Life Medical’s growth story is rooted in a simple question that continues to guide its direction: how can care be delivered in a way that better reflects how patients actually live? According to CEO Dov Brafman, the company did not begin with an…
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Relief for Millions: Popular Heartburn Drugs Cleared of Stomach Cancer Risk
Proton pump inhibitors are among the most commonly prescribed medications worldwide, but concerns about a possible link to stomach cancer have lingered for decades. Proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) are among the most frequently prescribed…
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6 Winter Storm Safety Tips To Help Avoid An ER Visit, From A Doctor
Shoveling snow is a workout that can double as a cardiac stress test. Take regular breaks, lift small amounts and stop immediately if you feel chest pressure or unusual shortness of breath.
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A big storm is shaping up this weekend,…
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Small nuclear reactors that can power a city being evaluated for safety
International regulators are increasingly cooperating to evaluate the safety of new small modular reactor (SMR) designs being developed in Europe, including projects from Finland and France. These assessments are carried out at an early,…
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Trojan horse immunotherapy opens tumors to immune system attack
Scientists at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai have developed an experimental immunotherapy that takes an unconventional approach to metastatic cancer: instead of going after cancer cells directly, it targets the cells…
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Vine-inspired robotic gripper gently lifts heavy and fragile objects
The researchers demonstrated that the vine robot can safely and stably lift a variety of heavy and fragile objects, like a watermelon. Image credit: Courtesy of the researchers
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Cancer vaccines enter a new era of personalized immunotherapy
A new comprehensive review from researchers at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai details how decades of cancer vaccine research are converging into a new era of more precise, personalized, and effective immunotherapies,…
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Progression-free survival prolonged with sacituzumab govitecan plus pembrolizumab in triple-negative breast cancer
For patients with previously untreated, programmed death ligand 1 (PD-L1)-positive, locally advanced unresectable or metastatic triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC), sacituzumab govitecan plus pembrolizumab yields significantly longer…
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Q&A: Is liverwort humanity's savior? Possibilities in food and medicine
Research on using Marchantia polymorpha, commonly known as liverwort, a plant closely related to moss, for food and as an ingredient in medicine and supplements is being conducted at Kobe University.
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Peptide Treatment Protects Brains After Stroke, Mouse Study Finds : ScienceAlert
When someone is affected by a stroke, the standard treatment to restore blood flow to the brain can both save their life and cause additional damage – damage which a new, injectable nanomaterial promises to protect against.
The regenerative…
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