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Category: Medicine

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Is there an optimal time of day to take cancer meds?

Posted on February 3, 2025June 25, 2025 by Sciworthy

Scientists showed that some cancer medications work better when taken at a certain time of day. They suggested doctors combine optimal…

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    Blocking this enzyme could prevent inflammation after a stroke

    Posted on January 27, 2025June 26, 2025 by Sciworthy

    Scientists reduced the impacts of a damaging immune response in mice who survived a stroke by inhibiting a common enzyme that causes…

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      Researchers use purple passionflower to treat herpes

      Posted on January 23, 2025June 25, 2025 by Sciworthy

      Scientists showed that a compound naturally found in purple passionflowers can alleviate symptoms of herpes simplex eye infections in mice.

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        How aging brains recognize music

        Posted on January 16, 2025June 25, 2025 by Sciworthy

        Researchers measured brain connections during musical processing in young and old participants and found that older participants had more…

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          A new way to help Parkinson’s patients walk

          Posted on January 9, 2025June 25, 2025 by Sciworthy

          Scientists used non-invasive electrical stimulation of the vagus nerve to help patients with Parkinson’s Disease walk farther and faster.

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            The future of 3D cell cultures in biomedical research

            Posted on December 30, 2024June 26, 2025 by Sciworthy

            Microbiologists proposed that 3-dimensional artificial environments are the best way to study cell behavior and drug responses, although…

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              Cancers share DNA mutations that affect our genome

              Posted on December 2, 2024June 25, 2025 by Halimat Chisom Atanda

              Researchers discovered regions of our DNA where mutations disrupt the structure of our genome and could promote growth in different types of…

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                Exercise boosts tumor-killing immune cells

                Posted on September 30, 2024June 26, 2025 by Ankita Murmu

                Scientists showed that breast cancer patients who exercised for 30 minutes had more tumor-killing immune cells in their bloodstreams.

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                  Spinal stimulation helps stroke patients hit their stride

                  Posted on August 19, 2024June 26, 2025 by Sciworthy

                  Researchers combined spinal cord stimulation with walking exercises to improve stroke survivors’ balance, walking symmetry, speed, and…

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                    An interactive virtual assistant for cancer research

                    Posted on July 29, 2024June 25, 2025 by Halimat Chisom Atanda

                    Scientists developed an Alexa-based virtual assistant to help researchers and clinicians understand and interpret cancer genome data.

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