During the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic, multiple new and more transmissible variants of the virus have emerged. Understanding how specific mutations affect SARS-CoV-2 transmission could help us to better understand the biology of ...
Feb 7, 2022
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Researchers are using computer simulations to better understand the impacts pregnancy can have on kidneys.
Jan 24, 2022
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A nationwide effort to adequately vaccinate 8 in 10 adolescents against the human papillomavirus (HPV) could prevent 934,000 cases of virus-associated, male oropharyngeal cancer over this century, reported investigators at ...
Dec 15, 2021
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Banning menthol flavors in cigarettes could reduce smoking by 15% by having smokers giving up tobacco products altogether or switching to e-cigarettes and other nicotine vaping products—avoiding 16,250 tobacco-related deaths ...
Sep 3, 2021
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Researchers are bringing the use of acoustic waves to target and destroy cancerous tumours closer to reality.
Aug 24, 2021
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Societies act rationally and in solidarity—but also increasingly experience a sense of fatigue, says a study by Helmholtz-Zentrum Hereon
Jul 9, 2021
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The highly infectious SARS-CoV-2 variant that recently emerged in South Africa, known as B.1.351, has scientists wondering how existing COVID-19 vaccines and therapies can be improved to ensure strong protection. Now, researchers ...
Apr 28, 2021
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Menthol cigarettes helped lure about 10 million extra Americans into smoking over 38 years, with often deadly results, according to a new study.
Feb 26, 2021
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Cancer therapy is typically applied at the highest dose that a patient can tolerate. Although this approach succeeds in shrinking tumors, it often fails in the long run because a minority of cancer cells are resistant to ...
Jan 8, 2021
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An artificial womb to enhance the chances for survival and quality of life of extremely premature babies by mimicking the conditions of a real womb. Whereas a year ago during the Dutch Design Week there was only an initial ...
Jun 16, 2020
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