Immunology
Hospital superbugs: Could one vaccine rule them all?
What if a vaccine, given to patients just before or after arriving at the hospital, could protect them against lethal superbugs that lurk in health care settings?
Oct 4, 2023
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Health
Global health funding slows as deadline for Millennium Development Goals nears
Developed countries and funding agencies are putting the brakes on growth in development assistance for health, raising the possibility that developing countries will have an even harder time meeting the Millennium Development ...
Dec 14, 2011
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Research proves learning is a lifelong process
Change, often rapid and disorienting, is today's norm. Even things our grandparents took for granted – manual typewriters, telegrams, smelling salts, corsets – have disappeared into antique shops and museums. We change ...
Dec 4, 2017
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Gerontology & Geriatrics
Slowness of gait can predict risk of frailty in older people
Researchers at the Federal University of São Carlos (UFSCar) in the state of São Paulo, Brazil, in partnership with colleagues at University College London in the UK have discovered an efficient, simple and inexpensive ...
Dec 21, 2021
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Highly abundant virus in humans could be a biomarker for COVID-19
Torquetenovirus (TTV) is one of the viruses most frequently found in the human organism. It is also common in monkeys and domestic animals. Its presence has not been associated with any known disease, but its excessive replication ...
Nov 5, 2021
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Health
FDA changes Plan B label, clarifies it won't cause abortion
The Food and Drug Administration announced Friday that it will overhaul packaging labels for the emergency contraceptive pill, Plan B, that women can take after having sex to prevent a pregnancy.
Dec 24, 2022
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Medications
New vitamin K-based drug shows promise against medication-resistant epilepsy
In the cover article of the June 11 issue of the Journal of Medicinal Chemistry, a team of researchers at the Medical University of South Carolina, led by Sherine Chan, Ph.D., and James Chou, Ph.D., reports that a new vitamin ...
Jul 6, 2020
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Health
New suite of legal data capture US abortion laws
New legal data published to LawAtlas.org today provide a comprehensive look at the contents of US abortion regulations, relevant court cases and Attorneys General opinions that directly impact the provision of abortion services.
Jan 18, 2019
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Sharp increase in COVID-19 cases in Peru and Chile
Peru on Sunday reported 8,800 new COVID-19 infections, setting a new daily record for a country that already has the second highest number of novel coronavirus cases in Latin America after Brazil.
Jun 1, 2020
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Gerontology & Geriatrics
Resistance training improves sleep quality and reduces inflammation in older people with sarcopenia
Sarcopenia is the decline of skeletal muscle mass with age, leading to loss of muscle strength (to move objects, shake hands etc.) and performance (walking and making other routine movements effectively). It involves chronic ...
Mar 2, 2023
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