rely on threats to manage misbehavior—from no dessert to no Santa

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Parents in a new national poll report different challenges in being consistent with discipline strategies. Credit: University of Michigan Health ...

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Study finds federal needle exchange programs reduce health care costs and blood-borne infections

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Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain The World Health Organization has set a target of reducing hepatitis C infections to fewer than ...

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Been drinking and your heart’s fluttering? You may have ‘holiday heart’

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Credit: CC0 Public Domain It's the time of year for workplace Christmas parties, and gatherings with family and friends. Maybe ...

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Opioid abuse can change the brain

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"This is your brain on drugs," the old anti-drug admonition says, and now a new study has found there's something ...

$GDF-15 inhibitors show promise against refractory solid tumors in GDFATHER-1/2a clinical trial$

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GDF-15 inhibitors show promise against hard-to-treat tumors in clinical trial

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CT and PET-CT scans of responding tumors. Credit: Nature (2024). DOI: 10.1038/s41586-024-08305-z A multi-institutional clinical trial led by the University ...

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Melanoma survival linked to tumor thickness

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Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Researchers at The University of Sydney have identified a significant increase in melanoma-related death risk for ...

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What is the drug captagon and how is it linked to Syria’s fallen Assad regime?