An outbreak of measles has killed dozens of infants and children in Romania, with 200 new cases reported each week.
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Compression + early ablation tied to faster leg ulcer healing
(HealthDay)—Early endovenous ablation of superficial venous reflux results in faster healing of venous leg ulcers and more time free from
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Cost and scale of field trials for bovine TB vaccine may make them unfeasible, study suggests
Field trials for a vaccination to protect cattle against bovine tuberculosis (bovine TB) would need to involve 500 herds –
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Waves move across the human brain to support memory
The coordination of neural activity across widespread brain networks is essential for human cognition. Researchers have long assumed that oscillations
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Half of hepatitis C patients with private insurance denied life-saving drugs
The number of insurance denials for life-saving hepatitis C drugs among patients with both private and public insurers remains high
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Team is first to identify the perinexus in the human heart; potential implications for atrial fibrillation
A collaborative research team is on a quest to collapse a tiny pocket between cardiac cells that can cause big
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As mystery deepens over the cause of Alzheimer’s, researchers seek new answers
For more than 20 years, much of the leading research on Alzheimer’s disease has been guided by the “amyloid hypothesis.”
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Excess zinc in muscles contributes to wasting syndrome in cancer
It’s estimated that nearly one-third of all cancer deaths are caused not by the cancer itself but by cachexia—a debilitating
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Human drug addiction behaviors tied to specific impairments in six brain networks
Specific impairments within six large-scale brain networks during drug cue exposure, decision-making, inhibitory control, and social-emotional processing are associated with
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Stem-cell niche for 10 billion colon cells a day
Researchers at the University of Zurich have discovered the identity of the stem-cell niche of the colon. The niche comprises
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