Artemisinin-based combination therapies (ACTs) are the globally-accepted first-line treatments for malaria—a mosquito-borne disease caused by the Plasmodium falciparum parasite that annually kills around 600,000 people, ...
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As a result of vaccination or infection, our immune system produces antibodies that attach to the spike protein of SARS-CoV-2, preventing the virus from entering and replicating within cells. In response, the virus develops ...
Sep 14, 2023
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Scientists have detected new strains of malaria-causing parasites in Ethiopia that are both resistant to current treatments and escape detection by common diagnostic tests—a development that could increase cases and deaths ...
Sep 11, 2023
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A healthy lifestyle that involves moderate alcohol consumption, a healthy diet, regular physical activity, healthy sleep and frequent social connection, while avoiding smoking and too much sedentary behavior, reduces the ...
Sep 11, 2023
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Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever virus (CCHFV) spreads via ticks and is on the World Health Organization's (WHO) list of priority diseases, with a high case fatality rate and no or insufficient countermeasures. A recent study ...
Sep 7, 2023
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The availability of rapid, accessible testing was integral to overcoming the worst surges of the COVID-19 pandemic, and will be necessary to keep up with emerging variants. However, these tests come with unfortunate costs.
Sep 4, 2023
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A recent study published in Nature Metabolism has revealed the pathogenic mechanism underlying a rare pediatric neurodegenerative disorder known as mitochondrial enoyl reductase protein-associated neurodegeneration (MEPAN) ...
Aug 31, 2023
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In a significant development that brings hope to the one billion individuals with obesity worldwide, researchers led by Director C. Justin Lee from the Center for Cognition and Sociality (CCS) within the Institute for Basic ...
Aug 31, 2023
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A man-made antibody successfully prevented organ rejection when tested in primates that had undergone a kidney transplant, Duke Health researchers report.
Aug 30, 2023
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Wearing masks, social-distancing, staying home: Those preventive measures were least likely to be followed by Canadians who were least informed about how best to stop the spread of COVID-19 during the pandemic.
Aug 24, 2023
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