Hepatitis E, a potentially serious viral liver disease, is transmitted through contaminated water. The risk is particularly high in populations with limited access to safe water and sanitation. In South Sudan, outbreaks have ...
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Poorer cardiovascular health in childhood and adolescence may be linked to early differences in brain structure, particularly in areas of the brain known to be affected in dementia in later life, according to a new scientific ...
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A research team has successfully utilized human respiratory organoids (mini-organs) to propagate human rhinovirus C (HRV-C), which had previously been refractory to conventional virus cultivation. This breakthrough opens ...
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Osteosarcoma is a type of aggressive bone cancer that most commonly affects children and young adults between the ages of 10 and 20, during times of rapid bone growth. Although rare, it has a significant impact on young people ...
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A team of Northwestern scientists has developed an electroactive "scaffolding" material that improves bladder tissue regeneration and organ function better than current techniques, as detailed in a recent study published ...
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Researchers at the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard have developed a gene-editing treatment for prion disease that extends lifespan by about 50% in a mouse model of the fatal neurodegenerative condition. The treatment, ...
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Early life stress (ELS) can have long-lasting effects on mental health, increasing the risk of developing anxiety disorders and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Importantly, women are disproportionately affected by ...
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Researchers have identified a novel genetic risk factor for SARS-CoV-2 infection, providing new insights into the virus's ability to invade human cells. SARS-CoV-2 is the virus that spreads COVID-19.
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Nearly 10% of people live with chronic kidney disease—in other words, their kidneys can't adequately filter waste from their blood. Now a Canadian study links that malfunction to impaired cognitive performance in reasoning, ...
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A partnership between Kick It California, a tobacco quitline operated by University of California San Diego, and local 211 information and referral agencies resulted in more than 55,000 new referrals for tobacco cessation ...
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