Patient being transported to the Cholera Treatment Center in the Paraíso neighborhood, Luanda … More
Cholera is making a comeback. A new outbreak in Angola, West Africa, started on Jan. 7, and…
Category: 5. Health
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Ending Malaria Makes Everyone Healthier, Safer And More Prosperous
A child waits with her mother to receive health services at the Maluku General Reference Hospital in … More
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Light fields with extraordinary structure: Plasmonic skyrmion bags
A research group at the University of Stuttgart has manipulated light through its interaction with a metal surface so that it exhibits entirely new properties. The researchers have published their findings in Nature Physics.
“Our results add…
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Behavioral Health Is Breaking The Bank — Here’s How To Invest Wisely
Mental health costs the U.S. economy more than $280 billion annually.
Behavioral health has become a front-and-center concern for families, employers and wealth advisors alike. It’s now a boardroom conversation, a family dinner topic,…
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‘One Of The Most Complex Diseases In Medicine:’ What We Still Don’t Know About Parkinson’s Disease
A man with Parkinson’s disease has a tremor he uses his other hand to keep from trembling.
April is Parkinson’s Awareness Month, and even though we know more about the disease than ever before, about 100,000 new individuals are diagnosed…
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A repurposed anti-inflammatory drug may help treat alcohol use disorder and related pain
A preclinical study from scientists at Scripps Research finds that a drug already FDA-approved for treating inflammatory conditions may help reduce both alcohol intake and pain sensitivity — two issues that commonly co-occur with alcohol use…
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The most effective prevention method for complications post lung transplant
When receiving a lung transplant, one of the most important complications to look out for is chronic lung allograft dysfunction, known as CLAD.
Preventing this complication for those who receive a lung transplant is of the highest priority, as…
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New technique expands tissues so hundreds of biomolecules can be seen inside cells
For biologists, seeing is believing. But sometimes biologists have a hard time seeing.
One particularly vexing challenge is seeing all the molecules in an intact tissue sample, down to the level of single cells, simultaneously. Detecting the…
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Adolescents who sleep longer perform better at cognitive tasks
Adolescents who sleep for longer — and from an earlier bedtime — than their peers tend to have improved brain function and perform better at cognitive tests, researchers from the UK and China have shown.
But the study of adolescents in the US…
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Reclaiming America’s Biotech Edge Before It’s Too Late
Illustration of scientists in a pharma lab, representing investment in research and development.
“Economic security and national security are almost directly related in the long run,” said J.P. Morgan CEO Jamie Dimon last week on Fox…
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