Rutgers Health researchers have discovered that networks of misplaced immune cells drive an aggressive lung disease, potentially opening a path to new treatments for a condition that kills 80% of patients within a decade.
Idiopathic pulmonary…
Category: 5. Health
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New pathways discovered for drugs to act on cells
Cell membrane proteins hide secret gateways that can be used to modify cell behavior. This has been demonstrated in a study led by the Hospital del Mar Research Institute and published in Nature Communications, with participation from research…
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We must not ignore eugenics in our genetics curriculum, says professor
To encourage scientists to speak up when people misuse science to serve political agendas, biology professor Mark Peifer of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill argues that eugenics should be included in college genetics curriculums….
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Digital PCR can reliably determine if chronic myeloid leukemia patients in remission can successfully discontinue drug treatment
Researchers have found that the clinical application of BCR::ABL1 digital PCR can reliably quantify stable deep molecular remission of chronic myeloid leukemia (CML), which will help to determine for which patients chronic drug treatment could…
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Why Layer Health And Investors Believe It Can Solve Healthcare AI’s Scalability Challenge With A Fresh $21 Million
Layer Health cofounders Luke Murray, Monica Agrawal, Divya Gopinath, David Sontag, and Steven Horng
VALENCIAArtificial intelligence (AI) is enjoying its moment as the hottest area of venture investment, with more than $100 billion flowing…
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Losing your job is bad for your health, but there are things you can do to minimize the harm
The Trump administration’s firing and furloughing of tens of thousands of federal workers and contractors have obviously caused economic hardship for Americans employed in national parks, research labs and dozens of government agencies.
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Makary’s FDA Has Options In Industry Fight Over Weight Loss Drugs
Interior view of Novo Nordisk’s headquarters in Denmark. It is a leading global pharmaceutical … [+]
Americans pay more for prescription drugs than citizens in any other…
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This Doctor’s Primary Care Startup Focuses On Keeping Older Adults Out Of The ER
Gather Health cofounder and CEO Brent Asplin with patient Karen Sterling in the health group’s Quincy, Mass., office.
Gather Health
After more than a decade as an emergency room doctor, Brent Asplin was fed up. He saw too many patients come in…
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Worrying Signals Emerge As Bird Flu Gains Resistance Mutation
Two new studies released in 2025 provide a mixed picture of how well our current antivirals are holding up against H5N1, the highly pathogenic bird flu virus that continues to spill over into mammals and humans. The good news: H5N1 viruses from…
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