The liver has a unique structure, especially at the level of individual cells. Hepatocytes, the main liver cells, release bile into tiny channels called bile canaliculi, which drain into the bile duct in the liver periportal region. When this…
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Traditional diagnostic decision support systems outperform generative AI for diagnosing disease
Medical professionals have been using artificial intelligence (AI) to streamline diagnoses for decades, using what are called diagnostic decision support systems (DDSSs). Computer scientists at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH), a founding…
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Resetting the fight-or-flight response | ScienceDaily
Being cut off in traffic, giving a presentation or missing a meal can all trigger a suite of physiological changes that allows the body to react swiftly to stress or starvation. Critical to this “fight-or-flight” or stress response is a molecular…
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When climate disasters hit, they often leave long-term health care access shortages
Immediate recovery efforts receive the most attention after severe natural disasters, yet new data from researchers at Drexel University and the University of Maryland suggests these climate events often also leave a critical long-term — and…
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Loss Of MRNA, Bird Flu Vaccines Threatens Our Biosecurity
NEW YORK – DECEMBER 8: Chickens wait in a cage at the Chicken Market, a live chicken dealer and … More
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COVID-19 Vaccine For Healthy Children And Pregnant Women Cut From Immunization Schedule, RFK Jr. Announces
HHS secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced that the COVID-19 vaccine no longer would be … More
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Two-Part Treatment Developed to Overcome Antimicrobial Resistance
Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) towards medicine has been an ongoing concern for the last several decades. The concept that a microbe can build resistance and multiply faster than scientists can find a…
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Herpes Virus Helps Improve Immune Cell Therapy
The herpes virus is an infection that often causes painful blisters on the mouth and or genitals. Interestingly, the viral infection is common and is associated with cold sores, mononucleosis or ‘mono’,…
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There’s no evidence work requirements for Medicaid recipients will boost employment, but they are a key piece of Republican spending bill
Republicans in the U.S. Senate are sparring over their version of the multitrillion-dollar budget and immigration bill the House of Representatives passed on May 22, 2025.
Some GOP senators are insisting on shrinking the budget deficit,…
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More Colorado workplaces are becoming safe places for employees in recovery
At Odie B’s, a sandwich shop in Denver, recovery from drug and alcohol use is part of daily operations.
“Seventy percent of our staff is active in recovery,” Cliff Blauvelt, co-owner of Odie B’s, said in a video testimonial. “We…
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