Findings weaken notion that size equals strength for neural connections
Learning, memory and behavioral disorders can arise when the connections between neuron, called synapses, do not change properly in response
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A platform of vaccine target recommendations for COVID-19
As genetic sequences of SARS-CoV-2, the cause of the novel pneumonia (COVID-19), are similar to those of the 2003 SARS
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Maternal obesity increases the chance of liver cancer in offspring for generations
Scientists recognize the connection between maternal obesity and liver cancer in the offspring of obese mothers, however, the mechanism is
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Genetics research produces clinical trial for ‘childhood Alzheimer’s’
An arthritis drug is to be trialed as a treatment for children with a fatal metabolic disorder which causes neurological
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Research uncovers clues in use of immunotherapy for breast cancer
UC researchers have found a potential new combination therapy for breast cancer that would integrate use of the body’s immune
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USPSTF advises hypertension screening for all adults
(HealthDay)—The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) recommends screening all adults for hypertension with office-based blood pressure measurement (OBPM). This
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Researchers developing risk prediction model for smarter COVID-19 shielding advice
Clinicians and GPs will soon be able to better identify patients who are at a higher risk of serious illness from
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Citing lack of benefit, NIH halts trial of hydroxychloroquine for COVID-19
(HealthDay)—The U.S. National Institutes of Heath announced Saturday that it was stopping a clinical trial of hydroxychloroquine, a drug long
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A novel radioisotope therapy for children with neuroblastoma
Researchers from Kanazawa University retrospectively analyzed children with refractory or relapsed high-risk neuroblastoma who were treated with high-dose 131I-metaiodobenzylguanidine at
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The hunt for COVID-19 treatment, vaccines
Dozens of drugs tested. More than 100 vaccine candidates. With hundreds of clinical trials under way, here is a run
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