Angola’s cholera outbreak has claimed more than 300 lives: WHO
Scanning electron microscope image of Vibrio cholerae bacteria, which infect the digestive system. Credit: Ronald Taylor, Tom Kirn, Louisa Howard/Wikipedia...
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Morning-after pill to be made free in England pharmacies
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain The "morning-after" pill, a form of emergency contraception, will be made available over the counter for...
What makes the human brain unique? We compared it with monkeys and apes to find out
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Scientists have long tried to understand the human brain by comparing it to other primates. Researchers...
Foreign aid cuts could mean 10 million more HIV infections by 2030—and almost 3 million extra deaths
Microscopic image of an HIV-infected T cell. Credit: NIAID In January, the Trump administration ordered a broad pause on all...
New study reveals protector protein that supports hair regrowth in adults
Activated hair follicle stem cells facilitate hair regeneration in the presence of MCL-1 protein. Credits: Thirunavukkarasye-Raveendran (Wikimedia Commons) URL: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Alopecia_areata_1.jpg...
Researchers identify mutations that can lead to resistance to some chemotherapies
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Investigators at Mass General Brigham have uncovered how resistance to chemotherapies may occur in some cancers....
Smartphones may soon diagnose diseases with infrared scans
In ATR-FTIR spectroscopy, light bounces off a crystal and briefly touches the sample, enabling researchers to take measurements. Credit: Georgia...
Journalists Talk Public Health Data Under Trump, Therapists’ Discontent With Insurers
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Why Rollator Walkers Are A Game-Changer For Seniors
Spring's here. The ice is gone, birds are back, and the world's on the move again. For many seniors, it's...
Elon Musk’s Neuralink files to trademark ‘Blindsight,’ ‘Telepathy,’ and ‘Telekinesis’
Elon Musk's brain-computer interface (BCI) implant startup Neuralink has filed applications with the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO)...
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