Platelets are small, disc-shaped cell fragments in the blood that are essential to stop bleeding and to initiate blood clotting after injury. Platelet transfusions in patients with severe trauma or medical conditions, including bone…
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Studies Examine Current Treatments and Trends For Peripheral Vascular Interventions
Two studies published Nov. 10 in JACC: Cardiovascular Interventions examine current treatment options, outcomes and trends for peripheral vascular interventions (PVIs). First, three-year results of the SELUTION SFA JAPAN prospective single-arm…
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Scientists discover hidden weakness in Lyme disease bacterium
For decades, Lyme disease has frustrated both physicians and patients alike. Caused by the corkscrew-shaped bacterium Borrelia burgdorferi, the infection, if left untreated, can linger for months, leading to fever, fatigue and…
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Processing power – IMMUNE MATTERS
Ferhat Ay, Ph.D., is an Associate Professor at La Jolla Institute for Immunology (LJI). He isn’t a wet-lab scientist. He doesn’t dissect tissue or peer into microscopes.
And yet, Dr. Ay sees immune cells up close every day.
As…
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Ultra-processed foods may help explain rising bowel cancer in under-50s, study suggests | Ultra-processed foods
Women under 50 who have a diet high in ultra-processed foods (UPFs) stand a greater risk of having abnormal growths in their bowel that can lead to cancer, research suggests.
Ultra-processed foods are typically defined as industrially produced…
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Pharmacy First data included in AMR report for first time – The Pharmaceutical Journal
- Pharmacy First data included in AMR report for first time The Pharmaceutical Journal
- Deaths linked to antibiotic-resistant superbugs rose 17% in England in 2024 The Guardian
- UKHSA issues plea to public over one of ‘greatest health threats’
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The Real Lord of the Rings: Tales Beneath the Bark
Tree rings are the visible concentric rings inside a tree trunk. Each year, trees grow a new ring, tracking its age, health and logging environmental conditions along the way. In this way, trees act as living archives: their growth patterns are…
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A Coffee a Day to Keep the AFib Away? The DECAF Trial Discussed – Medscape
- A Coffee a Day to Keep the AFib Away? The DECAF Trial Discussed Medscape
- Cup of coffee a day may not be harmful for some adults with AFib and could lower episodes www.heart.org
- Coffee is safe for people with atrial fibrillation, new study says
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More vaccines, more protection: Promising results for new typhoid conjugate vaccine
EuTYPH-C Inj.® Multi-dose is a TCV manufactured by EuBiologics Co., LTD, and is one of several additional TCVs in development that could help to diversify the TCV market. Previous studies conducted in the Philippines found EuTYPH-C to be safe…
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Researchers warn of invisible groundwater threats to aging urban infrastructure in the journal Nature Cities – Rhody Today
KINGSTON, R.I. – Nov. 13, 2025 – Groundwater rise as result of climate change poses a significant threat to coastal cities, says University of Rhode Island assistant professor of geosciences Christopher Russoniello. Russoniello and…
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