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Nov 2025
Gut microbes may fuel allergic rhinitis symptoms
The study identifies gut microbiome alterations in allergic rhinitis, suggesting a gut-nose axis that could inform new treatment approaches for this condition.
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Nov 2025
Study highlights need for XDP specific diagnostic assays
Scientists at Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School have developed a targeted genetic test to improve diagnosis for X-linked dystonia-parkinsonism (XDP), a rare and disabling movement disorder that affects primarily men of Filipino ancestry.
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Nov 2025
Novel model expands fertility options for cancer patients
In patients of reproductive age who have cancer, fertility preservation for potential children in the future should be a high priority.
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Nov 2025
Patient preferences impact physician earnings in Canada
Physician responses to patient expectations can affect physician incomes and may help explain lower incomes for many women, racialized, and immigrant physicians, found a new study published in CMAJ.
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Nov 2025
Extreme heat disproportionately affects vulnerable older workers
With an increasing intensity and severity of heat waves in the U.S., Rutgers Health researchers, in collaboration with the City University of New York (CUNY), found that older workers, particularly Black, Latino and low-income individuals, face an increased risk of work disability because of exposure to extreme heat.
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Nov 2025
New therapy restores vision after stroke induced blindness
Each year, thousands of stroke survivors are left with hemianopia, a condition that causes loss of half of their visual field (the "vertical midline"). Hemianopia severely affects daily activities such as reading, driving, or just walking through a crowded space.
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Nov 2025
Low-intensity noise therapy shows how tuning sound to the brain can ease tinnitus
LINTS, a non-masking low-intensity noise tuned to each patient’s tinnitus frequency, produced statistically significant but modest reductions in tinnitus burden in a phase II clinical trial. Improvements were confined to the treatment-only group, with high individual variability and strong dependence on precise acoustic fitting.
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Nov 2025
Are mushrooms more than a low-calorie food? New analysis explains their hidden advantages
Whole mushroom consumption shows consistent benefits for cardiometabolic health, lowering triglycerides in self-chosen diets and improving fasting glucose in a single healthy dietary pattern trial. Early evidence also suggests increases in salivary IgA and possible blood pressure improvements, with no adverse biomarker effects reported.
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Nov 2025
Preclinical study shows aged garlic extract improves memory and reduces anxiety
Long-term aged garlic extract supplementation improved specific anxiety-related behaviors and enhanced memory and learning in aging mice. Proteomic profiling revealed extensive hippocampal and cortical molecular changes linked to synaptic signaling, neuroplasticity, and stress-response pathways.
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Nov 2025
Dash diet cuts diabetes complications by targeting blood pressure kidney health and inflammation
The DASH diet supports metabolic health in people with diabetes by improving blood pressure, renal function, lipids, and modest glycemic markers while reducing risks linked to vascular and inflammatory pathways. Its broad nutrient-driven mechanisms also benefit related conditions such as neuropathy, PCOS, and retinopathy, making it a versatile tool for cardiometabolic care.
