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The monumental global task to restore degraded ecosystems will need to include sophisticated technologies such as environmental DNA monitoring to understand and support the recovery of complex biospheres, international researchers say. Genomics provides some important 'weapons' in the fight to repair ecosystems – from authenticating seed sources to improving the detection of invasive weeds or

Learning is known to promote the creation of new connections in the brain, particularly excitatory synapses, synapses that increase the likelihood of action potential firing in neurons. Action potentials are changes in electrical potential that are linked to the passage of impulses on the membranes of muscle or nerve cells. Neuroscience studies showed that learning

Sleeve gastrectomy (SG) and Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGB) each led to good and sustainable weight loss 10 years later, although reflux was more prevalent after SG, according to the Sleeve vs Bypass (SLEEVEPASS) randomized clinical trial. At 10 years, there were no statistically significant between-procedure differences in type 2 diabetes remission, dyslipidemia, or obstructive sleep

Medicare could waste up to $605 million per year on the controversial Alzheimer’s drug aducanumab if it is eventually approved for widespread use because it is supplied in vials containing fixed doses that may not be appropriate for all patients–resulting in the trashing of large volumes of unused drug, new UCLA research finds. The drug

Air pollution doesn’t only happen on the roads and on the Tube. It turns out that 46% of Brits don’t realise it is present in their homes too, according to new research from Breville. As many as three in five of us believe air pollution only happens outside, and so don’t think about how to

Why living until 200 really ISN’T a pipe dream: Scientists tasked with finding cure for ageing believe someone reading this now may live to 150 — and double-centenarian feat is possible Dr Andrew Steele told MailOnline there is no reason humans cannot reach the age of 200 or even beyond Drugs that remove ‘zombie’ cells

This Morning: Phillip Schofield opens up about insomniac fears We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you’ve consented to and to improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on our understanding. You can unsubscribe at any time. More info Sleep expert Andrea Strand from Eachnight

We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you’ve consented to and to improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on our understanding. You can unsubscribe at any time. More info But the 30-year-old, Britain’s most decorated female Olympic athlete, said she is now able to

Period poverty: All Yours Period Box founder discusses issue We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you’ve consented to and to improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on our understanding. You can unsubscribe at any time. More info And those in Cambridge and York

HEALTH NOTES: One in five Britons don’t know what a cataract or glaucoma is, poll finds One Briton in five does not know what a cataract is, according to a poll. At least ten per cent of people will suffer age-related eye problems such as cataracts or glaucoma, but the survey of 2,000 Britons commissioned

Dr Dawn Harper on signs of vitamin B12 and vitamin D deficiency We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you’ve consented to and to improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on our understanding. You can unsubscribe at any time. More info A vitamin B12

Within and upon every human being reside countless microorganisms -; the microbiota that help shape and direct the lives of their hosts. A similar phenomenon occurs between people, microbes and the homes they share. Writing in the June 24, 2022 issue of Science Advances, scientists at University of California San Diego School of Medicine and

Most research on immunity to the SARS-CoV-2 virus and COVID-19 vaccine development has focused on antibody responses to the spike protein and other viral surface proteins. But antibodies that recognize the virus's internal proteins could also be important for immunity and disease outcomes, according to a new study led by University of Pittsburgh, Georgia Institute

The American Gastroenterological Association has issued new guidelines for the medical treatment of irritable bowel syndrome (IBS). The guidelines, which are separated into one publication for IBS with constipation (IBS-C) and another for IBS with diarrhea (IBS-D), are the first to advise clinicians in the usage of new, old, and over-the-counter drugs for IBS, according

Researchers at the University of Copenhagen and clinicians at Rigshospitalet have developed an app that can help doctors make better decisions for patients with leukemia. Within five years, 25 per cent of patients suffering from chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) will develop a serious infection or need early treatment for CLL. 10 percent of these risk

Researchers have recommended changes to how cancer patients are treated, after a new UCL-led study discovered that chemotherapy is significantly more effective for some men with advanced prostate cancer than others. On average, docetaxel chemotherapy improved 5-year survival by 10% compared to standard hormone therapy, which works by reducing the levels of male hormones in

Racial residential segregation was significantly associated with poor glycemic control in Black adolescents with type 1 diabetes, according to data from 144 individuals. Racial residential segregation is considered a form of systemic racism that involves limited access to resources, including health care resources, Deborah A. Ellis, MD, of Wayne State University, Detroit, and colleagues wrote in

Would you deliberately get infected with whooping cough for £4,000? Healthy adults under 50 urged to take part in vaccine trial that will see them put up in a hotel for 16 nights for monitoring University Hospital Southampton recruiting for whooping cough vaccine trial Volunteers will get £3,775 of taxpayer cash to get nasal spray

Older adults with untreated sight conditions may be at increased risk of dementia, according to a new systematic review and meta-analysis of 16 studies involving 76,373 participants. The results of the study, published in the peer-reviewed journal Aging and Mental Health, highlight a need for further research to examine the impact of correcting sight problems

Steve Thompson recalls signs of his early-onset dementia We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you’ve consented to and to improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on our understanding. You can unsubscribe at any time. More info Dementia can be detected as early as