Johns Hopkins Medicine researchers have added to evidence that using cannabis edibles and alcohol together…
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A brownie, a drink, a drive: Hidden impairment standard sobriety tests completely miss
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Scientists sound alarm as dangerous amoebas spread globally
A team of environmental and public health scientists is raising concerns about a largely overlooked group of microscopic organisms that may pose a growing danger worldwide: free living amoebae. In a recent perspective article published in…
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Blocking stress signals could limit harmful inflammation after heart attack
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After a heart attack, the body rapidly floods the injured heart with neutrophils—white blood cells that help…
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Cold skin, hot heart, one gene: Hidden temperature switch decides where disease appears
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Scientists discover a hidden brain “cleaning” effect triggered by movement
Scientists have discovered that the brain is more physically linked to the body than previously understood. In findings published April 27 in Nature Neuroscience, researchers used experiments in mice along with computer simulations to uncover a…
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FDA approves once-daily Idvynso tablet for treating HIV
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved Merck’s Idvynso (doravirine/islatravir), a new, once-daily, two-drug single tablet for the treatment of HIV-1 infection in…
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Dietary fats shape pancreatic cancer risk via ferroptosis
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For decades, the relationship between fat and cancer has been treated as a question of quantity: Eat less fat,…
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You don’t need intense workouts to build muscle, new study reveals
If you believe getting stronger requires pushing yourself to the limit at the gym, new research suggests otherwise. Findings from Edith Cowan University (ECU) show that improving muscle size, strength, and performance does not depend on…
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How Medicare Blocks Access to Lifesaving Treatments
Medicare limits access to lifesaving treatments for common illnesses, including a type of heart valve disease affecting 2.5 million seniors. That could change in June.
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Peptides are unproven as health aids. FDA may unleash them anyway
Pick an ailment — joint pain, brain fog, insomnia — and there’s probably a peptide therapy promising to treat it. Never mind that many of these amino acid–based products are not approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration,…
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