Biochemistry
From Stupor to Sober with One (Hormone) Shot
Injection of a hormone called FGF21 rapidly revives intoxicated mice.
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Pharmaceuticals
When Choosing What Diseases to Develop Drugs For, It All Comes Down to Funding
Prescription drugs and vaccines have revolutionized healthcare, but how do researchers and industry decide what diseases to pursue?
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AI-Optimized Catheter Design Could Prevent Urinary Tract Infections without Drugs
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Cancer
This Doctor Helped Spare Women from Radical Mastectomy
Canadian radiation oncologist Vera Peters pioneered the use of lumpectomies and postoperative radiation to treat breast cancer patients.
Medicine
First-Ever Biorobotic Heart Helps Scientists Study Cardiac Function
A model heart made from living tissue fused with robotic muscles could help researchers see how the organ works on the inside
Epidemiology
What to Know about the New COVID Variant JN.1
A new variant of the COVID-causing virus SARS-CoV-2 is behind the latest surge in infections this winter, but it doesn't appear to cause more severe disease
Health Care
We Need to End Obstetric Fistula
Obstetric fistula is almost entirely preventable yet flourishes in places where health care is inaccessible for too many women
Vaccines
No, COVID mRNA Vaccines Won’t Damage Your DNA
You have a “better chance of becoming Spider-Man” than being harmed by DNA from COVID vaccines
Epidemiology
Vaccination Dramatically Lowers Long COVID Risk
Several new studies reveal that getting multiple COVID vaccine doses provides strong protection against lingering symptoms
Public Health
Heat-Related Death of Postal Worker Leads to Controversial Fine
OSHA says the U.S. Postal Service failed to teach mail carriers about heat safety
