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Jul 2026
Active birth control pills may increase emotional eating
Combined oral contraceptives are associated with increased emotional eating, suggesting hormonal effects on eating behaviors and potential binge eating risks.
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Jul 2026
Direct-to-definitive toxicology screening: Moving beyond immunoassays in clinical toxicology
Discover expert insights into toxicology screening with mass spectrometry, reducing false results and improving patient safety in clinical toxicology.
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Jul 2026
Maternal diet may subtly shape breast milk immune signals
Research indicates that maternal dietary patterns can subtly affect the immune composition of breast milk, with implications for infant immune development.
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Jul 2026
Researchers identify opioids with highest risk of respiratory depression
University of Manchester researchers have identified which opioids are most likely to be associated with respiratory depression, in a major new study.
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Jul 2026
Gut-friendly diet linked to lower mortality risk in coronary heart disease
Using NHANES 2005-2018 data, researchers found that adults with coronary heart disease who had higher Dietary Index for Gut Microbiota scores had lower all-cause mortality risk. The association was nonlinear, strongest when scores reached 5 or higher, and remained observational rather than causal.
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Jul 2026
New Italian data show extreme longevity is spreading beyond the blue zones
A nationwide ecological analysis of Italian regions found that aging and extreme longevity indicators rose steadily from 1982 to 2025, with northern and central regions generally leading. Regional patterns linked higher longevity indices to lower diabetes and cerebrovascular mortality and healthier contemporary nutrition profiles, while Cilento emerged as a notable southern hotspot.
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Jul 2026
Cleaner transportation could prevent thousands of premature deaths
A shift to cleaner transportation could prevent more than 3,600 premature deaths in Montreal and Toronto by reducing ultrafine particle pollution, finds a new study led by McGill researchers.
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Jul 2026
Study advances understanding of mixed protein pathologies in dementia
The aging brain frequently harbors multiple protein pathologies that contribute to Alzheimer's, Parkinson's and other neurodegenerative diseases.
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Jul 2026
Trial offers hope for babies with fetal kidney failure
Women diagnosed early in pregnancy with a fetus lacking adequate kidney function to make the urine that serves as vital amniotic fluid have long faced virtually no chance of their fetus's survival after birth.
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Jul 2026
Study identifies new target for Parkinson's disease neuroprotection
Parkinson's disease (PD) is the second most common form of neurodegenerative disease and afflicts more than ten million people worldwide. While current therapies address disease symptoms, they do not prevent the underlying neurodegeneration that drives the disease.
