Viral infections trigger more cases of intussusception, the common cause of bowel blockages in young children, than previously thought, according to a new study.
Mar 14, 2024
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New Stanford research adds to evidence that the seasonality of respiratory illnesses, like COVID-19 or the flu, can be linked to indoor humidity levels. The study, which found that ventilation reduces the presence of naturally ...
Mar 13, 2024
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A newly developed intranasal vaccine candidate helps to clear COVID-19 infections more quickly than controls in pre-clinical testing, according to a recent study. The new vaccine platform relies on a protein scaffold that ...
Mar 13, 2024
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The chikungunya virus, transmitted by Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus mosquitoes and responsible for more than 900 deaths in Brazil since it arrived around ten years ago, is capable of spreading through the blood, reaching ...
Mar 12, 2024
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It's time to de-feet the trend of going shoeless. Though the barefoot lifestyle is not new—as evidenced by various types of barefoot or minimalist shoes and other products—the movement is resurfacing thanks to TikTok.
Mar 12, 2024
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It's estimated that 2 to 3 million people in the U.S. are living with the hepatitis C virus, and hundreds of thousands of them are undiagnosed. That's primarily because it tends to be asymptomatic in the initial stages until ...
Mar 12, 2024
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If someone is vaccinated against the measles virus, they likely won't get measles.
Mar 11, 2024
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Scientists at The Universities of Manchester and Oxford have developed an AI framework that can identify and track new and concerning COVID-19 variants and could help with other infections in the future.
Mar 11, 2024
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Is it finally time to stop worrying about COVID? The latest from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention might leave that impression with some.
Mar 11, 2024
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Scientists from Duke-NUS Medical School (Duke-NUS) have developed a new approach using the Zika virus to destroy brain cancer cells and inhibit tumor growth, while sparing healthy cells. Using Zika virus vaccine candidates ...
Mar 8, 2024
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