HIV was once a death sentence. Thanks to antiretroviral therapy, it’s now a chronic disease. But the daily treatment is for life. Without the drug, the virus rapidly rebounds.
Scientists have long hunted for a more permanent solution. One option…
Category: 6. Health
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Adding Breast Density to Risk Prediction May Identify More Future Breast Cancer Cases
Adding information about mammographic density into existing breast cancer risk models modestly improved breast cancer risk stratification among women of European ancestry, according to a recent study.
Charlotta V. Mulder, of the National Cancer…
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Daily multivitamins quietly lower blood pressure in some older adults
New findings from investigators at Mass General Brigham indicate that taking a daily multivitamin over the long term may help lower blood pressure (BP) and reduce the risk of hypertension for certain groups of older adults. The team conducted a…
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Massive four-year study finds no increase in deaths linked to COVID-19 mRNA vaccination
At a glance
- Among 28 million French adults aged 18–59, those who received an mRNA-based COVID-19 vaccine were less likely to die in the subsequent four years than those who remained unvaccinated, corresponding to a 25% lower risk of…
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Tell us: how are you being affected by the rise in UK flu cases? | Flu
Flu cases rose 55% in one week in England this month, as the NHS braces for a “worst-case scenario” in the next fortnight as hospitals, GP surgeries and ambulances services come under intense strain.
It comes as the British Medical Association…
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Immune Signature Predicts Survival in Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis
A NEW study has identified a specific immune cell profile that strongly predicts mortality in patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF), a progressive and often fatal lung disease. Researchers used single-cell RNA sequencing…
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A Daily Habit of 8 Energy Drinks May Have Triggered a UK Man’s Stroke : ScienceAlert
The regular consumption of eight energy drinks a day may have contributed to a mild stroke in a middle-aged man in the UK.
Eight years after the health event, he still suffers from chronic numbness on the left side of his body.
“I obviously…
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FDA panel calls for easing restrictions on testosterone replacement therapy for men
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King’s College London Faculty of Dentistry secures major grants to advance world-leading research
King’s College London Faculty of Dentistry receives record grants to transform oral, Craniofacial Research
LONDON: The Faculty of Dentistry, Oral & Craniofacial Science at King’s College London has announced the success of multiple…
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Sleep problems and depression can be a vicious cycle, especially during pregnancy − here’s why it’s important to get help
Imagine you got a rough night of sleep. Perhaps you went to bed too late, needed to wake up early or still felt tired when you woke up from what should have been a full night’s sleep.
For the rest of the day, you feel groggy and…
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