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General · ScienceDaily — Health · 5 days agoScientists discover a bacterial defense so strange they thought it was broken
Scientists have discovered a bizarre bacterial defense system that works almost completely backward from anything seen before. Unlike typical bacterial immune systems that keep…
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General · ScienceDaily — Health · 5 days agoA surprising vitamin A discovery is changing what scientists know about vision
Scientists at Johns Hopkins University have uncovered a surprising process that helps humans develop sharp vision before birth, challenging decades of assumptions about how…
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India · ET HealthWorld · 5 days agoMax Healthcare posts ₹3,219 cr in Q2 FY27, profit climbs 10%
Operational bed capacity at end of September stood at 5,518, up by 758 beds and 16 per cent YoY compared to Sep 2025. Bed…
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India · ET HealthWorld · 5 days agoKarnataka govt pauses circular on medicine price disclosure by hospitals
The assurance came during the hearing of a petition challenging the October 1 circular, which requires hospitals and healthcare institutions to disclose the procurement…
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General · ScienceDaily — Health · 5 days agoA simple blood test could reveal Alzheimer’s risk 10 years before symptoms
A major international study found that a simple blood test could help predict Alzheimer’s-related cognitive decline years before symptoms appear, with the highest-risk individuals…
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General · ScienceDaily — Health · 6 days agoType 2 diabetes breakthrough as 54% achieve remission in just 6 months
A promising new study suggests that more than half of younger adults with type 2 diabetes could achieve remission in just six months through…
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General · ScienceDaily — Health · 6 days agoWhy some “lower-risk” childhood cancers turn deadly
Scientists have uncovered hidden aggressive cancer cells in children whose tumors were previously considered lower risk, revealing why some cases of rhabdomyosarcoma become unexpectedly…
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India · ET HealthWorld · 6 days agoMost of private equity in health went to west & south: Study
In the study by Brown University’s School of Public Health and Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, which identified 70 private equity (PE)…
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India · ET HealthWorld · 6 days agoDoctor's vacations at government medical colleges under Centre’s scanner
An expert committee constituted by Union health ministry to examine vacation and academic/on-duty leave arrangements for Central Health Service (CHS) teaching doctors had held…
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India · ET HealthWorld · 6 days agoICMR funds study to identify genetic links, potential therapies for autoimmune diseases
The project titled 'Genomic Profiling and Identification of Targetable Shared Immunopathogenic Events in Multiplex Families with Autoimmune Diseases' has been awarded to Dr Dipyaman…
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General · ScienceDaily — Health · 6 days agoScientists discover why chronic back pain feels so personal
A surprising discovery at UC San Diego suggests that chronic lower back pain may become deeply embedded in the brain's sense of personal identity.…
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General · ScienceDaily — Health · 7 days agoA single brain signal may explain schizophrenia's most puzzling symptoms
Scientists have identified a weakened brain signal that may connect several seemingly unrelated symptoms of schizophrenia, including sensory processing difficulties, disorganized speech, and greater…
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