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Among the subpopulations, researchers also found marked differences in health outcomes, socioeconomic status, education, and immigration status that can be easily obscured when these groups are characterized as a single population, the authors wrote. These differences challenge the presumption that gastrointestinal cancers affect each subpopulation similarly, said lead author Dr. Vicki Tang.

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Newly funded research by the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) will study 250 women over five years to find out how they fare after their diagnosis and the extent social support, or lack thereof, plays a part in their recovery and survival. The $6.8 million study will begin in September and continue through 2030.

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WashU Medicine researcher Polina Lishko, PhD, a BJC Investigator and professor of cell biology and physiology, has shown in mice that sperm have a temperature-controlled switch that changes their movements and is key to male fertility. The discovery sheds light on why mammals, including humans, have evolved to keep male reproductive organs cooler than their core body temperature.

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Plenty of fish in the sea? Not enough to feed 10 billion people sustainably.

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Learn more about the latest advances from Cedars-Sinai investigators.

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The national effort to return the Medicaid enrollment process to its pre-pandemic rules starting in April 2023 may have disrupted the care of people receiving treatment for opioid addiction, a new study finds. The data have implications for current Medicaid budget discussions.

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A new analysis of a group of all-women extreme divers off the coast of Korea has uncovered genetic differences that could help them survive the intense physiological stresses of free-diving鈥攁nd could ultimately lead to better treatments for blood pressure disorders.

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Highlight:Exome sequencing (ES) is commonly used to diagnose Mendelian disorders, which occur when pathogenic variant(s) in a gene are either inherited from one or both parents or are de novo. Examples of such disorders include cystic fibrosis and sickle cell anemia. However, ES is not the first choice for detecting copy number variants (CNVs), which are typically deletions or duplications of DNA segments.

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New findings suggest neurons have much more functional dexterity than scientists previously realized.

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Two HSS studies received awards from the American Society of Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine. One looked at the prevalence of CBD use in patients scheduled for sports medicine surgery. The other compared the need for opioid medication after robotic, computer-assisted or manual hip replacement.