Balls of cells growing from amniotic fluid.Red indicates lung stem cells Giuseppe Carla, Paolo Di Coppi, Mattia Gurli Babies born with serious illnesses could one day be better diagnosed and treated in utero, thanks to a new technology that extracts cell samples from intrauterine fluid and grows them in petri dishes. It can be called […]
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Clusters of proteins alpha-synuclein (brown) and antibodies (green) BIOLUTION GMBH/Science Photo Library A drug that targets protein buildup associated with Parkinson’s disease could slow the progression of motor symptoms in patients with advanced Parkinson’s disease. While this holds promise as a disease-modifying treatment for Parkinson’s disease, it’s unclear whether the drug actually clears the protein
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Pittsburgh Steelers’ Hines Ward gets hit by Tennessee Titans’ Courtland Finnegan AP Photo/John Russell/Alami In November 2022, a young woman named Heather Anderson committed suicide at a military camp in Perth, Australia. Anderson is a former Australian rules footballer who has struggled with depression. Her family donated her brain to the Australian Sports Brain Bank,
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Walking 9,000 to 10,000 steps a day appears to help prevent early death and heart-related events Pippa Samaya/Getty Images/Cavan Photos Taking 9,000 to 10,000 steps a day appears to reduce the risk of premature death or heart-related events, adding plausibility to an idea that has been criticized as unscientific. The exact origins of the widespread
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Bacteria found in urine Steve Gerschmeissner/Science Photo Library Over the past decade, a new oral vaccine has helped prevent recurrent urinary tract infections (UTIs). A clinical trial showed that pineapple-flavored vaccine spray helped 53.9% of people stay UTI-free for nine years. Urinary tract infection is one of the most common bladder infections and disproportionately affects
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Bennett Braun, a Chicago psychiatrist whose diagnosis of repressed memories of horrific abuse by devil worshipers fueled the 1980s, died March 20 in Lauderhill, Florida, north of Miami. ‘s and the “Satanic Panic” of the 1990s. He is 83 years old. One of his ex-wives, Jane Braun, said he died in hospital from complications from
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Regular dental checkups can prevent gum disease Alexander Selegov/Getty Images Treating gum disease after surgery to correct irregular and abnormally fast heart rates may reduce the risk of recurrence of heart disease. The condition, called atrial fibrillation, causes irregular heartbeats and increases the risk of stroke and even heart failure. In advanced cases, it can
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The National Academy of Sciences is asking a court to allow it to repurpose some $30 million in donations from the wealthy Sackler family, which controls companies at the center of the opioid epidemic, and remove the family’s name from the endowment. The college’s petition filed Thursday in Washington, D.C. Superior Court seeks to change
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Micrograph of human colon cancer cells in three-dimensional extracellular matrix Thorston Wittman/Science Photo Library The next innovation in cancer treatment may be to test all possible drugs on thousands of tiny human tumors grown in the laboratory to see which ones work best. This technique, sometimes called drug sensitivity testing, may have helped some children
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Scanning electron micrograph of Enterococcus faecalis, which can infect surgical wounds Science Photo Library/Alamy A study of more than 200 people who had spinal surgery suggests that surgical infections may be primarily caused by bacteria already on the skin, rather than external contamination. Hospitals tend to have strict hygiene standards, including sterilizing surgical gowns and
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