Health
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This scientist is searching for secrets of life in close brushes with death
To help people live, scrutinizes those who’ve come frighteningly close to dying. People who have been lost in the frozen…
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Presage Biosciences raises $13M and inks new deal with Merck for cancer drug tests
New funds, new partners: Seattle’s announced $13 million in funding as well new collaborations with biotech giant Merck and California-based…
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Reperio Health raises $6M for at-home medical test subscription service aimed at employers
New funding: , a Portland-based health tech company, has raised more than $6 million as part of its seed round.…
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Next Generation Robotic Sequencing Platform Can Accurately Screen Thousands for COVID-19
A robotics platform designed by Toronto researchers to screen thousands of COVID-19 samples at once has the potential to revolutionize…
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Brain Ion Channel Identified As New Approach to Treating Depression – Scientists “Surprised” by Significant Improvements in Depressive Symptoms
Researchers from the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai have identified a drug that works against depression by a…
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New Research Links Kidney Stones With Bone Problems
In an analysis of nationwide data from the Veterans Health Administration, approximately one-quarter of individuals with kidney stones had a…
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Research Reveals How COVID-19 Can Kill Heart Muscle Cells, Interfere With Contraction
A study from Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis provides evidence that the coronavirus that causes COVID-19 can…
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Researchers Find Belly Fat Is Resistant to Intermittent Fasting – “The Location Makes a Big Difference”
In a mouse study, Australian researchers have mapped out what happens behind the scenes in fat tissue during intermittent fasting,…
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New Drug That Could Prevent Alzheimer’s Disease Found Safe and Effective in Animals
Compared with a control (left), treatment with the novel GSM (right) reduces the number of amyloid plaques (green) and proinflammatory…
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First Test for All Known Human Coronaviruses, Including New COVID-19 Mutations
The test is highly sensitive and prevents false positives that happen due to the genetic similarity of SARS-CoV-2 and other…
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