University College London
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Daytime napping. Some people swear by it, and some people don’t - or can't - get into the habit. A new study has found that those who are genetically predisposed to taking regular daytime naps may have larger, healthier brains as a result.
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Scottish woman Jo Cameron is a medical marvel who feels little pain, fear or anxiety, and had faster wound healing, thanks to a specific gene mutation. Now, scientists have studied why in more detail, in the hopes of unlocking future drug targets.
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Heart failure can be caused by multiple factors, requiring different treatments. Researchers have trained machine learning models using a large dataset to identify five subtypes of heart failure, which may improve risk prediction and treatment.
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Modern cancer treatments have greatly improved survival rates, but one huge side effect of some drugs is serious heart damage. In a breakthrough discovery, scientists have found the link that could lead to treatments that don't also attack the heart.
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Researchers from University College London and the University of Potsdam, Germany have studied two most massive touching stars in a neighboring galaxy that will eventually turn into black holes and collide, sending ripples through space and time.
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For drug-resistant epileptics, surgery is often the only way to stop seizures. But for those with frontal lobe epilepsy, it's not always successful. New research has uncovered brain connections that may explain why some surgeries are more effective.
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A good smartwatch might be your best friend if you're at risk of various heart conditions. Many not only track heart rate, but can also take electrocardiogram (ECG) readings, and evidence is building that they can spot or predict a range of issues.
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Pediatric researchers have developed a technique that sees tumor-seeking probes attach to cancer cells and emit fluorescence under short-wave infrared light, opening the door for much better surgery and outcomes for kids with neuroblastoma
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Ice and water aren't very exciting to most of us, but they’re super strange from a scientific standpoint. Researchers have now discovered a brand new type of ice that’s described as being a true “snapshot” of water, and may be found on alien worlds.
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According to UNICEF, the vast majority of stillbirths occur in poor countries. An experimental new pressure-sensing surgical glove may help reduce those numbers, by allowing clinicians to gauge the orientation of the baby within the womb.
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It has long been believed that our prehistoric ancestors started walking on two legs as they moved from the trees into the open environment of the African savanna. A new study of chimpanzees, however, suggests that such may not have been the case.
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A teenager in the UK has become the first person to be treated with a revolutionary new gene editing therapy. The patient's incurable leukemia was effectively cleared using "base-edited" immune T-cells from a donor.
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