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Category: Medicine

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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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      What causes brain fog in long COVID patients?

      Posted on June 3, 2024June 26, 2025 by Sciworthy

      Researchers found the COVID-19 virus causes inflammation that disrupts a patient’s blood-brain barrier and contributes to brain fog.

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        Researchers developed new AI to treat cancer

        Posted on May 13, 2024June 26, 2025 by Ankita Murmu

        Scientists created an artificial intelligence model, called CancerGPT, that predicted the effect of different drug combinations on patients…

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          Scientists tackle mosquito-borne viruses with CRISPR

          Posted on May 6, 2024August 13, 2025 by Amruta Tendolkar

          Researchers developed a new CRISPR protein that cuts viral RNA to combat diseases like yellow fever.

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            Melatonin could help with more than a good night’s sleep

            Posted on April 29, 2024June 26, 2025 by Sciworthy

            Scientists found melatonin alleviated simulated spinal cord injuries in mice by interacting with proteins that cause inflammation.

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              Researchers linked obesity with breast cancer

              Posted on April 18, 2024June 26, 2025 by Sciworthy

              Scientists compared genetic data from tumors of breast cancer patients, and found patients with high body mass indexes had unique gene…

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                Scientists grew human kidneys inside pig embryos

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

                Scientists developed kidneys with a mixture of human and pig cells inside pig embryos, to test whether they were viable for human…

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                  Scientists suggest new ways to treat gastric cancer

                  Posted on April 1, 2024June 25, 2025 by Halimat Chisom Atanda

                  Researchers computed how genetic elements regulate gastric cancer, to help treat patients and predict their survival.

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                    Is cancer biased by biological sex?

                    Posted on March 21, 2024June 26, 2025 by Sciworthy

                    Researchers reviewed data showing biological male versus female cancer patients experience cancer differently, with different immune…

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