Mosquitoes will be loving the wet weather that’s hit the east coast of Australia over the last week. Mosquito populations naturally increase in spring, especially…
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A Missing Teen Was Rescued After Using a TikTok Hand Signal for Help—Here's What to Do If You See It
Related: Woman in Viral Domestic Violence Video Shares a Message for Fellow Survivors What should I do if I see the Signal for Help? According…
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Scientists discover a target to treat fatty liver disease
About 80 million Americans have fatty liver disease unrelated to alcohol abuse. Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease is associated with obesity and diabetes, and can lead…
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A quick, high-yield synthesis of molnupiravir, an investigational COVID antiviral pill
As SARS-CoV-2 continues to spread and mutate, it’s important to identify new treatment options. Molnupiravir is an investigational oral antiviral being developed for the treatment…
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A universal law of physiology emerges from a professor’s research
Research on sensory adaptation led by University of Toronto Engineering professor Willy Wong may have unearthed a previously overlooked organizational principle of physiology. Biologists have…
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How Billing Turns a Routine Birth Into a High-Cost Emergency
Caitlin Wells Salerno knew that some mammals — like the golden-mantled ground squirrels she studies in the Rocky Mountains — invest an insane amount of…
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Researchers demonstrate a more effective personal protective equipment strategy for COVID-19
Research by the University of Southampton and University Hospital Southampton has demonstrated that a newly-developed respirator hood is a safe form of personal protective equipment…
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New study shines a light on likely suicide among children and young people in England
A new report led by University of Bristol academics has identified that 108 young people in England died under circumstances that were assessed as highly…
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Pacemaker upgrade could warn about upcoming heart attacks
Pacemaker that can spot deteriorating heart health before major illness strikes avoiding possible hospitalisation for 27,000 Britons fitted with the implants A new upgrade to…
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A new protein treatment for glaucoma?
A Northwestern Medicine study in mice has identified new treatment targets for glaucoma, including preventing a severe pediatric form of glaucoma, as well as uncovering…
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