Alzheimer’s disease affects millions of people worldwide, yet the illness is hardest to catch at the very beginning, when new treatments may work best. In a new study, Duke Health researchers show that a quick, outpatient nasal swab can pick up…
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Nasal swab test spots early Alzheimer's signals
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Crisis pregnancy centers find support in red-state legislatures : NPR
Across the country, there are more than 2,500 crisis pregnancy centers where staff try to convince women not to have…
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Hope for preventing stomach cancer: Drug candidate proves extremely effective against H. pylori
Researchers at the Technical University of Munich (TUM) have increased the effectiveness of a standard antibiotic by a factor of 60 through targeted chemical modifications. In laboratory and animal studies, the new drug candidate successfully…
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Threats to Minnesota’s Medicaid funds could set the stage for other states : NPR
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz testifies during a House Oversight and Government Reform Committee hearing in the U.S. Capitol…
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Number of suspected meningitis cases rises in UK outbreak: official
The number of meningitis cases being probed by UK authorities has risen to 20, the Health Security Agency said Wednesday, following an “unprecedented” outbreak centered on a university.
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He survived 48 hours without lungs and lived
Humans cannot survive without lungs. Yet one patient managed to live for 48 hours without them.
In a report published in the Cell Press journal Med, surgeons detail how they removed a man’s severely infected lungs and used an “artificial lung”…
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New drug protects liver after intestinal surgery and boosts nutrient absorption
When sections of the small intestine become diseased or die, surgeons often must remove the damaged tissue. This procedure, known as a radical small bowel resection, can save lives. However, it comes with a major downside. Many patients later…
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High Dose Vitamin D Reduces Risk of Long COVID
High dose vitamin D may not affect COVID-19 severity or number of hospital visits, however, it may slightly reduce the development of long COVID symptoms. The corresponding study was published in The…
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High Dose Vitamin D Reduces Risk of Long COVID
High dose vitamin D may not affect COVID-19 severity or number of hospital visits, however, it may slightly reduce the development of long COVID symptoms. The corresponding study was published in The…
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New Antibiotic Stops C. Difficile, Protects Microbiome
An experimental antibiotic called EVG7 has shown promise against gram-positive bacterium Clostridioides difficile, the leading cause of healthcare and antibiotic-associated diarrhea in the US and Europe. The…
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