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Tai chi is as good as talking therapy for managing chronic insomnia
Results support the use of tai chi for long-term management of chronic insomnia in over 50s

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Tai chi as good as talking therapy for managing chronic insomnia
Tai chi, a form of mind-body exercise widely practiced in Chinese communities, has similar benefits to talking therapy for middle aged and older people with chronic insomnia, finds a tr...
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November 28, 2025 at 8:18 AM
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Study links America’s favorite cooking oil to obesity
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Study links America’s favorite cooking oil to obesity
Soybean oil, the most widely consumed cooking oil in the United States and a staple of processed foods, contributes to obesity, at least in mice, through a mechanism scientists are now beginning to un...
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November 28, 2025 at 8:15 AM
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Post-meal SPARC level predicts who benefits most from the Mediterranean diet
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Post-meal SPARC level predicts who benefits most from the Mediterranean diet
A new study published in Life Metabolism reports that a single post-meal blood biomarker, 1-hour postprandial SPARC (SPARC-1H), can predict who will benefit most from adopting a Mediterranea...
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November 27, 2025 at 8:36 AM
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USC study maps brain wiring differences in autistic young people

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USC study maps brain wiring differences in youth with autism
USC researchers have uncovered new insights into how brain wiring differs in children and young adults with autism, pointing to more precise ways of understanding the condition. The study,&n...
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November 27, 2025 at 8:33 AM
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Griffin Protome from a Cauldron (Greece, Samos, 650-640 BCE)

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Griffin Protome from a Cauldron (Greece, Samos, 650-640 BCE) Harvard Art Museums, Boston
November 25, 2025 at 3:45 PM
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This is a case report of 30 year old woman taking ocrevus for multiple sclerosis who developed fever, double vision, difficulty swallowing, weakness who was found to have rhombencephalitis caused by human herpesvirus 6 (HHV-6) (very rare complication) pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41284955/
November 25, 2025 at 6:47 PM
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New study investigates how diet may slow normal brain aging
Insights may be relevant to accelerated brain diseases such as Alzheimer’s disease
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New study investigates how diet may slow normal brain aging
As the brain ages, cells in the central nervous system experience metabolic dysfunction and increased oxidative damage. These cellular issues impair the ability to maintain the myelin sheath (the prot...
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November 26, 2025 at 8:00 AM
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Vegan diet—even with ‘unhealthy’ plant-based foods—is better for weight loss than Mediterranean diet, finds new study
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Vegan diet—even with ‘unhealthy’ plant-based foods—is better for weight loss than Mediterranean diet, finds new study
Eating a vegan diet increases consumption of plant-based foods—including those defined as “unhealthy” by the plant-based diet index—leading to greater weight loss than the Medi...
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November 25, 2025 at 8:18 AM
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New antibodies developed that can inhibit inflammation in autoimmune diseases
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New antibodies developed that can inhibit inflammation in autoimmune diseases
Researchers at UMC Utrecht developed two first-in-class antibodies that block FcγRI, offering new options to reduce inflammation in autoimmune diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis, systemi...
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November 24, 2025 at 8:52 AM
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For a young friend with MS in her 50s whose body has rejected most HRT tried already -are there any gynecologists who specialize in working with female MS patients? Any specific drug protocols recommended? Thanks !
November 22, 2025 at 10:30 PM
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Screens that do good: How digital tools can help kids and teens stay healthy
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Screens that do good: How digital tools can help kids and teens stay healthy
Mobile phones and endless screen time are the bane of parents the world over. But while technology is often blamed for poor health in children and teenagers, new University of South Australia research...
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November 23, 2025 at 6:48 PM
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Improve diet and increase physical activity at the same time to limit weight gain, study suggests
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Improve diet and increase physical activity at the same time to limit weight gain, study suggests
Improving diet and increasing physical activity levels together may be more effective at preventing weight gain – particularly harmful fat inside the abdomen – than just changing one of th...
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November 22, 2025 at 3:01 PM
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November 21, 2025 at 12:01 AM
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Autoimmune SIGNS Nobody Warns You About — And How Doctors Finally Connect the Dots
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Autoimmune SIGNS Nobody Warns You About — And How Doctors Finally Connect the Dots
YouTube video by Dr. Diana Girnita - Rheumatologist OnCall
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November 20, 2025 at 8:18 AM
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New antibodies developed that can inhibit inflammation in autoimmune diseases
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New antibodies developed that can inhibit inflammation in autoimmune diseases
Researchers at UMC Utrecht developed two first-in-class antibodies that block FcγRI, offering new options to reduce inflammation in autoimmune diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis, systemi...
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November 19, 2025 at 2:01 PM
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Chinese Medical Journal study highlights exercise-induced vascular growth as anti-aging strategy
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Chinese Medical Journal study highlights exercise-induced vascular growth as anti-aging strategy
Exercise-induced angiogenesis and lymphangiogenesis offer promising anti-aging benefits by improving vascular and immune system function. A review from researchers in China found that exercise activat...
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November 18, 2025 at 7:57 AM
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Researchers develop a potential IVIG replacement for treating autoimmunity that’s significantly more potent
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Researchers develop a potential IVIG replacement for treating autoimmunity that’s significantly more potent
Intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIG) therapy is widely prescribed to treat autoimmune diseases but has significant shortcomings, including high cost and ongoing supply shortages. Researchers have now dev...
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November 17, 2025 at 8:45 AM
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Researchers develop a potential IVIG replacement for treating autoimmunity that’s significantly more potent
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November 17, 2025 at 8:16 AM
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Multiple Sclerosis: AI analysis prompts international reassessment of disease progression

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Multiple Sclerosis: AI analysis prompts international reassessment of disease progression
New model describes multiple sclerosis as a disease continuum with dynamic stages instead of subtypes / Inflammation identified as key determinant of disease course / Approach relevant far beyond MS /...
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November 17, 2025 at 8:08 AM
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Healthy habits can make your brain age more slowly, study finds
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Healthy habits can make your brain age more slowly, study finds
Quality sleep, avoiding tobacco, social support and other healthy habits are linked to slower brain aging.
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November 16, 2025 at 12:02 PM
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Brain scans reveal that mindfulness meditation for pain is not a placebo
Mindfulness meditation engages separate neural pathways from the well-documented “placebo effect”

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Brain scans reveal that mindfulness meditation for pain is not a placebo
Brain scans reveal that mindfulness meditation engages different neural pathways compared to placebo, demonstrating that pain relief from mindfulness meditation is not the result of the placebo effect...
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November 15, 2025 at 12:56 PM
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Study finds adults who consumed more ultra-processed foods had higher rates of precursors of early-onset colorectal cancer
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Study finds adults who consumed more ultra-processed foods had higher rates of precursors of early-onset colorectal cancer
Colorectal cancer used to be associated with old age, but diagnoses have become increasingly common in adults aged 50 or younger particularly in high-income countries like the United States. The reaso...
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November 14, 2025 at 10:08 AM
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Vegan diet can halve your carbon footprint, study shows A vegan diet cuts carbon emissions by 46% and land use by 33%, while delivering nearly all essential nutrients
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Vegan diet can halve your carbon footprint, study shows
Researchers from University of Granada and the Spanish National Research Council designed four ideal weekly menus with an equal energy value and following international recommendations for the daily i...
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November 13, 2025 at 7:49 AM
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New poll: most Americans would try a plant-based diet to fight diabetes
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New poll: most Americans would try a plant-based diet to fight diabetes
November is National Diabetes Month, and a new Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine/Morning Consult poll finds that most Americans, 65%, would consider adopting a low-fat, plant-based diet to...
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November 12, 2025 at 8:29 AM
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A sit-stand ratio ‘sweet spot’ may boost office productivity
A simple routine of 30 minutes sitting followed by 15 minutes of standing can improve lower back pain, improve focus and reduce stress for employees in sedentary work environments.

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A sit-stand ratio ‘sweet spot’ may boost office productivity
New research found a simple routine of 30 minutes sitting followed by 15 minutes of standing can improve lower back pain, improve focus, reduce stress and encourage regular movement patterns for emplo...
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November 12, 2025 at 7:50 AM