The rate of heart attacks is continuing to increase among individuals younger than 50 years old. While the protective effects of quitting smoking are well documented among older individuals who have experienced a heart attack, ...
Jul 8, 2020
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Major weaknesses exist in the evidence base for COVID-19 antibody tests, finds a review of the latest research published by The BMJ today.
Jul 1, 2020
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Nearly every drug that is, or has ever been, used was derived from nature—harnessing compounds created by organisms over eons to fight diseases. But decades ago, biochemists postulated that it might be possible to design ...
Jun 30, 2020
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A recent study by Monash University has looked at the role plasma cells and their longevity play in the effectiveness of vaccines in the body and suggests that components within vaccine design are the key.
Jun 29, 2020
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"Doctora," a community health worker yelled from across the room. "People are lined up along the fence. Under the sun. Do we have water for them?"
Jun 26, 2020
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In the first study to look at objective measures of sedentary behavior and cancer mortality, researchers from The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center found that greater inactivity was independently associated with ...
Jun 18, 2020
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The COVID-19 virus is constantly changing as it moves from person to person. To fight the virus today and prepare for what it may look like tomorrow, researchers need to be able to track its development.
Jun 15, 2020
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In a sign that designer drugs are becoming more prevalent in Australia, synthetic cathinones—commonly known as 'bath salts'—have been detected in the nation's wastewater in the largest study of its kind in the country.
Jun 15, 2020
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A new project supported by the Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC) aims to design and develop new radiotherapy technologies to give more cancer patients in Sub-Saharan Africa access to treatment and to save lives.
Jun 11, 2020
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Breast cancer is most common among women: More than half a million new cases were detected in the European Union in 2018. Surgery and breast reconstruction are part of the treatment in a high percentage of cases, by way of ...
Jun 11, 2020
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