Washington’s warning to Iran over its support for Yemen’s Houthi rebels has brought the two archenemies closer to the brink of a direct military conflict.
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As Iran faces looming Trump deadline, is Khamenei shifting strategy?
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Trump Must Challenge Foreign Freeloading, Not Copy It
“The Trump administration must confront foreign governments directly to end pharmaceutical … More
This morning, the America First Policy Institute released an issue brief highlighting a genuine problem—the rest of the world free-rides on American pharmaceutical innovation. American consumers bear most of the global costs associated with drug research and development and so subsidize lower prices abroad.
President Trump is already working…
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Pentagon sends second aircraft carrier to Middle East as Trump warns Iran
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A Scientific, Economic & Ethical Reflection On Women’s Health History
A composite image of four women posed behind an electrocardiogram or EKG, monitoring the heartbeat … More
As we come to the end of Women’s History Month and acknowledging their significant impact on society, we must also talk about women’s health. Women in the United States had the lowest life expectancy of 80 years, compared with women in other high-income countries. Women also had the highest rate of avoidable…
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Nearly half of depression diagnoses could be considered treatment-resistant
Almost half of patients diagnosed with depression classify as being ‘treatment-resistant’ as new research suggests that many don’t respond to multiple antidepressant options.
The new study, published in the British Journal of Psychiatry was led by academics from the University of Birmingham and Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust. The study found that 48% of patients whose electronic healthcare records reported a diagnosis of depression had tried at least two…
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Potential risk biomarkers found for schizophrenia resulting from cannabis use
Cannabis is one of the most widely used substances in the world, with some 228 million users between the ages of 15 and 64. The risk of developing schizophrenia increases significantly with cannabis use, especially when it starts at a young age. What is more, it is estimated that approximately 10% of cannabis users will develop cannabis use disorder during their lifetime. Curiously, almost a third of individuals diagnosed with schizophrenia also meet the criteria for cannabis use disorder;…
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Bubbly idea: Ultrafine bubble showers suppress atopic dermatitis
Bubble baths might be soothing soaks, but bubble showers could be the next thing in keeping the skin clean.
An Osaka Metropolitan University-led medical research team found that ultrafine bubble showers might help prevent atopic dermatitis.
Graduate School of Medicine student Ayaki Matsumoto and Associate Professor Hisayoshi Imanishi led the study into using ultrafine bubbles, often used to clean medical equipment, on mice with atopic dermatitis.
The scientists found that in mice with atopic…
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New eye drops slow vision loss in animals
Researchers at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) have developed eye drops that extend vision in animal models of a group of inherited diseases that lead to progressive vision loss in humans, known as retinitis pigmentosa. The eye drops contain a small fragment derived from a protein made by the body and found in the eye, known as pigment epithelium-derived factor (PEDF). PEDF helps preserve cells in the eye’s retina. A report on the study is published in Communications Medicine.
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Nursery of the blood: How stem cells calm the body’s immune response
Our blood consists of many cell types that develop through different stages from a precursor type — the blood stem cell. An international research team led by Universitätsmedizin Frankfurt and Goethe University has now investigated the developmental pathways of blood cells in humans. The results yielded a surprise: Even stem cells possess surface proteins that enable them to suppress the activation of inflammatory and immune responses in the body. This finding is particularly relevant for…
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UN warns of ‘massive trauma’ for Gaza’s children amid renewed fighting
The UN warned Friday that all of Gaza’s approximately one million children were facing “massive trauma” as fighting in the war-ravaged territory resumed, and amid dire aid shortages.
Humanitarians described an alarming situation in Gaza, amid a growing civilian death toll since Israel resumed aerial bombardment and ground operations this week after a six-week ceasefire.
Sam Rose, the senior deputy field director in Gaza for the UN agency for Palestinian refugees UNRWA, highlighted the…
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