Malaria, an infectious disease caused by parasites belonging to the Plasmodium genus and transmitted by infected mosquitoes, is responsible for mortality and morbidity in more than 40% of the world, making it one of the most ...
Sep 15, 2023
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A team of anthropologists has found that the skeletal remains of people who lived and died in American public care institutions in the last century have much to tell us about the connection between patient neglect and hip ...
Aug 31, 2023
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Since the time a human first used a tool to make life easier, increased weight has been inevitable.
Jul 24, 2023
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Did the bacteria in your guts when you were a baby impact your risk of future disease? Researchers at Linköping University, Sweden, are aiming to find out. We have talked to two research groups studying whether diseases ...
Jun 21, 2023
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In a recent experiment published in JAMA, physician-researchers at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC) tested one well-known publicly available chatbot's ability to make accurate diagnoses in challenging medical ...
Jun 15, 2023
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March 11 marks three years since the World Health Organization (WHO) declared COVID-19 a pandemic. As the virus spread, a pattern emerged: communities with a lower socioeconomic status tended to be disproportionately impacted.
Mar 8, 2023
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During his reign (605 BCE–562 BCE), Nebuchadnezzar II, King of Babylon, Sumer, Akkad and all of the universe, decided that a diet consisting entirely of meat and wine ensured good health, and so ordered his subjects to ...
Feb 3, 2023
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Mice and other animals have been key to some of the biggest medical breakthroughs in human history. But animals aren't always good models of human disease, leading to failed experiments and controversy over their usefulness.
Feb 2, 2023
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Women's sexuality is vastly understudied in science and is still considered a "taboo" subject. Often, the experiences of men have been taken as the norm in scientific research, yet there are important differences in the sexuality ...
Feb 2, 2023
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With so many other issues affecting young people right now, teen alcohol use may not seem like that big of a deal. You might recall your own early experiences and figure that some drinking can be expected. But when we look ...
Jan 16, 2023
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