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Big pharma went all in to kill drug pricing negotiations

For decades, the drug industry has yelled bloody murder each time Congress considered a regulatory measure that threatened its profits.

12 Aug 2022

Abortion is just the latest dividing line between the twin cities of Bristol and Bristol

The community of Bristol is proud to straddle the border between two states. Tennessee flags fly on the south side of State Street, Virginia flags on the north. A series of plaques down the middle of the main downtown thoroughfare mark the twin cities' divide. A large sign at the end of town reminds everyone they're right on the state line.

12 Aug 2022

What is the association between diet of lactating mothers and breast milk oxidant-antioxidant status?

Researchers assessed the association between maternal diet and the oxidant-antioxidant status in breast milk.

12 Aug 2022

Depression may be the strongest predictor of COVID-19-associated persistent brain fog, study finds

In a new study, researchers assessed the prevalence of cognitive complaints in COVID-19 patients and explored the factors associated with brain fog after one year of COVID-19 diagnosis.

12 Aug 2022

How is artificial intelligence used in COVID-19 research?

A new study discussed the roles of artificial intelligence (AI) in combating the COVID-19 pandemic.

12 Aug 2022

Experts urge FDA to include T cell responses when evaluating COVID vaccines

Now, a group of prominent scientists and physicians are urging the FDA to include in its guidance to vaccine developers a recommendation for T-cell assessment in COVID-19 vaccine clinical trials to more comprehensively measure immune response.

11 Aug 2022

Novel zoonotic Langya virus identified in China

Scientists discuss their discovery of the novel Langya henipavirus in eastern China.

11 Aug 2022

How does COVID-19 increase clotting risk?

An in-depth review article describing coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)-related coagulopathy has recently been published in the journal Nature Reviews Immunology.

11 Aug 2022

Study warns of a potential Sindbis virus epidemic in 2022

Researchers seek to raise awareness of a potentially impending Sindbis virus epidemic.

11 Aug 2022

Gene discovery could help develop new tools to prevent strokes and heart attacks

Heart attacks and strokes are a leading cause of death in the United States, but scientists are still working to understand one of their primary triggers.

11 Aug 2022

Vaccines and monoclonal antibodies being developed for respiratory syncytial virus

A new study reviews recent advancements made in the development of RSV immunoprophylactic measures.

11 Aug 2022

Large Canadian study suggests COVID-19 mRNA vaccines are safe to use in pregnancy

COVID-19 mRNA vaccines are safe to use in pregnancy and pregnant women experienced lower rates of health events post vaccination than similarly aged, non-pregnant vaccinated people, suggests a large Canadian study published in The Lancet Infectious Diseases journal.

11 Aug 2022

Portable diagnostic device deployed in sub-Saharan Africa to identify cases of Kaposi sarcoma

A portable diagnostic device designed by researchers at Cornell Engineering and Weill Cornell Medicine has been deployed in clinical tests in Uganda to identify cases of Kaposi sarcoma, a common yet difficult-to-detect cancer that often signals the presence of HIV infection.

11 Aug 2022

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Big pharma went all in to kill drug pricing negotiations

Abortion is just the latest dividing line between the twin cities of Bristol and Bristol

What is the association between diet of lactating mothers and breast milk oxidant-antioxidant status?

Depression may be the strongest predictor of COVID-19-associated persistent brain fog, study finds

How is artificial intelligence used in COVID-19 research?

Experts urge FDA to include T cell responses when evaluating COVID vaccines

Novel zoonotic Langya virus identified in China

How does COVID-19 increase clotting risk?

Study warns of a potential Sindbis virus epidemic in 2022

Gene discovery could help develop new tools to prevent strokes and heart attacks

Vaccines and monoclonal antibodies being developed for respiratory syncytial virus

Large Canadian study suggests COVID-19 mRNA vaccines are safe to use in pregnancy

Portable diagnostic device deployed in sub-Saharan Africa to identify cases of Kaposi sarcoma

Researchers identify genes that become active when carotid plaque rupture leads to a stroke

Leaving small, asymptomatic kidney stones behind increases patient's risk of relapse

Health inequalities amongst ethnic minorities with diabetes have worsened during the pandemic, study shows

Children hospitalized with COVID-19 commonly experience neurologic complications

Doctors discover genetic and viral causes of adenoid hypertrophy in kids

Study highlights the urgent need for combinatorial drug therapies for SARS-CoV-2

Assessment of replicon ribonucleic acid COVID-19 vaccine in nonhuman primates

Crying out for new disease diagnoses

Understanding the emotions behind memories

Sustainable Science; What does the future look like?

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