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Study provides new insight on how HER2-low tumors may evolve in breast cancer patients
The finding that breast tumors can evolve to express low HER2 potentially widens the number of patients who can benefit…
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Parched Taiwan prays for rain as Sun Moon Lake is hit by drought
Taiwan’s Sun Moon Lake is so low that parts of it have dried and turned to grass. Jetties that normally…
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As cases grow, India’s vaccination campaign falters
Family members pay last respect to their relative Rajendra Prasad Mishra, a 62-year-old man who has lost his life from…
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‘Jugular’ of the U.S. fuel pipeline system shuts down after cyberattack
A shutdown that lasts more than a few days could send gasoline prices in the Southeastern U.S. spiking above $3…
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E-Commerce Mega-Warehouses, a Smog Source, Face New Pollution Rule
And the industry is surging. Last year, Inland Empire, a region close to the Los-Angeles-Long Beach port where retailers and…
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Vegetarians have healthier levels of disease markers than meat-eaters
Credit: CC0 Public Domain Vegetarians appear to have a healthier biomarker profile than meat-eaters, and this applies to adults of…
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Spain ends COVID state of emergency
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Spain has lifted a state of emergency in place since October to fight the pandemic, allowing…
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Artificial intelligence system may improve diagnosis of complicated metastatic cancers: Using routinely acquired pathology slides, the model accurately predicts the origin of cancers with unknown primary tumors
In 1 to 2 percent of cancer cases, the primary site of tumor origin cannot be determined. Because many modern…
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Novel switch found in proteins with wide-ranging implications for medical treatments
Proteins perform a vast array of functions in the cell of every living organism with critical roles in almost every…
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From yeast to hypha: How Candida albicans makes the switch: C. albicans’ ability to shift forms can help it cause dangerous infections, and a study suggests that a protein called Sir2 aids this transition
You might call Candida albicans a shape-shifter: As this fungus grows, it can multiply as single, oval-shaped cells called yeast…
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Youngest children in class more likely to be diagnosed with learning disability
Children born in December, in school districts with a December 31 cut-off date, are almost twice as likely to be…
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Secret behind maintaining a healthy weight loss
Half of the Danish population have overweight, while 17 percent live with obesity. Worldwide, almost 40 procent have overweight and…
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Defective epithelial barriers linked to two billion chronic diseases
Epithelial cells form the covering of most internal and external surfaces of the human body. This protective layer acts as…
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Cell cytoskeleton as target for new active agents
Through a unique combination of computer simulations and laboratory experiments, researchers at the Paul Scherrer Institute PSI have discovered new…
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Response to COVID-19 vaccine positive in patients with IBD
(HealthDay)—Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) patients taking biologics achieved a positive antibody response to both the Moderna and Pfizer COVID-19 vaccines,…
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Switch of breast tumors to HER2-low in recurrence may provide greater therapeutic options
This table is part of abstract 4MO_PR by Federica Miglietta. Credit: ESMO The finding that breast tumours can evolve to…
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States scale back vaccine orders as interest in shots wanes
In this May 6, 2021, file photo, Kendria Brown, a nurse with DC health, vaccinates a woman with the Johnson…
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Molecular analysis identifies key differences in lungs of cystic fibrosis patients: Researchers’ catalog of airway cell types could reveal targets for future genetic therapies
A team of researchers from UCLA, Cedars-Sinai and the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation has developed a first-of-its-kind molecular catalog of cells…
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As US reopens, campuses tighten restrictions for virus
In this April 8, 2021, file photo, students exit the KSU Ice Arena after getting their Johnson & Johnson COVID-19…
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How bullying and obesity can affect girls’ and boys’ mental health
Depressive symptoms are more common in teenage girls than in their male peers. However, boys’ mental health appears to be…
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Breaching the blood-brain barrier to deliver precious payloads: Researchers use ultrasound to develop delivery system for potent RNA drugs
RNA-based drugs have the potential to change the standard of care for many diseases, making personalized medicine a reality. This…
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Lightfoot halts General Iron permit after pressure from Biden’s EPA chief
President Joe Biden’s top environmental official told Mayor Lori Lightfoot he has serious concerns about a controversial car-shredding operation proposed…
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Damage to white matter is linked to worse cognitive outcomes after brain injury
A new University of Iowa study challenges the idea that gray matter (the neurons that form the cerebral cortex) is…
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One of Canada’s biggest carbon sinks is circling the drain
Canada’s continent-spanning forest used to remove massive amounts of CO2 from the air each year. It was a hugely valuable…
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Largest study to date confirms non-steroidal anti-inflammatory medications do not result in worse COVID-19 outcomes
Transmission electron micrograph of SARS-CoV-2 virus particles isolated from a patient. Credit: NIAID The use of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs),…
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Eli Broad’s medical research legacy will ‘touch almost the whole world’
Among scientists around the world, Eli Broad’s name will forever be tied to the role the institute he founded played…
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Cheese in the Desert: Why Mega-Dairies are Piping Water onto Oregon’s Shrub-Steppe – Circle of Blue
Despite its water woes, the Lower Umatilla Basin has become a magnet for mega-dairies. Stand Up to Factory Farms—a coalition…
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India’s surge hits southern states, prompts more lockdowns
Indians line up to receive the vaccine for COVID-19 at a medical college in Prayagraj, India, Saturday, May 8, 2021.…
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Our Readers Respond: Require Doctors Be COVID-19 Vaccinated?
Find the latest COVID-19 news and guidance in Medscape’s Coronavirus Resource Center. Should COVID-19 vaccinations be required for healthcare providers?…
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EU top court upholds ban on Bayer pesticides linked to harming bees
Urban beekeeper Andrew Cote replenishes bee hives at Clinton Community Garden in the Hell’s Kitchen area of New York City,…
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Virus deaths top 4,000 in India as WHO green-lights Chinese vaccine
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain New COVID-19 deaths surged past 4,000 for the first time in India on Saturday as it…
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New Oral Protein Shows Promise for Ulcerative Colitis
A plant-based fusion protein is safe and effective for inducing favorable immune modulation in patients with mild to moderate ulcerative…
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Denka toxic releases targeted by St. John Parish group, EPA inspector general
An environmental group is demanding that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency take emergency actions to reduce chloroprene emissions at the…
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Why do some neurons degenerate and die in Alzheimer’s disease, but not others?
In the brain of a person with Alzheimer’s disease, neurons degenerate and die, slowly eliminating memories and cognitive skills. However,…
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EXPLAINER: How activists target CDC vaccine tracking system
In this April 26, 2021, file photo, a nursing student administers the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine at a vaccination center at…
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Torsemide Over Furosemide as First-Line Loop Diuretic for HF
Dr Anthony C. Breu When starting a new loop diuretic for a patient with heart failure, strongly consider torsemide over…
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Using hydrogen fuel risks locking in reliance on fossil fuels, researchers warn
Using hydrogen-based fuels for cars and home heating risks locking in a dependency on fossil fuels and failing to tackle…
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Thailand wants to buy more vaccines as surge worsens
In this Tuesday, May 4, 2021, file photo, a health worker administers a dose of the Sinovac COVID-19 vaccine to…
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Novel non-coding RNAs regulating blood vessel formation
Researchers at the University of Eastern Finland have discovered previously unknown non-coding RNAs (ncRNAs) involved in regulating the gene expression…
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3M sues Michigan, seeks to invalidate PFAS drinking water rules
LANSING, MI — Minnesota chemical manufacturing giant 3M has sued the state of Michigan, claiming the state’s new drinking water…
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After lull, cases spread in Vietnam’s cities, provinces
In this July 29, 2020, file photo, a health worker disinfects arriving Vietnamese COVID-19 patients at the National Hospital of…
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Have high blood pressure? You may want to check your meds: Many people with high blood pressure are taking another medication that could raise it
Nearly 1 in 5 adults with high blood pressure, a leading risk factor for heart disease and stroke, also take…
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Watch this flat-pack pasta transform into shapes as it boils
You’ve probably bought a flat-packed sofa or bookcase from Ikea. Maybe you even live in a flat-packed tiny house. And…
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5 More Women Allege Sexual Harassment at LSU Med School
Five more women have come forward to say they were sexually harassed at the Louisiana State University medical school in…
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UK to ease holiday travel ban yet keeps most quarantines
Britain’s Transport Secretary Grant Shapps speaks about COVID-19 during a media briefing in Downing Street, London, Friday May 7, 2021.…
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New low cost, non-electric warmer effectively treats infant hypothermia
Neonatal hypothermia — which occurs when an infant’s core body temperature falls below the normal range needed to maintain health…
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TB Regimen Cuts Treatment Time by a Third
A new drug combination containing rifapentine and moxifloxacin has finally broken the 6-month treatment barrier for drug-susceptible pulmonary tuberculosis, requiring…
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Men with chest pain receive faster, more medical attention than women: Women with possible heart attack wait longer and undergo less testing, study finds
Among younger adults visiting the emergency department for chest pain, women may be getting the short end of the stick.…
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Damage to the white matter is more predictive of cognitive impairment after brain injury
A new University of Iowa study challenges the idea that gray matter (the neurons that form the cerebral cortex) is…
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FDA Blazes Path for ‘Real-World’ Evidence as Proof of Efficacy
In 2016, results from the LEADER trial of liraglutide in patients with type 2 diabetes helped jumpstart awareness of the…
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