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1. Clinical trial successfully repurposes cancer drug for hereditary bleeding disorder
   A drug approved for treating the blood cancer multiple myeloma may offer a safe and effective way to reduce the risk of severe nosebleeds from a rare but devastating bleeding disorder. Hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia (HHT), the world's second-most-common inherited bleeding disorder, affects approximately 1-in-5,000 people and can have life-threatening complications, but there are currently no U.S. FDA-approved drugs to treat HHT.
2. Operating room design linked to length of surgery
   A new study has directly linked operating room design to the length of surgeries, with implications both for patient health and hospitals' bottom lines.
3. Can the MIND diet lower the risk of memory problems later in life?
   People whose diet more closely resembles the MIND diet may have a lower risk of cognitive impairment, according to a new study. Results were similar for Black and white participants. These results do not prove that the MIND diet prevents cognitive impairment, they only show an association.
4. Some diabetes drugs tied to lower risk of dementia, Parkinson's disease
   A class of drugs for diabetes may be associated with a lower risk of dementia and Parkinson's disease, according to a new study.
5. Explaining dramatic planet-wide changes after world's last 'Snowball Earth' event
   Some of the most dramatic climatic events in our planet's history are 'Snowball Earth' events that happened hundreds of millions of years ago, when almost the entire planet was encased in ice up to 0.6 miles thick. New research provides a more complete picture for how the last Snowball Earth event ended, and suggests why it preceded a dramatic expansion of life on Earth, including the emergence of the first animals.