Immunology
How to keep 'vaccine fatigue' from getting in the way of a flu shot
After nearly three years of nearly nonstop talking about viruses and vaccinations, some people might be ready to tune out.
Sep 23, 2022
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Should you get your flu shot and COVID booster together? Here's what experts say
The flu shot is as familiar an October ritual as football, foliage and Halloween.
Sep 16, 2022
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Repeat infections with COVID-19 may become the norm
COVID-19 might be easing into a new status as a widely circulating and somewhat harsher version of the common cold, experts say—a virus that folks could contract repeatedly, even if they were recently infected.
May 23, 2022
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New tool helps long-term care facilities decide when, how to test for COVID-19
The COVID-19 pandemic severely impacted long-term care facilities, resulting in the deaths of 8% of residents nationwide, or 1 in 12 people. As coronavirus case rates decline and health restrictions are lifted, people who ...
Jul 22, 2021
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Medical research
Tailor-made drugs to treat epilepsy or cardiovascular diseases
In order for a drug to be effective at the right places in the body, it helps if scientists can predict as accurately as possible how the molecules of that drug will interact with human cells. In a joint research project, ...
Feb 10, 2021
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Obstetrics & gynaecology
Important cause of preeclampsia discovered
Despite being the subject of increasing interest for a whole century, how preeclampsia develops has been unclear—until now.
Jan 21, 2021
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Gerontology & Geriatrics
Tech solutions for caregivers falling short of what they want, study shows
There's no app to help coax a person with dementia to take a shower if they don't want to, but family caregivers wish they had that kind of support.
Jul 14, 2020
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Psychology & Psychiatry
First study on the health conditions of adults one month into COVID-19 lockdown
A new study provides some of the earliest pieces of evidence that the COVID-19 outbreak affected people mentally as well as physically.
Apr 8, 2020
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Diabetes
Researchers identify trigger and mechanism in type 1 diabetes
Researchers at National Jewish Health have identified an elusive trigger of type 1 diabetes. A protein fragment formed in the pancreas activates the immune system's T cells, leading them to attack and destroy beta cells, ...
Apr 9, 2019
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
New anti-malaria drug findings reported
Artemisinin is derived from the leaves and flowers of the annual mugwort (Artemisia annua), and has been used in traditional Chinese medicine for centuries. Chinese researcher Tu Youyou recently tested its effectiveness, ...
Jan 30, 2019
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