From smoke enemas to revive drowning victims to using it to ward off the plague and even curb asthma: Historians
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Guided by CRISPR, prenatal gene editing used in treating congenital disease before birth
For the first time, scientists have performed prenatal gene editing to prevent a lethal metabolic disorder in laboratory animals, offering
Continue reading »Commonly used SNRIs may cause dependence and withdrawal when stopped
The difficulties that people have in discontinuing antidepressant medications has been in the news recently. An analysis published in the
Continue reading »14.6 percent of U.S. adults used marijuana in past year
(HealthDay)—Overall, 14.6 percent of U.S. adults report marijuana use in the past year, according to a research letter published online
Continue reading »Could matcha green tea be used to treat cancer?
Matcha green tea could be used to treat cancer Could matcha green tea be used to treat cancer? ‘Striking’ results
Continue reading »New tools used to identify childhood cancer genes
Using a new computational strategy, researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center have identified 29 genetic changes that can contribute to
Continue reading »Most commonly used HIV drug worldwide not associated with increased risk for suicide in Uganda
A multinational collaboration of researchers found that efavirenz, the key component of the most commonly used HIV cocktail in the
Continue reading »Nearly 400 people used California assisted death law in 2017
California health officials say 374 terminally ill people took drugs to end their lives in 2017, the first full year
Continue reading »Rigorous study finds widely used treatment for infection fails young cancer patients
A treatment designed to reduce bloodstream infections due to central venous catheters that had worked well in lab studies and
Continue reading »Pregnancy drug DES might have triggered ADHD in the grandchildren of women who used it
A study conducted by researchers at Columbia University’s Mailman School of Public Health and Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public
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