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As we come to the end of Women’s History Month and acknowledging their significant impact on society, we must…
Category: 5. Health
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Bubbly idea: Ultrafine bubble showers suppress atopic dermatitis
Bubble baths might be soothing soaks, but bubble showers could be the next thing in keeping the skin clean.
An Osaka Metropolitan University-led medical research team found that ultrafine bubble showers might help prevent atopic dermatitis.
Graduate School of Medicine student Ayaki Matsumoto and…
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Potential risk biomarkers found for schizophrenia resulting from cannabis use
Cannabis is one of the most widely used substances in the world, with some 228 million users between the ages of 15 and 64. The risk of developing schizophrenia increases significantly with cannabis use, especially when it starts at a young age. What is more, it is estimated that approximately…
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Nearly half of depression diagnoses could be considered treatment-resistant
Almost half of patients diagnosed with depression classify as being ‘treatment-resistant’ as new research suggests that many don’t respond to multiple antidepressant options.
The new study, published in the British Journal of Psychiatry was led by academics from the University of Birmingham and…
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Nursery of the blood: How stem cells calm the body’s immune response
Our blood consists of many cell types that develop through different stages from a precursor type — the blood stem cell. An international research team led by Universitätsmedizin Frankfurt and Goethe University has now investigated the developmental pathways of blood cells in humans. The…
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New eye drops slow vision loss in animals
Researchers at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) have developed eye drops that extend vision in animal models of a group of inherited diseases that lead to progressive vision loss in humans, known as retinitis pigmentosa. The eye drops contain a small fragment derived from a protein made…
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Dark Energy May Be Evolving
In this week’s edition of The Prototype, we look at new findings about dark energy, the state of the quantum technology industry, using magnetic nanoparticles to fight cancer and more. You can sign up to get The Prototype in your inbox here.
NSF’s NOIRLab
Nearly a century ago, physicist and…
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An mRNA cancer vaccine may offer long-term protection
A vaccine kept patients free of pancreatic cancer for years, yet new reports say the NIH is advising against mentioning mRNA tech in grants.
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Insurance Coverage For Ozempic, Zepbound Went Down In 2025
As the popularity of Ozempic, Victoza, Wegovy and other GLP-1 agonists have continued to increase, … More
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Function-first single-cell analysis for faster discovery
In the rapidly evolving field of drug discovery, single-cell analysis has become an invaluable tool for understanding cellular heterogeneity and molecular pathways. However, traditional single-cell technologies primarily rely on genomic and transcriptomic…
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