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Contraceptive Pill May Lead to Scarring Hair Loss: Study

A new study published in JAMA Dermatology looks at how taking the oral contraceptive pill could be linked to a form of hair loss,...

Drug resistance discovery could ‘move the field forward’ for breast cancer treatment

New research out of VCU Massey Comprehensive Cancer Center -- recently published in Drug Resistance Updates -- revealed a previously unknown biological process through...

COVID-19 Infection Risks Linger 3 Years Post-Recovery

New findings on long COVID — long-term effects on health experienced by many who have had COVID-19 — present a good-news, bad-news situation, according...

Intermittent fasting and ‘protein pacing’ diet boosts your gut microbiome diversity, study suggests

A study published in Nature Communications has revealed that intermittent fasting and protein pacing leads to a more diverse gut microbiota compared to a...

Program Boosts Wellbeing of Mental Health Patients

Dietitians Australia President and Exercise & Sports Science Australia President are renewing their calls for the Government to expand opportunities for people with mental...

Virological evaluation of natural and modified attapulgite against porcine epidemic diarrhoea virus – Virology Journal

Chasey D, Cartwright SF. Virus-like particles associated with porcine epidemic diarrhoea. Res Vet Sci. 1978;25(2):255–6.Article  CAS  PubMed  ...

Chicken feathers to deliver chemotherapy drugs and repair enzymes

A new method of drug delivery using proline, an amino acid found in chicken feathers and skin tissue, could be used to limit the...

COVID-19 in three waves in a tertiary referral hospital in Belgium: a comparison of patient characteristics, management, and outcome – Virology Journal

Malik YA. Covid-19 variants: impact on transmissibility and virulence. Malays J Pathol. 2022;44(3):387–96.CAS  PubMed  ...

U.S. Government Nears Deal To Fund Moderna mRNA Bird Flu Shot Trial, Report Says

Topline The U.S. government is closing in on a deal to fund a late-stage trial for an mRNA pandemic bird flu vaccine made by Moderna,...

Ancient Egyptians may have attempted early cancer treatment surgery – Dailynewsegypt

From ancient sources, we know that the Egyptians were remarkably skilled in medicine for their time. They could create prostheses, perform tooth fillings, and...

UMD Study: N95 Masks Block Almost All Airborne COVID-19

COLLEGE PARK, Md. – In a head-to-head comparison of masks worn by people with activeCOVID-19, the inexpensive "duckbill" N95 came out on top, stopping...

US close to deal to bankroll Moderna bird flu vaccine trial

Unlock the Editor’s Digest for freeRoula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter.The US government is nearing an...

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