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Nov 2025
Breast cancer cells use a molecular switch to survive stress
Cells are regularly faced with environmental stresses that may damage or destroy them. To survive, they quickly adjust their gene expression to protect themselves.
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Nov 2025
Better nurse staffing linked to lower physician burnout worldwide
A landmark international study finds that hospitals with better nurse staffing and work environments not only benefits nurses but is significantly associated with less physician burnout and job dissatisfaction.
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Nov 2025
Study finds persistent racial gaps in cesarean births despite national improvement efforts
Researchers at Oregon Health & Science University's Center for Women's Health have identified recent national trends in cesarean births, noting significant racial and ethnic disparities.
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Nov 2025
Maternal obesity raises childhood epilepsy and disability risks, new study shows
Higher maternal BMI before pregnancy is linked to increased risks of epilepsy and intellectual disability in young children, even after extensive adjustment for maternal and neonatal factors. Associations with autism spectrum disorder and ADHD disappear after full adjustment, highlighting the potential mediating role of perinatal complications.
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Nov 2025
Reclassifying wine intake reshapes the Mediterranean diet’s cognitive impact
Higher adherence to the Mediterranean diet was not associated with better cognition when wine was scored as a “beneficial” component. When wine was reverse scored, Mediterranean diet adherence showed a modest positive association with MMSE performance and a borderline link with MoCA in Portuguese older adults at high dementia risk.
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Nov 2025
Single-port robotic surgery transforms cancer care at NYU Langone Hospital—Long Island
After enduring seven prior abdominal surgeries, 64-year-old Joy Monetti from Islip was no stranger to painful procedures and lengthy recoveries.
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Nov 2025
Dysfunctional mitochondria shown to initiate the onset of Parkinson's
For decades, scientists have known that mitochondria, which produce energy inside our cells, malfunction in Parkinson's disease.
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Nov 2025
T cells drive vaccine effectiveness against porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus
A new study shows that the effectiveness of current vaccines against porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus (PRRSV) is due to the response of T cells against the disease, rather than the production of antibodies.
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Nov 2025
Researchers develop novel tool to identify pregnant women at high risk for having a preterm birth
Researchers at NYU and partners within the International Healthy Outcomes of Pregnancy for Everyone (HOPE) Consortium have developed a novel tool, the Preterm Birth Actionable Risk Index (PTB-ARIx), designed to identify pregnant individuals at high risk for having a preterm birth (PTB, or delivery before 37 weeks).
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Nov 2025
UCI Health launches clinical trial to test investigational cell therapy for lupus
UCI Health has opened a clinical trial to test an investigational cell therapy for lupus with the potential to give patients long-term remission of symptoms.
