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An ICE facility in the Everglades is under scrutiny for the treatment of detainees : NPR

An ICE facility in the Everglades is under scrutiny for the treatment of detainees : NPR

Detainees at an ICE facility in the Florida Everglades referred to Alligator Alcatraz allege harsh punishments from guards. SCOTT SIMON, HOST: Florida Governor Ron DeSantis says the first deportation flights have begun from the new migrant detention center referred to by President Trump and others as Alligator Alcatraz. The remote facility in the Everglades has come under intense scrutiny and …

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Guided Nanoparticles Reconnect Brain Cells, Raising Hopes For Parkinson’s Treatment : ScienceAlert

Guided Nanoparticles Reconnect Brain Cells, Raising Hopes For Parkinson’s Treatment : ScienceAlert

Broken connections between brain cells play a critical role in multiple neurodegenerative conditions, including Parkinson’s disease. Scientists have now come up with a novel way of repairing our neural wiring. A team led by University of Pisa biologist Sara De Vincentiis used mini-brains grown in a lab to test a technique they’re calling “nano-pulling”, using tiny magnetic particles controlled by …

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Trajectory of the body weight after drug discontinuation in the treatment of anti-obesity medications | BMC Medicine

Trajectory of the body weight after drug discontinuation in the treatment of anti-obesity medications | BMC Medicine

A total of 11 studies were included in this meta-analysis, including 6 studies on GLP-1 RA, 1 study on GLP-1 and GIP dual receptor agonists, 1 study on orlistat, 2 studies on phentermine-topiramate, and 1 study on naltrexone-bupropion (Additional file 1: Table S2) [22,23,24,25,26,27,28,29,30,31,32]. There were 8 placebo controls and 3 active drug controls studies with 1573 participants in the …

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New treatment relieved type 1 diabetes symptoms in study authored by Penn doctors

New treatment relieved type 1 diabetes symptoms in study authored by Penn doctors

A new stem cell treatment could eliminate the need for insulin therapy in people with type 1 diabetes, a disease where the pancreas doesn’t produce insulin, according to a study authored by University of Pennsylvania doctors. In early clinical trial results, the ability to produce insulin was restored in 10 out of 12 people with type 1 diabetes treated with …

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Discovery of four autism types could transform treatment

Discovery of four autism types could transform treatment

Autism spectrum disorder has long challenged both science and medicine. Each type presents differently – from speech delays to social difficulties to repetitive behaviors – making it hard to define and diagnose in a clear, unified way. Parents, clinicians, and researchers have often worked with uncertainty, relying on broad categories that mask the condition’s complexity. Researchers at Princeton …

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Could cancer drugs be the future of Alzheimer’s treatment?

Could cancer drugs be the future of Alzheimer’s treatment?

With few treatments available to stop or reverse Alzheimer’s disease, scientists have turned to cancer drugs as a potential means of walking back cognitive decline. Alzheimer’s cases are rising in the United States and worldwide due to an aging population, but there is no cure for the disease. Attempts to develop new treatments that slow the disease’s progress, rather than …

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Could cancer drugs be the future of Alzheimer’s treatment?

Could cancer drugs be the future of Alzheimer’s treatment?

With few treatments available to stop or reverse Alzheimer’s disease, scientists have turned to cancer drugs as a potential means of walking back cognitive decline. Alzheimer’s cases are rising in the United States and worldwide due to an aging population, but there is no cure for the disease. Attempts to develop new treatments that slow the disease’s progress, rather than …

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Clinical Guidelines for Treatment and Management

Clinical Guidelines for Treatment and Management

Barbara W. Trautner, Nicolas W. Cortes-Penfield, Kalpana Gupta, Elizabeth B. Hirsch, Molly Horstman, Gregory J. Moran, Richard Colgan, John C. O’Horo, Muhammed S. Ashraf, Shannon Connolly, Dimitri M. Drekonja, Larissa Grigoryan, Angela Huttner, Gweneth Lazenby, Lindsay Nicolle, Anthony Schaeffer, Sigal Yawetz, Valéry Lavergne July 17, 2025 IDSA has released the first IDSA guidelines on management and treatment of complicated …

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