Researchers at MedUni Vienna have discovered that neurons have an emergency back-up system to enable them to remain functional even when their energy supply is disrupted. As in many areas of technology, an emergency back-up ...
Aug 29, 2022
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Imagine a future with safer bars, restaurants, health clinics, and other public indoor spaces— where the risk of the spread of infectious diseases such as COVID-19 is greatly minimized.
Jul 5, 2022
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Take a deep breath in. Now, slowly, let it out. This simple activity is something we do all day long and seldom think about. But our lives depend on it. Every cell in the body needs oxygen, which is in the air we breathe.
May 20, 2022
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Exposure to air pollutants—even at levels below World Health Organization air quality guidelines—may trigger a heart attack within the hour, according to a new study from China that found the risks were highest among ...
Apr 22, 2022
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In late-stage Parkinson's disease, the drug levodopa becomes less effective in treating symptoms because of the inexorable loss of dopamine-releasing neurons. But a new Northwestern Medicine preclinical study shows a gene ...
Nov 3, 2021
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Some antibiotics appear to be effective against a form of skin cancer known as melanoma. Researchers at KU Leuven, Belgium, examined the effect of these antibiotics on patient-derived tumors in mice. Their findings were published ...
Jul 22, 2021
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(HealthDay)—Fewer children end up in ERs for asthma attacks if nearby coal-fired power plants are shut down, a new study finds.
Mar 25, 2021
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China will donate 500,000 doses of its COVID-19 vaccine to Pakistan, the country's foreign minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi said Thursday.
Jan 21, 2021
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France could announce tougher measures later this week to bring the coronavirus under control after the number of daily cases topped 50,000 for the first time, government sources suggested on Monday.
Oct 26, 2020
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Heart transplant recipients who live in areas where particulate matter (PM2.5) air pollution levels reached above national limits for clean air had a 26% higher risk of mortality due to infection, according to a study published ...
Dec 9, 2019
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