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Researchers link brain patterns during sleep with Alzheimer’s disease

Posted on January 15, 2024June 26, 2025 by Sciworthy

Scientists found people with early Alzheimer’s disease have different electrical activity in their brains while they sleep.

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    Scientists described a couch potato cave salamander called the olm

    Posted on December 25, 2023June 26, 2025 by Sciworthy

    Researchers tracked a species of large cave salamanders for several years to see how they survived their low-energy surroundings. It turns…

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      How do mountains affect Earth’s climate?

      Posted on December 11, 2023December 1, 2023 by Sciworthy

      Scientists showed sulfuric acid formed during weathering of rocks causes mountains to consume less greenhouse gasses than they previously…

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        Chronic sleep deprivation linked to alcohol use

        Posted on November 27, 2023November 28, 2023 by Sciworthy

        Scientists found a protein linking sleep deprivation and alcohol consumption through the brain reward circuit in rats.

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          New immunotherapy combo shrinks lung cancer

          Posted on November 6, 2023November 2, 2023 by Sciworthy

          Scientists recently combined two immunotherapy treatments to successfully reduce tumor size in patients with non-small cell lung cancer.

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            What causes breast cancer to reoccur?

            Posted on October 23, 2023December 5, 2023 by Sciworthy

            Researchers investigated how different mastectomy procedures affected the return of breast tumors and complications after surgery.

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              How do seizures affect childhood cancer survivors?

              Posted on October 9, 2023October 4, 2023 by Sciworthy

              Scientists discovered suppressing seizures in adults who survived childhood cancer helps improve their brain function and quality of life.

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                Nurturing helps babies with opioid withdrawal

                Posted on September 25, 2023November 14, 2023 by Sciworthy

                Scientists tested different drug treatments for infants with Neonatal Opioid Withdrawal Syndrome. They found a nurturing environment…

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                  New nanomedicine approach to halting brain cancer

                  Posted on September 11, 2023September 9, 2023 by Sciworthy

                  Scientists developed a new, personalized nanomedicine approach to treat mice with brain cancer.

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                    New drug targets “sticky” protein in ovarian cancer

                    Posted on August 21, 2023July 31, 2023 by Sciworthy

                    Scientists tested a new drug that stops a “sticky” protein from helping ovarian cancer cells spread to other parts of the body.

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