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FDA Poised to Restrict Access to Covid Vaccines The Food and Drug Administration will permit use of Covid vaccines by adults over 65 and those with certain medical conditions in the fall, but may require additional studies before approving the shots for healthy Americans younger than 65, ...
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The Strange Link Between Cold Sores and Alzheimer's Disease Cold sores come from a viral infection, specifically herpes simplex virus 1 (HSV-1). There are multiple herpesviruses, which are all DNA viruses and include HSV-2 which causes the sexually transmitted infection; though, to be fair, both HSV-1 and -2 can ...
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A Blood Test for Alzheimer's: What to Know The test, manufactured by Fujirebio Diagnostics, is intended to be used only by specialists in Alzheimer's, the F.D.A. said. Its mouthful of a name — Lumipulse G pTau217/ß-Amyloid 1-42 Plasma Ratio — describes what the test measures: levels of two proteins ...
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Texas and Georgia announce more measles cases The Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade, and Consumer Protection (DATCP) announced yesterday that the state will soon begin mandatory monthly milk sampling for avian influenza as part of the National Milk Testing Strategy required by the US ...
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Neurosurgons propose a new framework for assessing traumatic brain injuries Each year in the United States, nearly 5 million adults and children seek medical care for a traumatic brain injury. Now after more than half a century, based on a mountain of data, and a team of international experts, a new proposal published in ...
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NIH researchers develop biomarker score for predicting diets high in ultra-processed foods Poly-metabolite scores could reduce reliance on self-reported dietary data in large population studies. For the first time, researchers at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) identified patterns of metabolites in blood ...
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Can a Common Energy Drink Ingredient Really Raise Your Risk of Blood Cancer? Taurine, an amino acid often added to energy drinks, is making headlines after a study linked it to leukemia, a blood cancer. The research shows leukemia cells may use taurine to grow, but it doesn't suggest that taurine causes cancer.
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A New System Aims to Save Injured Brains and Lives Dr. Geoffrey Manley, a neurosurgeon at the University of California, San Francisco, wants the medical establishment to change the way it deals with brain injuries. His work is motivated in part by what happened to a police officer he treated in 2002, ...
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Prostate cancer screening advice not one-size-fits-all for older men. Here's what to know Former President Joe Biden and other older men may not be getting routine prostate cancer screenings but his recent Stage 4 diagnosis raises questions about whether that's always the best choice. Prostate cancer screening guidelines from the U.S. ...
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Council puts bird flu protection zone in place Reports of avian flu have been confirmed in Dorset. Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council (BCP) said it is seeing reports of bird flu among wild and captive birds in the area. A 3 kilometer (2 miles) controlled zone is now in place to help ...
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Just how much ultra-processed food are we eating? Markers in blood and urine may hold a clue "It can potentially give us some clues as to what the underlying biology might be between an ultraprocessed food association and a health outcome," Loftfield said. Ultraprocessed foods – sugary cereals ...
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Vitamin D deficiency in infancy may increase risk of ADHD, autism, research finds The development of a group of mental disorders, ranging from attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder to schizophrenia, have been linked to vitamin D deficiencies in newborn babies, a new study found. The research, led by Australian professor John ...
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Bird flu found in dead nesting peregrine falcon Tests on a pair of nesting peregrine falcons that died within days of each other have confirmed the female was infected with avian influenza. The pair had settled at the top of Christchurch Priory, Dorset, with three eggs laid.
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In a Remarkable First, a Baby With a Rare Disease Receives Personalized Gene Therapy Over the course of several months, scientists succeeded in developing a customized gene-editing therapy tailored to KJ using a technique called base-editing, a CRISPR-based technique which rewrites DNA code one letter at a time.
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History in Siblings May Indicate Risk of Postpartum Psychosis LOS ANGELES -- Pregnant women have a higher risk of postpartum psychosis if their sisters had the same condition, a Swedish cohort study suggested. The relative recurrence risk of postpartum psychosis for siblings adjusted for birth year was 10.34 (95% ...
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Northern Ireland set to launch first obesity management service Northern Ireland's first regional obesity management service has been approved by the health minister. Mike Nesbitt's announcement follows a public consultation by the Department of Health (DOH) on the proposed introduction of such a service.
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West Nile virus detected in UK mosquitoes for first time A research programme by the UKHSA and the Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA) found the genetic material in mosquitoes collected in Britain in 2023. West Nile virus is a vector borne disease usually found in ...
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UVA Innovation Offers Hope for Safer Brain Lesion Treatment A new, incision-free technique developed at UVA Health shows strong early results in treating cerebral cavernous malformations, nearly halting lesion growth. Cavernous malformations, or cavernomas, are clusters of enlarged blood vessels that can form ...
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Scientists discover potential new targets for Alzheimer's drugs By combining information from many large datasets, MIT researchers have identified several new potential targets for treating or preventing Alzheimer's disease. The study revealed genes and cellular pathways that haven't been linked to Alzheimer's ...
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This is why Georgia mosquitoes target you more, according to experts Georgia is home to at least 63 different mosquito species thanks to our diverse habitats and our humid climate, says the University of Georgia's Cooperative Extension. If it feels like all 63 species seem to target you, you might be right.
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Advanced genomics study improves detection of hard-to-find diarrheal infections A University of Liverpool study has used advanced genetic and genomic techniques to offer a major step forward in understanding and diagnosing infectious intestinal diseases. The research is published in the journal Genome Medicine.
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Women whose sisters had postpartum psychosis are over 10 times as likely to experience it themselves Mount Sinai researchers have found for the first time that a woman is more than 10 times more likely to develop postpartum psychosis if her sister had experienced the condition, compared to a woman with a sister who did not.
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Measles cases growing across Georgia, doctors encouraging vaccines There's well over 120,000 deaths around the world," Drenzek said. While Georgia still has just a handful of cases, that number could grow quickly since the virus spreads so easily. Dr. Drenzek ...
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Mystery over new detection of tomato rugose virus in Victoria New South Wales authorities are investigating seedlings infected with the tomato brown rugose fruit virus. What's next? Biosecurity measures remain in place on affected properties in Victoria and South Australia.
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Officials warn of potential measles exposure at Shakira concert at MetLife Stadium Officials say a person who was infected with the measles attended the Shakira concert at MetLife stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey, on May 15. By David Chang • Published 4 hours ago • Updated 4 hours ago. Log in or create a free profile to save ...
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Maybe Using BMI to Diagnose Obesity is just Fine Actually I've written about the controversy over the use of BMI as obesity's biomarker before. Opponents rightly point out it's imperfect as it fails to specifically address race, age, gender, and most importantly, body habitus. They believe it's so flawed that ...
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UK to launch 'world-first' gonorrhoea vaccine programme Sexual health services across the UK will roll out a 'world-first' gonorrhoea vaccine programme to eligible patients from early August. NHS England announced today that the existing vaccine for meningococcal B disease, 4CMenB, will be offered to gay ...
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Study finds link between cancer and common energy drink ingredient While the human body needs 20 different amino acids to function properly, one such acid commonly found in energy drinks and dietary supplements could "promote" the progression of certain blood cancers. According Men's Journal, a new study published in ...
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NJDOH: Fan at Shakira's MetlLife concert had the measles If you went to the Shakira concert, you may have been exposed to more than her music. The New Jersey Health Department announced May 20 that people who attended the concert could have potentially been exposed to the measles. According to the NJDOH, ...
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Snooze alarms steal hours of sleep each month, new research shows Harvard Medical School researchers conducted a study on users of a sleep monitoring smartphone application to explore the prevalence and characteristics of snooze alarm use, a typical but poorly understood human behavior. The findings are published in the ...
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New blood test detects HPV-linked head and neck cancer with unmatched accuracy A new liquid biopsy blood test could help detect cases of human papillomavirus (HPV)-associated head and neck cancers with significantly higher accuracy than currently used methods, including before patients develop symptoms, according to new Mass ...
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Can Sunlight Cure Disease? Can Sunlight Cure Disease? Sunshine may hold healing rays for a variety of autoimmune diseases such as multiple sclerosis. Scientists are turning this surprising discovery into treatments. By Rowan Jacobsen edited ...
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Hidden fungus causing more Valley Fever in southern Utah, possibly because of development "Valley fever is a fungal infection, and humans can get infected by inhaling fungal spores from dust and soil," said Dr. Katharine Walter, an epidemiologist at the University of Utah. The infection ...
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Managing the menopause One of the most well-established ways to treat the symptoms of menopause is hormone replacement therapy (HRT), which supplements the reproductive hormones oestrogen and progesterone ...
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Personalized gene editing corrects fatal infant metabolic disorder in world-first treatment What is CPS1 deficiency? The CPS1 gene encodes for CPS1, a mitochondrial enzyme that facilitates the reaction between ammonia and bicarbonate to produce carbamoyl phosphate. The loss of CPS1 prevents this crucial detoxification step of ...
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PREVENT equation accurately estimated 10-year CVD risk and those with calcium buildup The American Heart Association's PREVENTTM risk calculator accurately identified participants who had calcium buildup in their heart arteries and those who had a higher future heart attack risk, in an analysis of about 7,000 adults in New York City ...
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Liquid biopsy blood test shows superior sensitivity in detecting HPV-associated head and neck cancers HPV-DeepSeek detects fragments of the viral genome that have broken off from the tumor and entered the bloodstream, along with nine other features in the blood. Unlike current liquid biopsy approaches, which only target ...
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Person with measles attended Shakira concert, NJ health officials say So far, no additional cases in New Jersey have been reported. What are measles symptoms? Symptoms include cough, high fever, red eyes, runny nose, and a rash that typically appears ...
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HIV Vaccine Candidates Pathway to Broadly Neutralizing Antibodies Training the immune system to produce antibodies targeting many virus variants has been a decades-long scientific challenge in HIV vaccine development. Announced on May 15, 2025, a new study published in Science combining data from two separate phase 1 ...
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Norovirus outbreaks at Shady Creek Outdoor School Reports of norovirus outbreaks at the Shady Creek Outdoor School on the San Juan Ridge, operated by the Sutter County Office of Education, prompted Public Health Offices to issue warnings and guidelines for parents and guardians.
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The re-emergence of polio in Papua New Guinea shows global eradication remains elusive A novel oral polio vaccine, nOPV2, which is less likely to mutate, has been used in outbreaks of vaccine-derived poliovirus since 2021. Routine vaccination with the inactivated polio vaccine is key to preventing ...
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Better Than Ozempic: Scientists Reveal Most Effective Weight Loss Drug A new head-to-head study reveals tirzepatide achieves 47% more weight loss than semaglutide in people with obesity but without diabetes, highlighting its superior effectiveness and cardiometabolic benefits. A groundbreaking new study has revealed that ...
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Skin cancer prevention and detection | Real Men Wear Gowns They highlight that older age, family history, fair complexion and excessive sun exposure increase the risk of skin cancer. Prevention includes wearing SPF 30 ...
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Study shows promise in targeting the parasite that causes malaria A lab at Oregon Health & Science University played a key role, and National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, of the National Institutes of Health, supported the research. Michael Riscoe, Ph.
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Baby Saved by First Single-Patient Gene-Editing Medicine Soon after he was born, doctors knew that KJ Muldoon was struggling. Test showed that KJ's DNA had a mistake which made it hard for his body to get rid of a dangerous chemical called ammonia. Too much ammonia can damage the brain and other organs.
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Antimicrobial resistance: through the lens of research and innovation Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) causes millions of deaths each year and threatens global health, food security, and economies. The new AMR Lens Report reveals how Australian research and innovation are accelerating solutions and technologies to this ...
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Task Force Recommends Early, Universal Screening for Syphilis During Pregnancy To help minimize infection, the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force issued a final recommendation on May 13 that all pregnant women be screened early in their pregnancies for syphilis infection. Syphilis is a sexually transmitted infection that ...
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Lee Goldberg talks prostate health and diagnosis with medical expert Doctors say the cancer appears to be hormone-sensitive, making hormone therapy a possible treatment option. While the disease is considered treatable, oncologists say it is not curable.
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Markers in blood and urine may reveal how much ultraprocessed food we are eating It's the first time that scientists have identified biological markers that can indicate higher or lower intake of the foods, which are linked to a host of health problems, said Erikka Loftfield, a National Cancer Institute researcher who led the study ...
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Blood and Urine Biomarkers Reveal How Much Ultra-Processed Food We Eat Measuring how much ultra-processed food (UPF) someone eats has always been challenging for nutrition researchers, often due to self-reporting bias. Now, a new study from the US National Cancer Institute shows that blood and urine can reveal a person's ...
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