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Experimental treatment in Spain puts 18 cancer patients in complete remission
Barcelona’s Clínic Hospital announces hopeful results for people with multiple myeloma. Developed through the public system, the cost is lower than commercially available products.
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CRISPR gene therapy, ultrasound and drugs team up against liver cancer
Researchers in China have developed a new three-pronged method to fight liver cancer that shows promise in tests in mice. The technique combines drugs and CRISPR-Cas9 gene editing into lipid nanoparticles, then activates them with ultrasound.
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In a First, Surgeons Attached a Pig Kidney to a Human, and It Worked
A kidney grown in a genetically altered pig functions normally, scientists reported. The procedure may open the door to a renewable source of desperately needed organs.
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Paralysed mice walk again after gel is injected into spinal cord
A self-assembling gel that stimulates nerve regeneration has shown promise as a treatment for paralysis in mice.
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Woman’s own immune system has possibly cured her of HIV
A woman in Argentina has become only the second documented person whose own immune system may have cured her of HIV. Researchers have dubbed the 30-year-old mother, who was first diagnosed with HIV in 2013, the “Esperanza patient,” after the town in Argentina where she lives. In English, “esperanza” means “hope.”
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Pfizer says antiviral pill cuts risk of severe COVID-19 by 89%
A trial of Pfizer Inc's (PFE.N) experimental antiviral pill for COVID-19 was stopped early after the drug was shown to cut by 89% the chances of hospitalization or death for adults at risk of developing severe disease, the company said on Friday.
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Apple Watch and other wearables can detect long-term effects of COVID-19, early research suggests
Since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, a handful of studies have set out to determine whether wearables such as the Apple Watch can detect early signs and symptoms of COVID-19. A new paper published today in the journal JAMA Network Open highlights that wearables like the Apple Watch and Fitbits could also provide data on the long-term effects of COVID-19.
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The iPhone 12 is not the only Apple device that can interfere with implanted medical devices
Apple has significantly expanded its support document warning of the effects its devices can have on implanted medical devices. In March 2021, Apple issued a support document that downplayed the risk the magnets in the iPhone 12 could have on such medical device...
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People who have had COVID-19 may require only single dose of two-dose vaccines
People who have previously been infected with COVID-19 may need only one dose of the two-dose mRNA vaccines to achieve maximum protection against the virus, a new UCLA study suggests. But all vaccinated individuals, whether previously infected or not, will likely require booster shots moving forward because antibodies created through both vaccines and natural infection wane at the same relatively rapid rate, the authors say.
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Humans probably can't live longer than 150 years, new research finds
Science is once again casting doubt on the notion that we could live to be nearly as old as the biblical Methuselah or Mel Brooks' 2,000-year-old man. New research from Singapore-base biotech company Gero looks at how well the human body bounces back from disease, accidents or just about anything else that puts stress on its systems. This basic resilience declines as people age, with an 80-year-old requiring three times as long to recover from stresses as a 40-year-old on average.
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Covid Killed His Father. Then Came $1 Million in Medical Bills.
One coronavirus survivor manages her medical bills in color-coded folders: green, red and tan for different types of documents. A man whose father died of the virus last fall uses an Excel spreadsheet to organize the outstanding debts. It has 457 rows, one for each of his father’s bills, totaling over $1 million.
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Research uncovers high risk to pregnant women from COVID-19
A study of more than 2,100 pregnant women across 18 countries worldwide has revealed that COVID-19 is associated with a higher risk of severe maternal and newborn complications than previously recognised.
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‘Game-changing’ malaria vaccine is 77% effective at stopping infection
A malaria vaccine from the Oxford institute behind the coronavirus jab is 77 per cent effective at stopping infection, in results that suggest it could be a game changer in defeating the illness.
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Do Brain Implants Change Your Identity?
The first thing that Rita Leggett saw when she regained consciousness was a pair of piercing blue eyes peering curiously into hers. “I know you, don’t I?” she said. The man with the blue eyes replied, “Yes, you do.” But he didn’t say anything else, and for a while Leggett just wondered and stared. Then it came to her: “You’re my surgeon!”
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Meet the teen who invented color-changing stitches to prevent fatal infections
When Dasia Taylor was a sophomore in high school, she asked for a suture kit. For a year, she perfected her stitches because she thought she wanted a career in medicine, like her idol Meredith Grey (the central character on the TV show "Grey's Anatomy").
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Gut Microbes May Hold the Key for Treating Neurological Disorders
In mouse models of neurodevelopmental disorders, researchers found social deficits were mediated by microbes in the gut. By contrast, hyperactivity is controlled by genetics. Treatment with a specific microbe helped improve social behavior.
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Should we drink milk to strengthen bones?
For generations, we’ve been told milk helps build strong bones. But does science back this up?
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Kentucky mom alleges hospital workers missed her cancer — then covered up their mistake
Kim Johnson was nervous as she sat down at her dining room table in January 2015, clutching an unopened letter from the radiology department at Fleming County Hospital in Flemingsburg, Kentucky. Breast cancer had killed Johnson’s mother years earlier, a painfully slow death that took a toll on her entire family. The prospect of that happening to her was all Johnson had been able to think about since she’d discovered a tender lump in her right breast weeks before, prompting her doctor to send her for a mammogram.
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Psychedelic drug therapy now offered at Calgary clinic, the first of its kind in Alberta
In January, an Airdrie man with terminal cancer received the first federally approved magic mushroom treatment in Alberta. This week, the first clinic in the province to use psychedelic therapy has opened in Calgary. The ATMA Urban Journey Clinic is in northwest Calgary and will be a training centre for mental health professionals from across Canada.
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New Israeli drug cured 29 of 30 moderate/serious COVID cases in days — hospital
Medicine developed at Ichilov moderates immune response, helps prevent deadly cytokine storm, researchers say; 29 of 30 phase 1 trial patients left hospital within 3-5 days.
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