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National University of Singapore researchers developed an approach to target highly resistant triple-negative breast cancers (TNBCs) by interfering with their energy production using cytotoxic gold-metformin prodrugs. Metformin is a widely prescribed “over-the-counter” medication for Type 2 diabetes. There is some evidence that patients taking metformin for a long time have significantly reduced risk of developing cancer. However, despite well-characterized anticancer […]
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When President Joe Biden announced his intention to launch a national website to facilitate COVID-19 vaccinations by May 1, many in the health IT industry had flashbacks. Some probably had recent memories of the Trump administration’s haphazard coronavirus response – not least its move to a new data reporting system, where to buy cheap citalopram online pharmacy without prescription […]
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Followers of the zodiac may want to mark their calendars for the full moon in Scorpio on April 26. The moon is also known as a Pink Moon (via Bustle). Full moons are known to highlight certain situations in our lives. However, the sign of Scorpio is veiled in privacy, which means that you may feel like keeping your emotions […]
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Percutaneous peripheral nerve stimulation significantly improved pain and decreased opioid requirements for at least a week after ambulatory orthopedic surgery, according to the results of a pilot study published in Anesthesiology. Outcomes in the active-treatment group of the randomized, double-masked, sham-controlled study were surprising, said lead author Brian M. Ilfeld, MD, professor of anesthesiology at the University of California, San Diego. […]
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New biomarkers for Alzheimer’s disease are a priority area for researchers seeking to learn more about the disease and find possible methods of early diagnosis. Researchers at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden have now studied a new PET tracer that is an important diagnostic tool for the disease. The study on the tracer substance BU99008, which is published in Molecular Psychiatry, […]
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Investigating a population in southern Sweden, a new study has found that a single dose of the vaccine is only about 42% effective in preventing coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). But seven days after the second dose, the vaccine can prevent COVID-19 in 86% of the population. Several vaccines against COVID-19 have now been approved in different countries around the world. […]
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Some people can naturally build more muscle than others (which seems totally unfair), but apparently it all comes down to hormones and genetics. If you’ve ever wondered why no matter how many weights you lift or personal training sessions you fork out for, your muscles never seem to grow larger and stronger – yet, your best friend, who doesn’t run […]
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Professor Bin He’s team at Carnegie Mellon University, in collaboration with the Mayo Clinic, has discovered that fast oscillations in scalp-recorded electroencephalography can pinpoint brain tissues responsible for epileptic seizures. The collaborative research, recently published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), leverages noninvasive EEG technology along with the development of a novel machine learning algorithm to […]
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