People around the world are living longer than ever, and that shift is changing what many want from aging. The goal is no longer just more years, but more good years. That has put new attention on “healthspan,” the stretch of life when someone…
Category: 6. Health
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The world risks forgetting one of humanity’s greatest triumphs as polio nears global eradication − 70 years after Jonas Salk developed the vaccine in a Pittsburgh lab
It was like a horror movie. The invisible polio virus would strike, leaving young children on crutches, in wheelchairs or in a dreaded “iron lung” ventilator. Each summer, the fear was so great that public pools and movie theaters…
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An Emerging Hero in Hospital and Prehospital Care
Shutterstock/Mark McCandless - Status epilepticus is defined as a seizure lasting more than five minutes or recurrent seizures without recovery between episodes.
- Ketamine has been associated with seizure control in 50–60% of…
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How C-reactive protein outpaced ‘bad’ cholesterol as leading heart disease risk marker
Heart disease is the leading cause of death in the United States.
Since researchers first established the link between diet, cholesterol and heart disease in the 1950s, risk for heart disease has been partly assessed based on a patient’s…
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Review of building control delivery models in Wales
Following on from the recommendations set out in the Audit Wales report “Cracks in the Foundations” and the Grenfell Tower Inquiry: Phase 2 Report, the Welsh Government has commissioned Local Partnerships to undertake…
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The Efficacy of Combined Levetiracetam Therapy in Epileptic Patients a
Introduction
Epilepsy is a chronic neurological disorder caused by abnormal discharges of brain neurons, characterized by recurrent seizures, consciousness disturbances, and other neurological dysfunctions.1 Epilepsy not only affects patients’…
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IARC publishes International Incidence of Childhood Cancer, Volume III – IARC
19 Décembre 2025
The International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), in collaboration with the International Association of Cancer Registries (IACR), has published the latest volume of the International…
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Alt a 1-Induced Fungus Food Allergy Syndrome: A Case Report
Introduction
Fungi are recognized as a major trigger of type I hypersensitivity reactions, which can lead to severe respiratory and cutaneous allergic diseases.1 Exposure to fungal allergens may occur through the inhalation of mold spores,…
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Xenosiderophore transporter gene expression and clade-specific filamentation in Candida auris killifish (Aphanius dispar) infection
Meis, J. F. & Chowdhary, A. Candida auris: a global fungal public health threat. Lancet Infect. Dis. 18, 1298–1299 (2018).
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Validation study of case-identifying algorithms for mild traumatic bra
Introduction
Of the estimated 50 to 60 million traumatic brain injuries worldwide each year,1 approximately 90% are mild traumatic brain injuries (mTBI).2 mTBI are defined as transient disruptions of brain function caused by an external force…
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