Antibodies targeting the normal PrP version of the prion protein have been found in humans selected at random with no history of any associated transmissible…
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Northwestern University researchers have combined climate modeling with public health data to evaluate the impact of electric vehicles (EVs) on U.S. lives and the economy.…
It can be hard to dispute the common adage ‘survival of the fittest’. After all, “most of the genes in the genome are there because…
Adding to mounting evidence of COVID-19’s disproportionate impact on some U.S. communities, a new analysis of hospitalization rates from the University of Minnesota shows Black,…
New insight into a gene that controls energy production in cancer stem cells could help in the search for a more effective treatment for glioblastoma.…
A new family medicine resident recently wrote to us about the challenges communicating with patients while wearing a mask. “I want to be able to…
For-profit healthcare in the U.S. has placed patients and frontline workers at further risk during the pandemic, supporters of Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) argued during…
Fans of tennis superstar Serena Williams know that she has played through several conditions — knee injuries, shoulder problems, and pregnancy. But most do not…
The recent uptick in out-of-hospital cardiac arrests (OHCAs) could be a consequence of heart attack patients avoiding hospitals during COVID-19, one Denver group suggested. There…
Long-term results with laparoscopic procedures came out even with open surgery in an unblinded randomized trial involving patients 75 and older needing colorectal cancer resection,…