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Neuroscience grads studied how to make opioids safer

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Imagine a future where the grip of cocaine use disorder can be loosened, where cravings fade, and the risk of relapse diminishes. A new study published in Science Advances, led by Penn Nursing鈥檚 Heath Schmidt, PhD, brings this vision closer to reality. The research has identified a critical brain circuit that plays a pivotal role in regulating cocaine-seeking behavior.

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How do wildlife researchers know when an endangered population is sick? They can detect infectious microbes in animal waste, but the presence of a microbe doesn鈥檛 always equate to impactful symptomatic infections.

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February is American Heart Month, and the road toward a healthy cardiovascular system late in life begins early in adulthood.

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The first measles death in more than a decade in the United States has been reported in Texas. ...

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Last summer, the AACN Board of Directors convened a Thought Leaders Assembly in Chicago with member deans and invited guests to discuss perceptions about nursing and nursing science. We were intentional about bringing experts from academia, practice, and policy together to raise awareness about nursing鈥檚 contribution to health.

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A workshop led by scientists at the Department of Energy鈥檚 Oak Ridge National Laboratory sketched a road map toward a longtime goal: development of autonomous, or self-driving, next-generation research laboratories.Scientists have dreamed for generations of high-tech laboratories operated via robotics at the push of a button.

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Provider and Parks Partnership Shows Improvement in Pediatric Obesity Measures

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Current and former smokers are significantly more likely to develop an aortic aneurysm than nonsmokers. An Ultrasound or CT scan can help spot an aortic aneurysm before it ruptures

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UCLA scientists have identified a potential new strategy for treating glioblastoma, the deadliest form of brain cancer, by reprogramming aggressive cancer cells into harmless ones.

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A new study of hundreds of patient records has added to evidence that it鈥檚 likely best to use as little corticosteroid medicine as possible when treating people who have lupus, a common heart complication of the autoimmune disorder.

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A minimally invasive procedure called laser interstitial thermal therapy (LITT) provides patients an alternative to a traditional open craniotomy. LITT offers effective, and in some cases curative, results 鈥� with significantly shorter recovery and a lower risk of complications and side effects than with open craniotomies.

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Researchers at Washington University in St. Louis have found a critical role for the physical interfaces of amyloid beta peptides in determining the chemical dynamics of their assemblies.

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For women with breast cancer, breast-conserving therapy (BCT) is associated with improved sexual well-being, compared to mastectomy followed by breast reconstruction, reports a study in the March issue of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery庐, the official medical journal of the American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS). The journal is published in the Lippincott portfolio by Wolters Kluwer.

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Irvine, Calif., Feb. 26, 2025 鈥� A study led by the Joe C. Wen School of Population & Public Health at the University of California, Irvine has revealed possible links between exposure to per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances in drinking water and an increased risk of certain childhood cancers. Widely used in industrial and consumer products, PFAS 鈥� commonly known as 鈥渇orever chemicals鈥� due to their persistence in the environment 鈥� have been linked to various adverse health effects.

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CTO Plus 2025 will feature the latest research and techniques for chronic total occlusions (CTO) and complex percutaneous coronary interventions (PCI). The annual conference, organized by the Cardiovascular Research Foundation庐 (CRF庐), will take place February 28 鈥� March 1 at the New York Marriott Marquis in New York, NY. The program guide is available online.

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Mayo Clinic has again received the No. 1 ranking in 麻豆传媒week's list of the "World's Best Hospitals."