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How Do Teeth Survive Bulk-Fill Composites?

February 7, 2025

Fillings can be a pain, but they are necessary. Sometimes, dentists use a type of filling called bulk-fill composite resins. These are used in cavities and can be used in both baby teeth and adult teeth. This study wanted to see how well these fillings work in different types of teeth. They comp

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Let's see what Norway is doing to make our food environment healthier.

February 7, 2025

Norwegian officials are putting a lot of energy into figuring out the best ways to make our food environments better. These steps to promote healthier living can make a difference, possibly help us with weight issues, and dampen diet-related illnesses. The goal is to push these techniques to measur

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Brain Boosters: The Future of Fighting Brain Diseases

February 7, 2025

Imagine if there were drugs that could tackle brain diseases in a whole new way. Brain diseases like Parkinson's and Alzheimer's are tough. They cause brain cells to die. Most drugs out there just treat the symptoms. They don't fix the root cause. This is where hybrid drugs come in. These are specia

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Curcumin's Fight Against Cancer: A Molecular Tale

February 7, 2025

Did you know that there's a compound called curcumin that could help in the fight against cancer? Curcumin is found in turmeric, a spice commonly used in cooking. Scientists are studying how it can be used to target a specific enzyme called Casein Kinase 2 (CK2), which plays a big role in how cells

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The Beat of Aging

February 7, 2025

The average person isn't going to jack into a Neo-Matrix and start solving aging's mysteries anytime soon. So scientists are doing the next best thing. They came up with a new way to measure how old you really are. Of course that is not about wrinkles. Their mod is based on your heart's ele

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Pick Your Path: Making Two Useful Compounds From One

February 7, 2025

First, imagine having a tool that lets you create two different useful compounds from the same starting materials. This new method can do just that with benzimidazoles. It makes two different types of products by tweaking the conditions. The process involves some complex steps like breakin

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Rapper's Request: Trump & Free for Major Case in Court

February 7, 2025

Rapper Kanye West's recent social media posts have brought attention to a critical issue. He's asking President Donald Trump to pardon his friend, Sean Combs a. k. a. Diddy, who is currently facing a tough legal battle. Trump’s first term saw a flurry of pardons. He granted clemency to nearly 1, 50

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Dairy Cows and Bird Flu: New Virus Variant

February 7, 2025

Health officials in the U. S. have discovered a new strain of bird flu in Nevada dairy farms. Experts now think the virus might have spread between wild birds and cattle more often than previously believed. This new strain of the H5N1 virus, known as D1. 1, was picked up in a milk sample from the s

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Tracking Tumor DNA: A New Way to Check for Cancer Remnants

February 7, 2025

Lymphoma is a type of cancer that affects the lymphocytes, a kind of white blood cell. Aggressive B-cell lymphomas are particularly challenging to treat. The usual way to see if treatment has worked is by using special scans like FDG-PET/CT. These scans show if there are any signs of cancer left. Bu

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Money Talks: Uncovering the Hidden Agenda in Disease Prevention

February 7, 2025

First, let's understand how diseases are not just about your aches and pains. It's all about how people handle them. They're mostly two types of diseases and they have to decide. One about the diseases you get, like flu, and the ones you live with, like diabetes. We have to deal with are the decisio