June 30, 2025

Parkinson’s Disease Might Not Start in The Brain, Study Finds

Health29 June 2025 ByDavid Nield The kidneys may play a larger role in Parkinson’s disease than we thought. (Mehau Kulyk/Science Photo Library/Getty Images) Parkinson’s disease is traditionally associated with neurological damage in the brain, brought on by a drastic drop in dopamine production, but a new study suggests it could get started in an unexpected part of […]

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The name has changed, but this liver disease remains deadly

2 MORE The name has changed, but this liver disease remains deadly About 40% of Americans have steatotic liver disease, but many are unaware Roberta Burkhart Pittsburgh Post-Gazette rburkhart@post-gazette.com Jun 28, 2025 1:00 AM 0 It’s a liver condition potentially impacting millions of Americans, but, due to its relative lack of symptoms in early stages,

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Study identifies ways to lower risk of liver cancer for people with hepatitis B infection

Peer-Reviewed Publication Mass General Brigham   FacebookXLinkedInWeChatBlueskyMessageWhatsAppEmail image: Interleukin 33 (brown) upregulation in hepatitis B virus-positive chronic hepatitis. view more  Credit: Shawn Demehri, Mass General Brigham Hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection is known to be associated with the risk of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), but how and why they are connected remains unknown. Researchers from Mass General

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Timepoint at which developing B-cells become cancerous impacts leukemia treatment

Scientists at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital and University Health Network showed that the stage of B-cell development at which leukemia arises impacts B-ALL therapy response and clinical outcome. Peer-Reviewed Publication St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital FacebookXLinkedInWeChatBlueskyMessageWhatsAppEmail image: Findings published today in Nature Cancer from Charles Mullighan, MBBS (Hons), MSc, MD, deputy director of the St. Jude Comprehensive Cancer Center,

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Neuroscientists identify key gatekeeper of human consciousness

by Eric W. Dolan  June 27, 2025 in Cognitive Science, Neuroimaging [Adobe Stock] Don’t miss out! Follow PsyPost on Bluesky! A new study published in Science has identified the thalamus as a central player in how humans become consciously aware of visual information. By recording electrical activity directly from the brains of five patients during a visual task, scientists discovered

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The Science Behind Breathwork and Stress Reduction

By Vijay Kumar MalesuReviewed by Lily Ramsey, LLM What is breathwork and why is it trending? How breathing affects the autonomic nervous system Scientific studies on breathwork and cortisol levels Clinical applications: PTSD, anxiety, burnout Comparing modalities: Box breathing, wim hof, pranayama Breathwork in corporate and therapeutic settings Breathwork has rapidly gained popularity worldwide as a tool

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Stem cells from extracted wisdom teeth are like ‘medical gold,’ able to treat multiple diseases – stem cells

06-28-2025 Stem cells from extracted wisdom teeth are like ‘medical gold,’ able to treat multiple diseases ByJordan Joseph Earth.com staff writer Millions of Americans schedule wisdom‑tooth surgery each year, treating the third molars as little more than biological clutter. However, these grinders hide valuable dental stem cells at their core, and may prove to be

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Instant coffee tied to almost sevenfold higher risk of vision problems, study finds

Share on PinterestDrinking instant coffee was correlated with macular degeneration in a new study. Image credit: Tamara Evsiukova/Stocksy. About 200 million people around the world are living with the vision loss condition age-related macular degeneration (AMD). Of the two types of AMD, most people have dry AMD. Past research shows there are several risk factors

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New credit card-sized TB test could close the diagnostic gap in HIV hotspots

by Tulane University edited by Sadie Harley, reviewed by Andrew Zinin Scanning electron micrograph of Mycobacterium tuberculosis bacteria, which cause TB. Credit: NIAID Current tuberculosis infection tests struggle to detect the disease in those with HIV. A common co-infection, HIV can hide TB from traditional tests by eliminating the immune cells relied upon to sound the alarm. While

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