The combination of buparlisib and paclitaxel did not show an improvement in overall survival (OS) compared with paclitaxel alone in patients with PD-1/PD-L1–pretreated recurrent/metastatic head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC),…
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Heavy drinking fuels Alzheimer’s disease by igniting brain inflammation and protein damage
A new review uncovers how chronic alcohol consumption accelerates Alzheimer’s pathology through oxidative stress and neuroinflammatory cascades, while spotlighting promising molecular and metabolic interventions to protect the…
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Anti-malaria funding cuts could lead to ‘deadliest resurgence ever’, study warns | Global health
Slashed contributions from wealthy countries to an anti-malaria fund could allow a resurgence of the disease, costing millions of lives and billions of pounds by the end of the decade, according to a new analysis.
The fight against malaria faces…
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Cuts to world’s biggest malaria fund risk a million more deaths – including 750,000 children
Cuts to the world’s biggest funder of malaria prevention, including by the UK government,…
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Experts hail ‘remarkable’ success of electronic implant in restoring sight | Medical research
An electronic eye implant half the thickness of a human hair has helped people with incurable sight loss to see again, opening up a potential “new era” in tackling blindness.
Doctors who implanted the sim card-shaped prosthetic devices say…
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Injury, Self-Harm Pose Risks for Autistic Youth, Adults
A researcher works to untangle the reasons and raise awareness to help keep the autistic community safe
Biting, pinching and slapping are behaviors parents teach their little ones not to do to other people. But parents of autistic youth…
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Taiwan: More local dengue reported
The Taiwan Centers for Disease Control (CDC) announced today that there were three new local dengue fever cases (two in Tainan City’s South District and one in Taoyuan City’s Taoyuan District).
The cases, were two men and one woman, aged…
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In the Fragmented Landscape of Long COVID Care, Pharmacists Are Essential
In the 5 years since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, post-COVID-19 sequelae, also known as long COVID, has grown in notoriety and concern. Concurrently, the landscape of research, possible treatments, and patient support has become…
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Understanding Key Clinical and Genetic Biomarkers in Huntington Disease Research: Sarah O’Shea, MD, MSc | NeurologyLive
“In Huntington disease, we want to track the neuropathological and the clinical progression, and we want to make sure these are sensitive to potential disease-modifying treatments, which I’ll talk about in a little bit. The most commonly used…
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2015 guidelines helped 60,000 kids avoid peanut allergies, study finds – Deseret News
One decade after researchers discovered that feeding babies peanuts early could prevent dangerous allergies, new data shows the change is paying off.
A national study led by Dr. David Hill, a pediatric allergist at the Children’s Hospital of…
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