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Prefrontal Hypoactivation and Time Distortion Linked to Adolescent Self-Injury
Adolescents who self-harm show reduced left dorsolateral prefrontal cortex activity and a distinct inability to accurately estimate time.
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Heart Failure Palliative Research Shifts Toward Frailty and Prognostic Tools
A 25-year bibliometric analysis of 1,619 studies tracks the evolution from basic survival data to complex care coordination.
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Reduced-Dose JAK Inhibitors Maintain Persistence in Low-Risk Rheumatoid Arthritis
A Japanese registry study of 1,135 patients finds reduced dosing effective for those with preserved renal function and few risk factors.
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AI Detects Occult Pancreatic Cancer 15 Months Before Radiologists on CT
A validated radiomics model identifies subvisual signatures of pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma with 73% sensitivity at a 475-day lead time.
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IVUS Guidance Reduces Target Vessel Failure in Complex Bifurcation PCI
A randomized trial shows IVUS-guided optimization more than halves the 1-year risk of failure in complex double kissing crush procedures.
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Early Postnatal Oxytocin Restores Hippocampal Plasticity in Fragile X Mice
Intranasal administration during a specific developmental window permanently corrects episodic memory and synaptic deficits in Fmr1-knockout mice.
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Nasoalveolar Molding Limits Early Lip Revisions in Cleft Patients Through Maturity
A 20-year follow-up shows only 3.7% of patients required lip revision before reaching skeletal maturity after nasoalveolar molding.
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GLP-1 Receptor Agonists Reduce Psoriasis Severity in Patients With Obesity
A National Psoriasis Foundation primer details how incretin therapies lower skin scores and systemic inflammatory markers.
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Lung Ultrasound Reaches 94% Sensitivity for Pediatric Pneumonia Diagnosis
Meta-analyses indicate point-of-care ultrasound offers up to 96% specificity while eliminating radiation exposure in children.
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Endothelial Nitric Oxide and Nitrosative Stress Drive Potassium Channel Migraine Pain in Mice
Mouse study finds that KATP channel-induced hypersensitivity requires eNOS and peroxynitrite rather than traditional cGMP signaling.
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Automated Model Predicts Surgical Complications Across 14 Health Systems
A multicenter analysis of 508,097 encounters shows high accuracy in predicting ICU admission, kidney injury, and in-hospital mortality.
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Robotic Groin Hernia Repair Shows Higher 5-Year Recurrence Than Laparoscopy
A Medicare cohort study finds robotic-assisted repair carries a 3.78% recurrence risk, exceeding both laparoscopic and open approaches.
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Comparative Transcriptomics Map Shared Molecular Pathways in Parkinsonian Disorders
A large-scale analysis of 977 brain samples identifies core failures in protein homeostasis and mitochondrial metabolism across syndromes.
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Intravenous Tocilizumab Stabilizes Severe Pediatric Neuroinflammation Within 72 Hours
A retrospective study shows rapid clinical improvement and intracranial pressure reduction in children with refractory CNS inflammation.
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Systemic Steroids Accelerate Symptom Resolution in Orbital Cellulitis
An American Academy of Ophthalmology review finds steroids safe but notes inconsistent effects on hospital stay and surgical rates.
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Oral PCS499 Improves Skin Activity and Ulcer Healing in Necrobiosis Lipoidica
A phase 2 trial of a deuterated pentoxifylline analog shows 50% of patients achieved clear or almost clear status with no serious safety concerns.
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Dorsal Preservation Shows Early Aesthetic Gains Over Conventional Rhinoplasty
A seven-year cohort study finds dorsal preservation improves six-month cosmetic scores, though long-term outcomes converge by one year.
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Patient-Provided Video Footage Influences Pediatric Trauma Management Decisions
Reviewing video of injury mechanisms altered imaging and specialist consultation plans in over half of pediatric emergency cases.
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Systematic Protocols Identify and Treat True Resistant Hypertension
True resistant hypertension affects 10% of treated patients and carries a 10.3% absolute risk increase in cardiovascular death.
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Radiomics Predicts Survival in Colorectal Liver Metastases Treated with TACE
Machine learning models using baseline imaging intensity and longitudinal changes stratify survival risk and identify lesion response.
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2C-B Shows Empathogenic and Psychedelic Effects with Low Cardiovascular Strain
A crossover trial compares 30 mg of 2C-B to MDMA and psilocybin, finding similar emotional empathy and a shorter five-hour duration.
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Maintenance Pembrolizumab and Radiotherapy Improve Outcomes in Oligometastatic Renal Cell Carcinoma
A pooled analysis of phase 2 trials shows a hazard ratio of 0.57 for progression-free survival when adding immunotherapy to local therapy.
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Gut Microbiome Signatures Improve Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma Detection
Metagenomic analysis identifies microbial markers that enhance the diagnostic accuracy of Epstein-Barr virus DNA for nasopharyngeal cancer.
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Retinal Imaging AI Screens for Six Systemic Metabolic and Endocrine Diseases
A multitask framework identifies diabetes, hypertension, and osteoporosis from fundus photos, showing high negative predictive value in primary care.