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Cajanine Reduces Anxiety and Fear Extinction Deficits in Female Mice
The compound modulates the ERβ/NF-κB pathway to alleviate neuroinflammation and behavioral symptoms in a sex-specific manner.
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Early EEG Findings Guide Shorter Sedation After Cardiac Arrest
Patients with favorable EEG patterns within 12 hours of arrest saw mechanical ventilation and ICU stays reduced by over 50 percent.
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Mechanism-Based Care Relieves Peripheral Edema in Advanced Cancer
A scoping review of 2,223 patients suggests targeted interventions like stenting and fluid management improve short-term symptom burden.
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Asundexian Reduces Recurrent Stroke Without Increasing Major Bleeding
Adding the Factor XIa inhibitor asundexian to standard antiplatelet therapy safely lowers recurrent stroke risk in high-risk patients.
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Silent Urate Deposits Found in 39% of Asymptomatic Hyperuricemia Patients
Standardized ultrasound reveals subclinical crystal deposition is linked to early joint erosion and synovial inflammation before the first gout flare.
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Elobixibat Improves Chronic Constipation in Patients With Schizophrenia or Depression
Postmarketing surveillance shows increased defecation frequency and improved stool consistency with no serious adverse drug reactions.
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Genicular Artery Embolization Shows No Benefit Over Sham for Knee Osteoarthritis
A randomized trial finds that 12-month pain reduction after genicular artery embolization is statistically equivalent to a sham procedure.
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Glial GLRX3 Enzyme Drives Chronic Oxaliplatin-Induced Pain in Aged Models
A redox circuit in the dorsal root ganglion identifies potential biomarkers and therapeutic targets for age-related chemotherapy toxicity.
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Bariatric Surgery Reduces Lifetime Cardiovascular Risk More Than GLP-1 Agonists
A retrospective cohort study shows surgery achieves superior lifetime risk reduction and weight loss despite similar 10-year risk changes.
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Sepsis-Associated Respiratory Mortality Rises Over 25 Years
A longitudinal analysis of 2 million deaths reveals a significant mortality surge during the pandemic and persistent demographic disparities.
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Triamcinolone Acetonide Shows No Direct Toxicity to Human Knee Cartilage
Laboratory analysis of human tissue suggests triamcinolone reduces degradative enzymes without causing chondrocyte death or matrix loss.
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Neural Rhythms in Language and Default-Mode Networks Predict Reading Recall
Combined EEG and MRI data reveal that specific frequency patterns in brain networks correlate with a patient's ability to remember text.
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Cartilage Damage Increases Between Primary and Revision ACL Reconstruction
Registry data show a 0.7% increase in the odds of chondral lesions for every month of delay between initial injury and revision surgery.
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High-Intensity tACS Improves Chronic Insomnia by Modulating Brain Networks
A randomized trial shows 15 mA stimulation reduces sleep index scores and reorganizes functional connectivity in hyperarousal circuits.
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Gut Microbiome Signature Identifies Premanifest Parkinson’s Disease Risk
Metagenomic analysis reveals a microbial state in GBA1 carriers that correlates with prodromal symptoms and disease progression.
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Childhood Maltreatment Mediates Neural Influence on Depressive Temperament
Hippocampal and insular activity correlate with depressive traits through the subjective appraisal of early life trauma.
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Radiographic Bone Texture Analysis Identifies Risk of Femoral Stem Subsidence
Lower texture energy and mean intensity on preoperative radiographs correlate with early implant migration exceeding two millimeters.
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Autism Shares Genetic Risk Loci With Diabetes and Heart Disease
Large-scale genomic analysis identifies 100 shared loci linking autism spectrum disorder to metabolic and cardiovascular phenotypes.
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Intestinal Permeability Triggers Atrial Fibrillation via JNK2 Activation in Mice
Researchers identified a signaling axis where leaky gut-associated cytokines activate cardiac JNK2 to cause calcium-handling abnormalities.
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Infrequent Healthcare Contact and Previous Attempts Linked to Intoxication at Suicide
A Finnish registry study of 6,892 deaths identifies clinical profiles and diagnostic factors associated with acute alcohol use.
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Daily Task Frequency Correlates With Objective Activity in Cardiac Patients
A study of 1,126 patients shows that housework and leisure activities drive higher step counts and moderate-to-vigorous exertion.
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Lifestyle Intervention Benefits Cognition in Older Adults With Low Hippocampal Volume
A randomized trial shows intensive lifestyle coaching preserves cognition in high-risk patients despite unchanged brain biomarker trajectories.
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Open-Source Models Accurately Identify Pediatric Pneumonia in Radiology Reports
Large language models achieve F1 scores up to 0.97, surpassing traditional machine learning in classifying free-text chest X-ray reports.
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High-Dose Calcium Chloride Reduces 24-Hour Mortality in Trauma Patients
A 1:2 ratio of calcium chloride to whole blood units lowered the odds of early death by 84% in a retrospective cohort study.