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Infectious Disease

Future parents more likely to get RSV vaccine when pregnant if aware that RSV can be a serious illness in infants

April 26, 2024
Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is a leading cause of infection among infants, frequently resulting in hospital or intensive care admission.
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Cancer

Researchers develop a new way to safely boost immune cells to fight cancer

April 22, 2024
Researchers in Virginia Tech’s College of Engineering have developed a new cancer immunotherapy to localize cancer-killing cytokines in tumors to improve treatment effectiveness...
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Disease

MSU researchers set new standards and show how a new treatment helps patients with MS, ALS, Parkinson’s disease

April 22, 2024
MSU researchers recently published three papers – two about the importance of lab consistency when analyzing nanoparticles and one that demonstrates how accurate biological analysis...
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Disease

Signs of multiple sclerosis show up in blood years before symptoms

April 22, 2024
UCSF scientists clear a potential path toward earlier treatment for a disease that affects nearly 1,000,000 people in the United States.
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Disease

More than half a million global stroke deaths may be tied to climate change

April 22, 2024
Stroke-related deaths on rise in regions with high temperatures.
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Cancer

AACR: Video educates and connects men to prostate cancer screening options

April 22, 2024
Piloted by Penn Medicine’s Abramson Cancer Community Outreach and Engagement team, the effort aims to reach diverse populations and address prostate cancer screening disparities...
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Disease

Stopping aspirin one month after coronary stenting procedures significantly reduces bleeding complications in heart attack patients

April 22, 2024
Study led by Mount Sinai researcher could change standard-of-care guidelines to improve outcomes.
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Antibiotic Resistance

Doctors underutilize next-gen antibiotics to fight resistant infections in U.S. hospitals

April 22, 2024
NIH scientists find clinicians still rely often on older and toxic medicines.