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How Maternal RSV Vaccination Protects Newborns Health

How Maternal RSV Vaccination Protects Newborns

RSV is the leading cause of infant hospitalization worldwide. A vaccine given to pregnant women in late pregnancy transfers protective antibodies dire...

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Gut Bacteria and Serotonin: Hope for IBS Sufferers Health

Gut Bacteria and Serotonin: Hope for IBS Sufferers

Researchers at the University of Gothenburg have identified two gut bacteria capable of producing serotonin, opening new therapeutic avenues for the m...

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ADHD Brain Briefly 'Falls Asleep' During Demanding Tasks Science

ADHD Brain Briefly 'Falls Asleep' During Demanding Tasks

A new study from Monash University and the Paris Brain Institute reveals that the ADHD brain slips into brief sleep-like episodes during demanding tas...

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What Is Graft-Versus-Host Disease and How Is It Treated? Health

What Is Graft-Versus-Host Disease and How Is It Treated?

Graft-versus-host disease (GVHD) is a serious complication of bone marrow and stem cell transplants where donor immune cells attack the recipient's bo...

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How ADHD Works: The Brain Science Behind Attention Health

How ADHD Works: The Brain Science Behind Attention

ADHD is far more than a lack of willpower — it is a neurodevelopmental condition rooted in measurable differences in brain chemistry, structure, and e...

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MIT's Gut Protein Discovery May Transform IBD Treatment Science

MIT's Gut Protein Discovery May Transform IBD Treatment

MIT researchers have identified intelectin-2, a protein with a dual role in gut defense — it reinforces the intestinal mucus barrier and directly kill...

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How Ancient Egyptian Mummification Worked Science

How Ancient Egyptian Mummification Worked

Ancient Egyptians developed one of history's most sophisticated preservation techniques over thousands of years. Here is how the 70-day mummification...

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How Sourdough Fermentation Works—and Why It Matters Health

How Sourdough Fermentation Works—and Why It Matters

Sourdough is far more than tangy bread—it is a complex biochemical process driven by wild yeast and lactic acid bacteria that transforms flour and wat...

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How Exercise Boosts Brain Health and Memory Health

How Exercise Boosts Brain Health and Memory

Regular physical activity doesn't just strengthen muscles — it reshapes the brain itself, triggering molecular changes that sharpen memory, protect ag...

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How Microplastics Reach Your Brain—and What They Do Health

How Microplastics Reach Your Brain—and What They Do

Tiny plastic particles are now found throughout the human body, including the brain. Scientists have identified five key pathways through which microp...

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How PET Scans Work and Why They Detect Cancer Early Health

How PET Scans Work and Why They Detect Cancer Early

PET scans use radioactive sugar tracers and gamma-ray detection to map metabolic activity inside the body, revealing tumors long before symptoms appea...

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What Is Lonsdaleite—the Diamond Harder Than Diamond? Science

What Is Lonsdaleite—the Diamond Harder Than Diamond?

Lonsdaleite, or hexagonal diamond, is a rare carbon allotrope born from meteorite impacts. Scientists have now synthesized it in the lab, confirming i...

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