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Blood test found to detect lung cancer with nearly 93% accuracy for average cost of $60 - study

The test involves using a dedicated chip and fluorescence analysis, in which fragments of cell-free DNA in the blood are examined for distinct methylation patterns. 

A blood test
Sad, child and crying on floor in home with mental health, abuse or anxiety from trauma.

Definium's LSD-based drug lowers anxiety in second successful late-stage study

Doctors at Shaare Zedek in Jerusalem; illustrative.

Brain drain: Israel’s medical exodus grows as nearly 1,400 doctors leave inside three years

New study reveals: How do you maintain weight loss even after stopping a diet?

New study reveals: How do you maintain weight loss even after stopping a diet?


Pooling the Middle East's medical resources, physicians compare notes

Senior physicians from Iran, Lebanon, Egypt, Israel, and the US compare notes on health disparities in the Middle East.

AS A GLOBAL society, nations must not only understand the increasing complexities of their own healthcare systems but also those in other regions of the world without universal access to healthcare (Hyoung Chang/The Denver Post/TNS) PROF. ALON HERSHKO, head of the internal medicine C department at H

These two occupations can shield you from Alzheimer's, new study suggests

Analyzing nearly nine million death certificates from 2020 to 2022, researchers linked occupational data across 443 professions with Alzheimer's disease as a cause of death.

 These two occupations can shield you from Alzheimer's, new study suggests.

Strength training may reduce biological age by up to eight years, study finds

The research team observed the correlation between strength training and biological age in 4,800 participants.

  Lifting weights three times a week may help reduce a person's biological age by about eight years.

Not the same Vikings: Genetic study reveals surprising differences between Iceland and Faroe Island

Discovery challenges assumptions about the uniformity of Viking settlements in the North Atlantic.

 A viking woman.

No more needles? MIT unveils needle-free microjet inspired by squids for painless drug delivery

Microjet delivery systems mimic how cephalopods expel water and ink.

 No more needles?

An immune system imbalance can be a trigger for depression - study

A new study by psychologists at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem highlights the link between inflammation and depression

 A NEW STUDY by psychologists at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem highlights the link between inflammation and depression.

Controlling blood sugar may slow brain aging - study

One’s chronological age is the number of years lived, while brain age indicates the brain’s actual health. They are often not identical.

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Croatian virologist treats her own breast cancer with experimental virus therapy

Publishing her findings proved to be a significant challenge due to ethical concerns surrounding self-experimentation.

 Breast cancer screening.

Global diabetes prevalence doubles since 1990, surpassing 800 million adults

India leads with 212 million cases, accounting for over a quarter of the global total.

 212 million cases in India. Diabetes.

Walking twice a day could significantly reduce bowel cancer risk, study finds

Study of over 86,000 UK participants finds timing of physical activity plays crucial role, but activity hours play crucial role.

 Walking reduces bowel cancer risk.