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  1. Health & Medicine

    New oral GLP-1 drugs could offer more options for weight loss

    GLP-1 injections use needles and require refrigeration. Pills that work in a similar way could be a cheaper, simpler solution.

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  2. Health & Medicine

    Can AI spot harmful health side effects on social media?

    A new AI tool discovers harmful side effects of cannabis products from Reddit posts. Public health workers could use this info to help keep people safe.

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  3. Health & Medicine

    Scientists made human egg cells from skin cells

    More work needs to be done to create viable human embryos, but the method might someday be used in IVF to help infertile people and male couples.

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  4. Health & Medicine

    Cancer uses mitochondria to reprogram neighboring cells

    Cancer cells transfer mitochondria through nanotubes to healthy neighboring cells, turning them into tumor-supporting accomplices, a new study shows.

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  5. Health & Medicine

    More young U.S. adults report trouble with memory and focus

    From 2013 to 2023, the prevalence of self-reported difficulties with memory, concentration and decision-making nearly doubled among young adults.

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    Pasteurization destroys H5N1 bird flu in milk

    Tests show pasteurized dairy with H5N1 remnants did not cause illness in mice, supporting safety of milk during outbreaks.

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  7. Health & Medicine

    In a first, Huntington’s disease is slowed by an experimental treatment

    An experimental gene therapy slowed Huntington’s by up to 75 percent in a small clinical trial. While not a cure, it may give patients longer lives.

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  8. Microbes

    Staph bacteria are bad at letting go

    Calcium, a mineral involved in wound healing, can strengthen the attachment between microbe and skin and make infections hard to shake.

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    With little proof, Trump links Tylenol to autism and touts a treatment

    The FDA plans to add a warning to Tylenol’s label and OK use of a drug for autism. Researchers say there’s little data to support either move.

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