There certainly are potential downsides. As a 2021 review of fever in the Covid-19 pandemic era put it: “blocking fever can be harmful because fever, along with other sickness symptoms, evolved as a defence against infection”.
Using…

There certainly are potential downsides. As a 2021 review of fever in the Covid-19 pandemic era put it: “blocking fever can be harmful because fever, along with other sickness symptoms, evolved as a defence against infection”.
Using…

Mouse study shows how disease reprograms genes in specialized cells involved in amyloid removal
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In a study published in Nature Neuroscience, researchers at WashU Medicine found in mice that amyloid…

Lung cancer is one of the malignant tumors with high morbidity and mortality worldwide, which seriously endangers human life and health. According to statistics, the number of new lung cancer cases is as high as 1.8 million and the number of…

Of the 401 patients enrolled in the study, more than half (51.1%) were male participants, with a mean age of 49 years (standard deviation (SD) ± 19 years), and 8.7% of the…

In September, Pakistan launched its first-ever national human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine campaign, aiming to immunise more than 13 million girls aged nine to 14 in its first phase.
HPV is the most common cause of cervical cancer, which kills…

ATOPIC DERMATITIS (AD) is a chronic inflammatory skin condition affecting millions worldwide and is increasingly recognised as more than a dermatological concern. Beyond its hallmark symptoms, persistent itching, inflammation, and disrupted…

The Vietnam Association of Preventive Medicine in collaboration with GSK Vietnam have held a symposium on invasive meningococcal disease (IMD) to update the epidemiological situation and promote a proactive prevention strategy in Vietnam.

The United States (US) has made substantial progress in controlling the acquired human immunodeficiency syndrome (HIV/AIDS) epidemic, in particular since the advent of highly effective antiretroviral therapy (ART).1 Once considered…

A Minnesota company backed by the Gates Foundation is using virtual reality to show how vaccines save lives — from the Congo to classrooms across America. On World Polio Day, the team…