Over the last few decades, the development of nasal vaccines has been used to deliver treatment for various diseases, including COVID-19. The concept of vaccines began centuries ago when a physician, Dr. Edward Jenner, noticed that milkmaids were immune to…
Category: 5. Health
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Artificial Intelligence’s Cognitive Toll
As AI becomes more prevalent in education, work and social life, research is increasingly focused on understanding its nuanced effects on core cognitive functions such as memory, attention and creativity
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Artificial intelligence is transforming the way people think, learn and…
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What’s a ‘black box’ warning? A pharmacologist explains how these labels protect patients
A “black box” warning on a health product sounds pretty scary – maybe even more so when it’s suddenly being taken off the packaging.
Americans were reminded of this type of public health messaging on Nov. 10, 2025, when the Food and Drug Administration announced it is removing the…
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Your anxiety may be controlled by hidden immune cells in the brain
Anxiety disorders affect roughly one in five people in the United States, making them among the most widespread mental health challenges. Although common, scientists still have many questions about how anxiety begins and is controlled within the brain. New research from the University of Utah…
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Transforming Global Health To Maximize Impact And Accelerate Self-Reliance
At Wakiso Epicentre Health Center III, Uganda, laboratory technician Stanley Sewa, 36, prepares to draw a blood sample from 65-year-old patient Joyce Nanjala for testing.
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The last two decades have seen extraordinary progress in global health: tens of millions of lives…
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New study finds hidden diabetes danger in vaping
New research from the University of Georgia reports that people who use e-cigarettes, traditional cigarettes or both are more likely to develop diabetes. According to the study, smokers showed a notably higher rate of prediabetes and diabetes diagnoses compared with nonsmokers.
“In an era when…
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A tiny worm just revealed a big secret about living longer
Curiosity about extending human life may be especially visible among certain tech enthusiasts today, but people have been fascinated by the idea of a lasting fountain of youth, or even immortality, for thousands of years.
Some of the approaches most strongly supported by scientific evidence,…
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Smart drug strikes a hidden RNA weak point in cancer cells
Researchers have designed a new class of drug molecule capable of specifically destroying TERRA, an RNA molecule that some cancer cells rely on to survive. Using a technique known as “RIBOTAC,” the compound is able to locate TERRA inside the cell and break it apart while avoiding healthy RNA….
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Strange microscopic structures found in Long COVID blood
The researchers also incorporated Artificial Intelligence tools, including machine learning, to analyze biomarker patterns. These methods allowed them to accurately differentiate Long COVID patients from healthy individuals and to pinpoint the most informative biomarker combinations. Such…
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Cheap gout drug may slash heart attack and stroke risk
A commonly used, low-cost medication for gout may help lower the chances of heart attacks and strokes in people with cardiovascular disease, according to a new Cochrane review.
Researchers evaluated the impact of taking small doses of colchicine, a standard gout treatment, and reported no rise…
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