New study documents increasing frequency, cost, and severity of gunshot wounds
The rise in firearm violence has coincided with an increase in the severity of injuries firearms inflict as well as
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Big jump in Italy’s daily new cases driven by travel
The number of daily new coronavirus infections in Italy jumped 38% higher Friday, with 552 confirmed cases registered compared to
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New test better predicts which babies will develop type 1 diabetes
A new approach to predicting which babies will develop type 1 diabetes moves a step closer to routine testing for
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New tool compares rates of severe pregnancy complications across US hospitals
NIH-funded researchers have developed a new system for classifying severe maternal morbidity—life-threatening complications associated with childbirth—across U.S. hospitals. The system
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New molecule reverses Alzheimer’s-like memory decline
A drug candidate developed by Salk researchers, and previously shown to slow aging in brain cells, successfully reversed memory loss
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Researchers develop new mouse model for SARS-CoV-2
Researchers at Yale University School of Medicine have developed a new mouse model to study SARS-CoV-2 infection and disease and
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New study shows how infrared lasers destroy harmful protein aggregates in Alzheimer’s
A notable characteristic of several neurodegenerative diseases, such as Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s, is the formation of harmful plaques that contain
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New drug targets for lethal brain cancer discovered
More than 200 genes with novel and known roles in glioblastoma—the most aggressive type of brain cancer—offer promising new drug
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New technique can reduce heart transplant rejection
University of Manchester scientists have discovered that removing immune cells from donor hearts using a new technique can reduce the
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Researchers unlock new insights that could help with vaccine development
Vaccination is the most effective public health measure to prevent infectious diseases. Vaccines can greatly reduce the risk of infection
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