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Category: 5. Health
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When Hospitals Slash Jobs, Towns Suffer Economic Pain.
Long Beach, N.Y.: The exterior of The Mt. Sinai South Nassau Hosptial’s emergency room in Long … More
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New insight into factors associated with a common disease among dogs and humans
The pathogens Giardia duodenalis and Cryptosporidium are common causes of sometimes-fatal intestinal diseases in humans, other mammals and birds worldwide.
Now, findings from researchers at Texas A&M University provide new, evidence-based insight into minimizing the risk of these diseases at…
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Use of antifungals in agriculture may increase resistance in an infectious yeast, study suggests
Genomic changes in the infectious yeast Candida tropicalis may play a role in its resistance to antifungals, according to a study published on April 1 in the open-access journal, PLOS Biology by Guanghua Huang at Fudan University, China, and colleagues. These genomic changes can be brought on by…
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Balance between two competing nerve proteins deters symptoms of autism in mice
In mice, autism symptoms arise when a certain pair of competing nerve proteins falls out of equilibrium, according to a study published April 1 in the open-access journal PLOS Biology by Dongdong Zhao of Wenzhou Medical University, China, Yun-wu Zhang of Xiamen University, China, and colleagues.
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Palantir Sues Y Combinator Startup Guardian AI Over Alleged Trade Secret Theft
Palantir cofounder and CEO Alex Karp
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A messy legal battle is brewing in the market for AI that reviews health insurance claims.
Palantir Technologies has sued Y Combinator-backed startup Guardian AI and its founders—former employees of its healthcare division—for what it called…
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Mpox could become a serious global threat, scientists warn
Mpox has the potential to become a significant global health threat if taken too lightly, according to scientists at the University of Surrey.
In a letter published in Nature Medicine, researchers highlight how mpox — traditionally spread from animals to humans — is now showing clear signs of…
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Combination immunotherapy shrank a variety of metastatic gastrointestinal cancers
A new form of tumor infiltrating lymphocyte (TIL) therapy, a form of personalized cancer immunotherapy, dramatically improved the treatment’s effectiveness in patients with metastatic gastrointestinal cancers, according to results of a clinical trial led by researchers at the National Institutes…
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New 3D technology paves way for next-generation eye-tracking
Eye tracking plays a critical role in the latest virtual and augmented reality headsets and is an important technology in the entertainment industry, scientific research, medical and behavioral sciences, automotive driving assistance and industrial engineering. Tracking the movements of the…
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Researchers develop new way to match young cancer patients with the right drugs
A pan-Canadian team has developed a new way to quickly find personalized treatments for young cancer patients, by growing their tumours in chicken eggs and analyzing their proteins.
The team, led by researchers from the University of British Columbia and BC Children’s Hospital Research…
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