Antimicrobial resistance occurs when bacteria or other types of microbes adapt to overcome treatments designed to eliminate them. The evolution of microbes makes it harder to treat infections and increases…
Category: 8. Health
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Houston, we have a problem: Study points to clotting glitch in space
A cut presumably draws blood anywhere in the universe, whether in an Earthly suburb or on some future interstellar voyage yet undreamed outside science fiction. In space, however, clotting’s the challenge. A recent study by University of Florida…
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Teen Cannabis Linked to Double Risk of Psychotic Disorders
Teens who use cannabis have a higher risk of developing serious psychiatric disorders by young adulthood, found a new study published in JAMA Health Forum.
“As cannabis becomes more potent and…
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Tackling tuberculosis systematically: How the environment shapes TB risk
Despite major advances in diagnostics and treatment, tuberculosis (TB) remains the world’s deadliest infectious disease. In a new study published in The Lancet Global Health, researchers from Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich now introduce…
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New mouse model uncovers achondroplasia’s cellular growth plate dysregulation
Achondroplasia, also known as short-limb dwarfism, is associated with neurological symptoms and complications due to narrowing of the skeletal structures surrounding the spinal cord. Despite achondroplasia being the most common…
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15 state attorneys general sue RFK Jr. over “anti-science” vaccine policy
Scientists have long warned that a warming world is likely to hasten the spread of infectious diseases, making vaccination even more critical to safeguard public health.
And though most…
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Fewer new moms are dying in Colorado – naloxone might be one reason why
In Colorado, from 2016 to 2020, 33 women who were pregnant or had recently given birth died from accidental overdoses. That’s more than died from traditional obstetric complications like infection, high blood pressure or bleeding combined….
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The more you fear aging, the faster your body may age
Feeling anxious about getting older, especially worrying about declining health, may do more than weigh on the mind. New research from NYU School of Global Public Health suggests that these fears could be linked to faster aging at the cellular…
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Causal link identified for air pollution, outpatient visits for chronic rhinitis
A causal relationship appears to exist between increased air pollution and outpatient visits for chronic rhinitis, according to a study published in The Laryngoscope. Su Hwan Kim, from Gyeongsang National University in Jinju, South Korea, and…
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Colorectal Cancer Has a Unique Microbial “Fingerprint,” Scientists Discover
Hidden within cancer DNA data, researchers uncovered viruses and bacteria that may influence both diagnosis and survival. Cancer genome sequencing is designed to read human DNA, but it also captures tiny traces of DNA from microbes that ride…
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