Syphilis cases in expectant mothers have dramatically risen since the pandemic—here's what's driving the trend
Syphilis is a sexually transmitted infection caused by the bacteria Treponema pallidum.
May 4, 2026
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Polycyclic Compounds: News and Research on Naphthacenes
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Small dose of antibiotic yields good results in treating panic attacks
A study shows that small doses of the antibiotic minocycline may help treat panic disorder. Experiments conducted at São Paulo State University (UNESP) in mice and at the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ) in humans ...
Apr 30, 2026
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Candidate breast cancer drug overloads tumors with 'surge' of toxic lipids
An experimental drug targeting triple-negative breast cancer overwhelms cancer cells with toxic fats, according to new tests on human-derived tumors in mice. Triple-negative breast cancer lacks three common drug targets, ...
Apr 22, 2026
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Simple blood tests may predict response to lymphoma treatment
Many people with an aggressive blood cancer called diffuse large B cell lymphoma are cured by the current gold standard of treatment: an antibody designed to wipe out cancerous B cells plus a combination of four chemotherapy ...
Mar 25, 2026
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Cancer drug can treat drug-resistant herpes, too
UIC researchers have successfully repurposed an FDA-approved cancer drug, doxorubicin, to treat drug-resistant strains of herpes. Their work appears in the journal Drug Resistance Updates.
Mar 24, 2026
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Dark sweet cherries may help slow aggressive breast cancer, mouse study suggests
From cobblers to smoothies, dark sweet cherries show up in plenty of recipes, and scientists say the crimson-colored fruit may contain compounds that could help fight an aggressive type of breast cancer.
Mar 15, 2026
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Study shows the heart can be protected during chemotherapy without reducing antitumor efficacy
Advances in cancer treatment mean that more people than ever are surviving the disease. However, some of the most effective anticancer drugs—a class of medicines called anthracyclines—can cause serious damage to the heart. ...
Mar 2, 2026
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Scrub typhus a threat in the home, studies in South India find
Most human scrub typhus infections could occur inside villages rather than during agricultural work, suggests new research conducted with the help of communities living in Tamil Nadu. The new findings are part of a collaboration ...
Feb 19, 2026
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Shining new light on how cytokines manage immune response
Scientists in the Blavatnik Institute at Harvard Medical School and MIT have created a new family of tools that, for the first time, illuminates the missing half of how the immune system uses molecules called cytokines to ...
Feb 11, 2026
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New therapy combination yields high remission rates in early-stage Hodgkin lymphoma
Patients with early-stage Hodgkin lymphoma had impressive response rates when treated with a novel combination of therapies—brentuximab vedotin and nivolumab combined with chemotherapy drugs doxorubicin and dacarbazine—according ...
Jan 25, 2026
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