Most Americans know that how well a mother takes care of herself before and during pregnancy affects the health…
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Maternal health knowledge strong, but gaps remain, survey finds
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Why metformin matters beyond diabetes: New target could reshape aging and cancer research
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Scientists at Université de Montréal have figured out how metformin—a common drug that’s used to…
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WHO chief in Ebola-hit DR Congo which sees first recovery
WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus is in the DRC to help fight Ebola.
The UN health chief was on Friday in the Democratic Republic of Congo,…
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What tick tests can—and can’t—tell you
Alice Teele, a lab technician at TickReport in Amherst, explains the process the lab goes through to test if ticks are carrying diseases. The lab receives ticks locally as… Continue Reading
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Targeted drug outperforms chemotherapy for patients with hard-to-treat lung cancer
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The targeted therapy sunvozertinib was more effective than standard platinum-based chemotherapy as a first-line…
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Gut Bacteria Have Been Throwing Off Calorie Counts For 130 Years: Scientists May Have A Fix – StudyFinds
- Gut Bacteria Have Been Throwing Off Calorie Counts For 130 Years: Scientists May Have A Fix StudyFinds
- How gut microbes help shape how many calories you absorb from food Medical Xpress
- Calorie absorption: New model calculates how much we take in…
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Robot hand can learn music and play it back in 2 minutes – Slipped Disc
- Robot hand can learn music and play it back in 2 minutes Slipped Disc
- A Robot Hand That Taught Itself to Play Piano Could Change the Future of Machines USC Viterbi School of Engineering
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- New musical robotic…
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Study identifies protein that helps eye cancer spread to the liver
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A study led by researchers at Moffitt Cancer Center helps explain why uveal melanoma, the most common form of…
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PFAS leave fingerprints in your blood – researchers are figuring out how forever chemicals transform in your body to read these clues
Virtually every living thing on Earth, from Patagonian penguins to newborn human babies, has been touched by the synthetic chemicals known as per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, or PFAS. In fact, you would be hard pressed to find a sample…
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I’m a doctor who helped rename PCOS to PMOS – a 10‑year process of listening to 14,000 patients and health professionals speak on how to improve care
A disease’s name can have a significant influence on its diagnosis and treatment – or lack thereof. Polycystic ovary syndrome, or PCOS, is a condition that affects millions of people worldwide. For decades, doctors thought the condition…
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