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Marburg virus toll rises to 20 in Equatorial Guinea
The Marburg virus epidemic in Equatorial Guinea has left 20 people dead over the past two…
Multiple substance use disorders may share inherited genetic signature
A new study suggests that a common genetic signature may increase a person’s risk of developing…
What makes blood stem cells transform? Regulation of RNA splicing may be an answer
Researchers at Lund University Faculty of Medicine have determined a novel mechanism linking the metabolism of…
Runaway immune reactions can cause long COVID breathing problems
Stanford Medicine researchers have found a mechanism behind one of the most common symptoms of long…
Is a common industrial chemical fueling the spread of Parkinson’s disease?
A cancer-causing chemical that is widely used to degrease aviation components and heavy machinery could also…
Wyoming governor signs measure prohibiting abortion pills
Wyoming Gov. Mark Gordon signed a bill Friday night prohibiting abortion pills in the state and…
Encouraging findings for Batten disease drug
The FDA-approved, lipid-lowering medication gemfibrozil may prevent the progression of juvenile Batten disease, according to researchers…
Study identifies the human genes enabling SARS-CoV-2 infection
The activity of a gene called CIART is a key factor in the establishment of the…
Comparison with Canada highlights poor access to US methadone treatment
People living in the United States must travel significantly farther to access methadone treatment for opioid…
Regional ECT, lithium, and clozapine use linked to lower suicide rates in male adolescents
A new study from Karolinska Institutet suggests that electroconvulsive therapy (ECT), lithium, and clozapine may reduce…
Not getting enough sleep could blunt antibody response to vaccination, leaving you more vulnerable to infection
In reviewing data from previous studies, a team lead by researchers at the University of Chicago…
Difference between ‘growers’ and ‘showers’ revealed
A scientific definition to determine whether a man’s erection can be deemed a “grower ” or…
Leaders say ‘never again’ to vaccine inequity
Three years since the Covid pandemic began, nearly 200 prominent world figures called on Saturday for…
Researchers describe hands-on treatments for patients with lower back pain after lumbar spine surgery
In a recent study from University Hospitals (UH) Connor Whole Health, researchers found that patients who…
C-reactive protein reduces the immune response in inflammatory disease
The biological function of the C-reactive protein, CRP, has long been unknown. Researchers at Linköping University…
Study reveals new insights into cause of certain heart rhythm disorders
A study by researchers at The Ohio State University reveals new insights into the cause of…
Latin dishes can be heart-healthy and still keep authentic flavors
Over the decades, traditional Latin American and Caribbean foods and flavors have won the hearts—and stomachs—of…
Potential treatment of autoimmune diseases revealed in new study
Scientists in Japan have revealed a chemical compound that could be used for the treatment of…
How signals from your body could be making you anxious
Where do emotions come from? This is a question that has interested scientists for centuries. Most…
Officials: Person dies after brain-eating amoeba infection
A person in southwest Florida has died after being infected with an extremely rare brain-eating amoeba,…
Artifical intelligence approach may help detect Alzheimer’s disease from routine brain imaging tests
Although investigators have made strides in detecting signs of Alzheimer’s disease using high-quality brain imaging tests…
Study unveils mechanism regulating the transmission of a protein associated with the progression of Parkinson’s disease
Proteins, long polymers comprised of smaller constituents known as amino acids, play a crucial role in…
British Columbia first in Canada to provide free contraception
The Canadian province of British Columbia announced Tuesday that it will make prescription contraceptives free for…
China says it’s been ‘open and transparent’ on COVID origins
China on Tuesday said it has been “open and transparent” in the search for the origins…
US agency says COVID likely emerged from China lab leak: reports
The coronavirus pandemic likely arose from a Chinese laboratory leak, the US Department of Energy now…
Obesity and heart disease
It’s long been known that being overweight or obese can make a person more apt to…
Feds seek to limit telehealth prescriptions for some drugs
The Biden administration moved Friday to require patients see a doctor in person before getting attention…
Calming the destructive cells of ALS by two independent approaches
Northwestern Medicine scientists have discovered two ways to preserve diseased upper motor neurons that would normally…
Researchers identify biomarker for diagnosing vascular dementia
Measuring a key blood molecule may help doctors diagnose whether or how much impaired blood flow…