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Women’s health has become one of the fastest-growing sectors in healthcare — and investors are taking notice. In 2024 alone, venture capital investment in women’s health surged by…
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Poop Spray Trends On TikTok, Causes $55K In Damages To High School
People have been posting on TikTok, Instagram and other social media platforms videos of them using poop spray in cars, elevators, homes and other locations and the resulting disgust. (Photo: Getty)
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The poop may not have hit the fan. But it…
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A tiny mineral may hold the secret to feeding billions sustainably
Rice, a staple for billions, is one of the most resource-hungry crops on the planet—but scientists may have found a way to change that. By applying nanoscale selenium directly to rice plants, researchers dramatically improved nitrogen…
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Staph bacteria are bad at letting go
Some microbes can be quite clingy.
Staphylococcus aureus, a bacterial species responsible for staph infections, latches onto human skin with one of the strongest biological bonds ever recorded, researchers report in the Sept. 5…
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Mushrooms evolved psychedelics twice, baffling scientists
“This concerns the biosynthesis of a molecule that has a very long history with humans,” explains Prof. Dirk Hoffmeister, head of the research group Pharmaceutical Microbiology at Friedrich Schiller University Jena and the Leibniz Institute for…
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How-to De-Risk Antibody Pair-Based Assay Development
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FDA Recognizes Leucovorin As A Treatment For Some Autistic Children
FDA recognizes leucovorin to treat autistic children speech related deficits.
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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) will add an indication to leucovorin for treating speech-related deficits associated with autism, RFK announced Monday….
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Tylenol in pregnancy linked to higher autism risk, Harvard scientists report
When children are exposed to acetaminophen — also known by the brand name Tylenol or as paracetamol — during pregnancy, they may be more likely to develop neurodevelopmental disorders (NDDs) including autism and ADHD, according to a new study.
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Women Physicians Respond To Trump’s Announcement On Tylenol And Autism
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Yesterday, President Trump told the American public that Tylenol use during pregnancy causes autism, a claim that contradicts established science. This morning, I asked a community of women physician experts for their…
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With little proof, Trump links Tylenol to autism and touts a treatment
Just six months ago, the Trump administration promised to find the cause of autism. On September 22, top U.S. health officials announced both a cause and a treatment — though neither is on solid scientific footing, and no data were…