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Sciworthy

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Category: Biology

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New way to detect early-stage cancer

Posted on December 4, 2023June 25, 2025 by Halimat Chisom Atanda

Researchers developed a new non-invasive method to detect cancer at the early stage from DNA in blood samples.

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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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      What causes decompression sickness in astronauts?

      Posted on November 20, 2023December 5, 2023 by Sciworthy

      Scientists found tracers for inflammation and traumatic brain damage in people who climbed to high altitudes mimicking the low pressure…

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        A new tool can spot moving elements in genome data

        Posted on November 13, 2023June 25, 2025 by Halimat Chisom Atanda

        Researchers developed a computational tool to identify bits of the genome that move around. Their tool will help other scientists find…

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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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            Dolphins have special whistles for their young

            Posted on October 30, 2023June 25, 2025 by Aubrey Zerkle

            Researchers found bottlenose dolphins modify the pitch and range of whistles when communicating with their calves, similar to how humans…

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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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                    Can nutgrass prevent gastric ulcer?

                    Posted on September 18, 2023June 25, 2025 by Halimat Chisom Atanda

                    Researchers used computer software to identify compounds in nutgrass that neutralize gastric ulcer bacteria. These compounds are safe for…

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