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Category: 5. Health
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Scientists just found a major flaw in a key COVID drug study
The COVID pandemic illustrated how urgently we need antiviral medications capable of treating coronavirus infections. To aid this effort, researchers quickly homed in on part of SARS-Cov-2’s molecular structure known as the NiRAN domain — an…
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A cholesterol secret inside ticks may halt Lyme disease spread
Washington State University researchers have discovered how the bacteria that cause anaplasmosis and Lyme disease hijack cellular processes in ticks to ensure their survival and spread to new hosts, including humans.
Based in the College of…
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Parkinson’s reversal? One drug brings dying brain cells back to life
Putting the brakes on an enzyme might rescue neurons that are dying due to a type of Parkinson’s disease that’s caused by a single genetic mutation, according to a new Stanford Medicine-led study conducted in mice.
The genetic mutation causes an…
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Amid Health Care Turmoil, Dr. Oz Calms Major CMS Conference, House GOP
CMS administrator Dr. Mehmet Oz speaks to the agency’s 2025 Quality Conference in Baltimore
With the skill of a veteran heart surgeon reassuring patients facing a life-changing procedure, Dr. Mehmet Oz projected calm…
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Conservatives notch 2 victories in their fight to deny Planned Parenthood federal funding through Medicaid
Conservatives have won two important battles in their decades-long campaign against Planned Parenthood, a network of affiliated clinics that are the largest provider of reproductive health services in the U.S.
One of these victories was a
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Novel Target Found to Regulate Inflammation
Inflammation is the immune response flooding a site of infection with immune cells. First observed and described by the Ancient Romans, inflammation has long been associated with disease. Scientists now…
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Novel Protein Found to Make Humans More Susceptible to Cancer than Primates
Humans and chimpanzees share a close evolutionary relationship, genetically linking us. As a result, the two species can pass on infection and disease to one another. The world is full of potential pathogens…
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AI spots deadly heart risk most doctors can’t see
A new AI model is much better than doctors at identifying patients likely to experience cardiac arrest.
The linchpin is the system’s ability to analyze long-underused heart imaging, alongside a full spectrum of medical records, to reveal…
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Even low levels of air pollution may quietly scar your heart, MRI study finds
Researchers using cardiac MRI have found that long-term exposure to air pollution is associated with early signs of heart damage, according to a study that was published today in Radiology, a journal of the Radiological Society of North America…
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