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First-in-human trial primes immune system to accept donor livers: « Clinician-scientists have weaned and kept multiple liver transplantation patients off of all immunosuppressant drugs for more than three years through a first-in-human clinical trial of a unique “immune priming” therapy

Smelling a familiar scent is more effective than words at cueing up a memory of a specific event and could even be used in the clinical setting to help depressed individuals get out of negative thought cycles and rewire thought patterns…

A new study indicates that severity of amyloid deposition in the brain — not just age — may be key to determining who will benefit from new anti-amyloid therapies to delay the progression of Alzheimer’s disease.

Researchers discovered a suite of genes that influence head shape in humans

Menthol Flavor Makes Vape Juice More Toxic, Damaging to Lungs

Children in sub-Saharan Africa who are hospitalized with COVID-19 are dying at a rate far greater than children in the U.S

Being kind to oneself is not a new age fad—and there is research to back it up

Study: In a concerning trend for the health of US children, the rate of underinsured youngsters rose from 30.6% to 34%—an additional 2.4 million kids—from 2016 to 2019

Artificial intelligence and genome sequencing beat humans at outbreak detection

Subtle differences in the shape of the brain that are present in adolescence are associated with the development of psychosis

A new study demonstrates positive effects of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) Medicaid expansion

According to a study published today in Science, llama “nanobodies” are highly effective at neutralizing the SARS-CoV-2 virus and stable enough that they can be delivered as an inhalable mist.

University of Pittsburgh Researchers Find Tiny Antibody Component Highly Effective Against COVID-19

Study shows that plexiglass "intubation boxes" placed over a COVID-19 patient's head and shoulders can't protect health care workers against aerosolized virus

Scientists coax pigs to grow new livers in their lymph nodes to compensate for liver injury

In a pair of papers, researchers found many "orphan genes" truly don't have parents, and discovered that the potential for coding stable, functional proteins is rampant among non-coding "junk DNA"

Fertility technology, NOT maternal age, is likely the reason why "test-tube babies" have greater odds of being born with rare epigenetic disorders, like Beckwith-Weidemann and Angelman syndromes…

Identical twins don't need immunosuppressants to avoid rejection after transplant, but half get them anyway

New study finding that the health care market is failing to support new antibiotics used to treat some of the world’s most dangerous, drug-resistant superbugs, is "chilling commentary" on the future of antibiotics

In a decade, Medicare recipients saw a sevenfold increase in out of pocket costs for multiple sclerosis drugs, new study finds

Bypass the closest emergency department and go to a children's hospital: Study finds critically ill kids 3 times as likely to die at hospitals ill-prepared for pediatric emergencies.

Simulation finds a 5% decrease in vaccination rates could lead to a 4,000% increase in the size of a potential measles outbreak in some Texas cities

Using human stem cells, researchers grow genetically engineered miniature livers in the lab and demonstrate why a promising drug for fatty liver disease failed in clinical trials

Necrotizing enterocolitis is the second leading cause of death for premature infants, but an antibody in breast milk offers protection

New study in Molecular Cell provides the first clear, causal evidence that oxidative stress acts directly on telomeres to speed up cellular aging

In a first, scientists developed an all-in-one immunotherapy approach that not only kicks HIV out of hiding in the immune system, but also kills it, using cells from people with HIV, that could lead to a vaccine that would allow people to stop taking daily medications to keep the virus in check.

People living in colder regions with less sunlight drink more alcohol than their warm-weather counterparts

Requiring physicians to report patients with dementia to state driver’s licensing authorities is not associated with fewer hospitalizations from motor vehicle crashes

Researchers Make Surprising Discovery About How Neurons Talk to Each Other

Main asthma drug makes it worse for some people. Researchers uncover molecular mechanism underlying corticosteroid resistance in severe asthma