We need to end animal sacrifice at the altar of science. The time has come for the scientific community to free animals from being subjected to cruel research carried out to find cures for human diseases or vanity purposes ...
Feb 4, 2022
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Crowding in prisons dramatically increases the risk for COVID-19 infections among inmates, according to a new study by researchers at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH). The authors of the study, published in JAMA Internal ...
Aug 9, 2021
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Ivermectin, a drug used to treat parasites such as scabies in humans and intestinal helminths in cattle, was screened in 2020 for activity against COVID-19. Laboratory tests suggested a weak effect on SARS-CoV-2 virus in ...
Jul 28, 2021
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In the weeks since a new Alzheimer's drug was approved, hopeful patients have bombarded Dr. Alireza Atri with calls and emails about a treatment that has sparked both excitement and skepticism.
Jun 27, 2021
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After years of disappointing studies of potential treatments for the more than 6 million people living with Alzheimer's disease, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration recently approved a new drug called aducanumab that is ...
Jun 9, 2021
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Government health officials on Monday approved the first new drug for Alzheimer's disease in nearly 20 years, disregarding warnings from independent advisers that the much-debated treatment hasn't been shown to help slow ...
Jun 7, 2021
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The world's largest vaccine maker said Tuesday it hopes to resume delivering COVID-19 jabs to Covax and other countries by the end of this year, after India restricted exports to combat a massive rise in infections at home.
May 18, 2021
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Hispanic immigrants of working age—20 to 54 years old—are over 11 times more likely to die of COVID-19 than U.S.-born men and women who are not Hispanic, according to a USC study of California death certificate data from ...
Apr 8, 2021
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A pair of researchers, one with the University of Plymouth, the other the University of Wolverhampton, has published a paper on begambleaware.org, highlighting what they believe are problems with loot boxes in video games. ...
Nearly a third of people in Ireland gained weight during the COVID-19 lock down, according to a new food study.
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