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New B meningococcus vaccine shows promise in early-stage trial
The outcome of a trial published in Science Translational Medicine, shows encouraging results for a new vaccine targeting ...
A step closer to the confident production of blood stem cells for regenerative medicine
Stem cells can produce any other cell type, it is just a matter of telling them in the right way. From a biological ...
Study links inflammation to reduced motivation and brain circuit changes in schizophrenia
A new study from Emory University has identified a biological connection between inflammation and deficits in motivation in individuals with schizophrenia, offering new hope for treating symptoms that ...
Florida becomes second US state to ban fluoride in drinking water
The US state of Florida became the second to ban fluoride in public water supplies, joining Utah in skipping the widespread ...
Financial hardship for cancer survivors due to high-cost immunotherapies, especially for blood cancer patients
A study published in the Journal of Cancer Survivorship found that cancer survivors receiving high-cost immunotherapy treatments were more likely to face financial hardship, leading to increased ...
Republican Medicaid cuts could cause rural hospital closures, CEOs warn
Proposed cuts to Medicaid could be devastating to America's rural hospitals, health care CEOs are warning in interviews with ...
Touch can comfort and heal, but also harm—a psychologist explains why gestures don't always land as intended
A hug from a friend. A squeeze of the hand. A steady arm around your shoulders. Many of us are taught to think of touch as comforting—an instinctive way to offer or receive comfort and express a sense ...
Placenta bandages have far more health benefits than risky placenta pills—a bioengineer explains
Eating a placenta may not give you the health benefits some people want you to believe it has, but using it as a bandage ...
All countries need to step up in the global fight against AIDS, TB and malaria, say international researchers
The international community must protect global responses to HIV, tuberculosis (TB), and malaria to serve humanity's ...
Why you usually need more than a few drops of blood, saliva or urine to detect illnesses
In the 2000s, biotech company Theranos promised to revolutionize blood testing. Founder Elizabeth Holmes claimed Theranos ...
Study finds Scottish safe staffing act implementation, which specifies minimum nurse ratios, facing challenges
A new study from Penn Nursing's Center for Health Outcomes and Policy Research (CHOPR), published in the Journal of Nursing ...
Closing the women's health gap will require a better understanding of the vaginal microbiome
Women's health has long been overlooked in science and medicine—an oversight with serious consequences not just for women, but for public health as a whole. A 2024 McKinsey report found that women ...