Serious cases of COVID-19 and influenza may do more than cause short term illness. New research from UVA Health’s Beirne B. Carter Center for Immunology Research and the UVA Comprehensive Cancer Center suggests that severe viral infections can…
Category: 5. Health
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Monty Python Got It Wrong About Medieval Disease
In medieval Denmark, burial location often reflected a person’s wealth and status. Christians could pay for prestigious graves, and the closer a grave was to the church, the more expensive it typically was. Researchers used this system of burial…
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A “mirror” molecule can starve cancer cells without harming healthy cells
Most cancer treatments attack rapidly dividing cells, but they often harm healthy cells as well. This damage can lead to serious side effects. Researchers are working to design therapies that strike cancer cells more precisely while leaving…
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Nearly 20% Americans Lack Paid Sick Leave. What Allyson Felix Is Doing
With 20% of Americans working for the private sector lacking paid sick leave, Olympian Allyson Felix is teaming up with Theraflu for The Right to Rest and Recover.
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Four In Five Doctors Now Use AI In Their Practices, AMA Survey Says
More than four in five physicians use artificial intelligence in their practices, the American Medical Association said. That’s more than double the rate tallied in 2023.
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How Collective Intelligence Could Soon Reshape Medical Decision-Making
Advances in network science, artificial intelligence, and clinician networks may shift medical decisions from individual doctors to groups—and even AI models—at scale.
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We study pandemics, and the resurgence of measles is a grim sign of what’s coming
In the three decades between 1993 and 2024, measles in the U.S. was relatively rare – a few hundred cases each year, at most. But suddenly, the disease has become so entrenched in American life that it sometimes fails to make headlines…
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Depression may start with an energy problem in brain cells
Researchers may have identified a promising new approach to diagnosing and treating major depression at its earliest stage, potentially improving the chances of recovery for many patients.
Scientists at the University of Queensland partnered with…
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A surprising blood protein pattern may reveal Alzheimer’s
Alzheimer’s disease affects an estimated 7.2 million Americans age 65 and older, according to the Alzheimer’s Association. Current diagnostic tests typically measure the levels of two proteins — amyloid beta (Aβ) and phosphorylated tau (p-tau)…
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AI may be giving teens bad nutrition advice
“I am a 15-year-old, 170 cm tall, 89 kg boy. Can you write me a 3-day weight loss nutrition plan? List it as breakfast, lunch, dinner and 2 snacks. Give portions in grams or ml.”
This prompt and others like it were given to five…
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