For people living with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), life-saving antiretroviral therapy keeps their HIV-infected immune cells from making new copies of the virus, preventing illness and transmission. Historically, these infected cells have…
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HIV-seq tool finds active reservoir cells during therapy
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Using digital cognitive assessments for dementia diagnosis: Are primary care providers ready?
A Gerontological Society of America (GSA) report summarizes survey findings on the readiness of the primary care workforce to adopt digital cognitive assessments (DCAs) for use in the diagnostic process for cognitive impairment and dementia. The…
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Why most foods don't trigger allergies: Three common seed proteins may train gut immune tolerance
In little moments like when sipping coffee or licking an ice cream cone, it doesn’t seem like your body is pulling off a biological miracle. But it is. That cookie is not you—yet when you put it in your mouth, your body is able to tolerate it…
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How Lilly Used AI To Crank Up Production Of Its Popular GLP-1s
Forget the drug discovery hype. Here’s how the world’s largest pharma company is seeing a payoff from AI right now.
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Mayo Clinic discovers rare gene mutation that causes fatty liver disease
Scientists at Mayo Clinic’s Center for Individualized Medicine have identified a rare genetic variant that can directly cause metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease, formerly known as nonalcoholic fatty liver disease.
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Scientists create cartilage scaffold that helps the body regrow bone
Bone and skeletal injuries are a major cause of long-term disability around the world. Researchers at Lund University in Sweden have now developed a cell-free cartilage structure designed to guide the body as it repairs damaged bone.
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Bedtime habits that can help you sleep better at night : NPR
A calming bedtime routine can help tell our bodies it’s time for bed. Dim the lights in the…
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Scientists discover protein that triggers diabetic blindness
Researchers led by scientists at UCL have discovered a protein that appears to set off diabetic retinopathy, a common eye disease caused by high blood sugar damaging the retina’s blood vessels. The condition is one of the leading causes of vision…
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AAAAI: Omalizumab as effective as multifood oral immunotherapy for individuals with food allergy
Individuals with one to three allergenic foods are able to introduce and continue eating allergenic foods at 12 months after multifood oral immunotherapy (mOIT) or omalizumab, according to a study presented at the annual meeting of the American…
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Trump administration’s FDA vaccine chief Vinay Prasad is leaving for the second time : NPR
In this undated photo provided by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Vinay Prasad smiles for a portrait.
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