Despite all the talk, Covid vaccination does not infect people with shingles
Posts are showing up all over social media tying Covid-19 vaccinations to shingles and other painful skin disorders. The source
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Fasting can reduce hypertension by reshaping the composition of gut microbiota
Nearly half of adults in the United States have hypertension, a condition that raises the risk for heart disease and
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Drug-discovery collaboration finds potential new antimalarial drug candidates
Potential new antimalarial drug candidates are being developed through an extended drug-discovery collaboration between Australian medical research institute WEHI and
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Researchers study ways to improve pediatric heart transplant outcomes
Scientific research teams in California and Texas have been awarded nearly $1.4 million in grants to study ways to improve
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Accumulation of infected red blood cells key to development of cerebral malaria
White adipose tissue (WAT), or white fat, plays a fundamental role in the development of cerebral malaria in mouse models
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Cerebral venous sinus thrombosis: What to know about rare blood clot condition
Cerebral venous sinus thrombosis was reported in six American women after they were injected with the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19
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The FDA seeks a new way to review old drugs without causing prices to soar
Chuck Peterson of Omaha, Nebraska, recently experienced a swollen, painful knuckle caused by arthritis. He got a prescription for colchicine.
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Chemical modification of RNA appears to play a critical role in inherited kidney disorder
A chemical modification of RNA that can be influenced by diet appears to play a key role in polycystic kidney
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L452R and Y453F SARS-CoV-2 mutations increase transmission and evade immunity
Mutations from the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) have created multiple variants. Some variants, such as those found
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AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine causes very rare blood clots, EU regulator says
The COVID-19 vaccine made by AstraZeneca and the University of Oxford can sometimes cause unusual blood clots, accompanied by abnormally
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