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In a new paper published in Nature, scientists from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), part of the National Institutes of Health,…
For critically ill patients in the intensive care unit (ICU), administration of a probiotic failed to prevent ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP), a multinational randomized trial showed.…
Elevated levels of HDL and apolipoprotein A1 were linked to a lower risk of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), U.K. Biobank data showed. (Journal of Neurology,…
A simple but revolutionary approach to early Alzheimer’s diagnosis is being pioneered by researchers through an initiative that could pave the way for improved outcomes…
Bacon could be back on the menu of health-conscious diners thanks to an unlikely salvation: Japanese knotweed. The fast-growing plant, feared by homeowners for its…
Red blood cells are the most abundant cell type in blood, carrying oxygen throughout the human body. In blood circulation, they repetitively encounter various levels…
The FDA granted accelerated approval to tisotumab vedotin-tftv (Tivdak), a first-in-class drug, for the treatment of patients with recurrent or metastatic cervical cancer, drugmakers Seagen…
U.S. COVID-19 deaths have now surpassed the 675,000 estimated deaths that occurred during the H1N1 influenza pandemic of 1918, but SARS-CoV-2 hasn’t exacted as heavy…
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