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Nov 2025
Scientists invent new method for manufacturing platelet-producing cells from stem cells
Platelets are small, disc-shaped cell fragments in the blood that are essential to stop bleeding and to initiate blood clotting after injury.
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Nov 2025
Ultra-processed foods linked to precursors of early-onset colorectal cancer
Colorectal cancer used to be associated with old age, but diagnoses have become increasingly common in adults aged 50 or younger particularly in high-income countries like the United States.
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Nov 2025
Scientists debunk gut microbiome-autism connection
There's no scientific evidence that the gut microbiome causes autism, a group of scientists argue in an opinion paper publishing November 13 in the Cell Press journal Neuron.
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Nov 2025
Pig kidney transplant breakthrough uncovers immune rejection secrets
Researchers have uncovered and then overcome an obstacle that has led to the failure of pioneering efforts in xenotransplantation, in which an animal kidney is transplanted into a human.
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Nov 2025
Researchers confirm first death linked to tick-induced meat allergy
University of Virginia School of Medicine researchers have identified the first death caused by what is commonly called the "meat allergy" being spread by ticks.
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Nov 2025
Scientists discover hidden weakness in Lyme disease bacterium
For decades, Lyme disease has frustrated both physicians and patients alike. Caused by the corkscrew-shaped bacterium Borrelia burgdorferi, the infection, if left untreated, can linger for months, leading to fever, fatigue and painful inflammation.
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Nov 2025
Underweight children face higher risk of stopping ADHD medication early
Children who are underweight are more likely to stop taking their ADHD medication within a year. These are the findings of a study conducted at the University of Gothenburg on methylphenidate, a common pharmacological treatment in ADHD.
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Nov 2025
Funding challenges threaten to reverse global gains in the fight against TB
Tuberculosis (TB) remains one of the world's deadliest infectious killers, claiming over 1.2 million lives and affecting an estimated 10.7 million people last year, according to the WHO Global Tuberculosis Report 2025, released today.
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Nov 2025
ADHD symptoms linked to earlier substance use in young sexual minority men
Young sexual minority men – a term used to describe gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex with men – with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) symptoms are more likely to begin using substances such as cigarettes, alcohol, cannabis, stimulants and illicit drugs at an earlier age, according to Rutgers Health researchers.
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Nov 2025
Research provides new insights into postoperative risk stratification for ampullary adenocarcinoma
Despite advances in cancer care, treatment strategies for ampullary adenocarcinoma (AAC) remain uncertain. Its anatomic location and biological diversity lead to variable clinical behavior and outcomes.
