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Study shows that anti-parasitic drug slows pancreatic cancer in mice
As the third-most lethal cancer in the United States, with only a 1% five-year survival rate for people with its…
Neuroscientists posit that brain region is a key locus of learning
Small and seemingly specialized, the brain’s locus coeruleus (LC) region has been stereotyped for its outsized export of the arousal-stimulating…
Study concludes that U.S. COVID vaccine rollout saved 279,000 lives
(HealthDay)—COVID-19 vaccines have prevented at least 279,000 deaths and 1.25 million hospitalizations in the United States, but the Delta variant…
Chasing the cells that predict death from severe COVID-19
While vaccines are doing a remarkable job of slowing the COVID-19 pandemic, infected people can still die from severe illness…
The Organizing Hack That Will Free Up Space In Your Freezer
If you have a standard, classic fridge/freezer combo in your kitchen, the kind that has a fridge on the bottom…
Inside the Myth That You Need to Drink 8 Glasses of Water Per Day
The warmer weather and longer days have inspired reminders to “stay hydrated” and drink eight glasses of water—or about two…
Dr MAI THI NGUYEN-KIM on the hidden chemistry that rules our lives
Hidden chemistry that rules our lives and loves: Dr MAI THI NGUYEN-KIM says you can transform your health once you’ve…
Doctor discovers supplements that help rare intellectual disability
Congenital genetic defects that cause metabolic disease are one important reason why some people are born with intellectual disability. The…
Researchers identify pathway that transitions brain from plasticity to stability
Researchers exploring the developing central nervous system of fruit flies have identified nonelectrical cells that transition the brain from highly…