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An inert and unreactive gas may not seem like an obvious candidate for treating Alzheimer's disease, yet a new study in mice ...

A new strain of bird flu has been confirmed at a duck farm in California, the first time the variant has been discovered in ...

"In contrast to prevailing beliefs, our finding suggests that the impact of a noisy public space on BP readings is small and ...

A new study has taken a closer look at how health care quality is measured in three major countries—Israel, the United States ...

A Peter Mac-led international clinical trial has shown adding an immunotherapy drug to the chemotherapy that patients receive ...

A novel mechanism that enables cells to maintain energy production even when their main power supply drops/fails has been ...

A natural compound derived from gut-friendly bacteria significantly slows the progression of vitiligo and may restore ...

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