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Category: 5. Health
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HHS And CDC To Examine Role Of Fluoride In Public Water
WASHINGTON – AUGUST 15: The exterior of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services is seen in … More
The Department of Health and Human Services and the Center for Disease Control and Prevention could soon make new…
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Shared Governance Is Transforming Nursing Leadership
Shared governance is transforming nursing leadership putting frontline voices at the heart of … More
When you think about nurses, the first images that come to mind might be compassion, care, and dedication. But behind those long shifts and…
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Why These Investment Firms Bet $400 Million On A Chinese Ozempic Rival
Serial Salesman: Kailera CEO Ron Renaud has built and sold three biotechs, the last for $8.7 billion. “Companies get bought, they don’t get sold,” he says. But the obesity market’s frenzy could make Kailera a prime acquisition target.
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Deadly rodent-borne hantavirus is an emerging disease with pandemic potential
Hantavirus recently made news headlines as the cause of death for Betsy Arakawa, the wife of actor Gene Hackman, but little is commonly known about it other than its connection to rodents.
Virginia Tech researchers have gained a better understanding of this insidious virus by studying its rodent…
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New immune boost could expand access to cancer immunotherapy
Researchers at Moffitt Cancer Center have found that tapping into the body’s own immune system and activating a type of immune cell known as B cells, could be the key to boosting the effectiveness of tumor-infiltrating lymphocyte, or TIL therapy. Results of their study were published in the…
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Candidate deafness genes revealed in new study
New candidate genes which could be responsible for deafness have been identified.
Congenital deafness (hearing loss from birth) is common, impacting around one in 1,000 babies born in the UK. The condition affects communication, social and cognitive development of children and general quality of…
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AI-generated ‘Synthetic scarred hearts’ aid atrial fibrillation treatment
A new study demonstrates how artificial intelligence can predict the success of heart procedures without relying solely on real patient data.
Researchers from Queen Mary University of London have developed an AI tool that creates synthetic yet medically accurate models of fibrotic heart tissue…
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New key genes in Parkinson’s disease identified using CRISPR technology
A longstanding mystery in Parkinson’s disease research has been why some individuals carrying pathogenic variants that increase their risk of PD go on to develop the disease, while others who also carry such variants do not. The prevailing theory has suggested additional genetic factors may play…
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Scientists Turn Paper Into Plastic
In this week’s edition of The Prototype, we look at a biodegradable plastic made from trees, a $3 million prize for scientists working with the Large Hadron Collider, why we’re one step closer to a holodeck and more. You can sign up to get The Prototype in your inbox here.
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