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Heart researchers unpack neutral findings from ZEUS, an anti-inflammatory clinical trial

Like cholesterol, inflammation causally contributes to the risk of cardiovascular disease, but findings from the clinical trial ZEUS indicate that the road to targeting inflammation may be less...

Metformin given within a week of COVID-19 slashes risk of long COVID, death by 53%, paper notes

Mother and baby's immune cells linked to aggressive placental inflammation in preterm cases

In a healthy pregnancy, a finely tuned maternal immune response prevents the mother's body from rejecting the growing fetus. But in some pregnancies, this response goes haywire, leading to a potent...

'Gatekeeper' cells can restrict the immune response to cancer

A new study led by King's College London has found that chemotherapy helps attract a specific population of immune cells called stem-like T cells toward tumors. The research, published in Cell Stem...

Bird Flu Kills Yakima County Resident Exposed at Dairy, First U.S. Death This Year

A Yakima County, Washington resident exposed to infected dairy cattle dies of bird flu, the first U.S. death this year, as herd infections reach Indiana.

COVID-19-related stress linked to faster epigenetic aging in adolescents

The COVID-19 pandemic and its associated measures caused significant stress across all levels of society, negatively impacting physical and mental health. The biological consequences of this stress...

Vitamin K deficiency on the rise as more parents decline recommended shots for their newborns

The American Academy of Pediatrics has recommended a single intramuscular dose of vitamin K for newborns since 1961; however, in the last decade parents have increasingly elected to skip the shot.

20 new leprosy cases detected in Kolhapur district during special survey

As many as 20 new leprosy cases were detected in Kolhapur district during a special leprosy survey campaign conducted between Sept 16 and Oct 31. The campaign was aimed at ensuring early diagnosis...

Syphilis in Uruguay and its evolution in pregnant women - Global Risk Atlas

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Hantavirus en São Paulo, Brasil - Atlas Global de Riesgo

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WHO sounds alarm over lack of physical activity among teens

A quarter of teens globally engage in basically no physical activity—not even an hour of exercise a week—the World Health Organization said Wednesday, warning that this significantly raises health...

Digital therapy offers new way to prevent worsening anxiety around childbirth

Pregnant women with undiagnosed anxiety could benefit from a new digital therapy, according to a clinical trial led by King's College London. Published in JAMA Network Open, the results from the...

Advanced imaging uncovers genomic Achilles' heel that makes cancer cells vulnerable

A small subset of vulnerable DNA sites can make cancer cells highly sensitive to targeted drugs called PARP inhibitors, a new study shows. Led by researchers at NYU Langone Health and its Perlmutter...

Neural signaling protein could be therapeutic target for autism-linked gene deletion

A particular signaling protein in the brain could be a therapeutic target for neurological disorders arising from the deletion of the autism-linked gene MEF2C, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign...