The holidays are all about parties, and parties are all about drinking wine. But if you’re a red wine lover, how do you avoid stained teeth? “When you drink red…
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Cat Ownership Linked to Increased Schizophrenia Risk
Summary: Researchers systematically reviewed and meta-analyzed research from 1980 to 2023 to investigate the relationship between cat ownership and schizophrenia-related disorders. Out of 1915 studies initially identified, 17 were included…
5 countries in East and southern Africa have anthrax outbreaks, WHO says, with 20 deaths reported
Cattle roam in Samburu County, Kenya, on Saturday, Oct. 15, 2022. Five countries in East and southern Africa are in the midst of outbreaks of the anthrax disease, with more…
Combination immunotherapy produces high response rate in early results of trial targeting high-risk follicular lymphoma
Cancer cell during cell division. Credit: National Institutes of Health Researchers conducting a Phase 2 clinical trial at Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center at the University of Miami Miller School of…
Archaeologists find a Wari archaeological complex in Peru
A team of archaeologists from the Autonomous University of Barcelona and the University of Almeria have uncovered a large complex from the Wari civilisation at El Trigal III in La…
What you should know about lead in cinnamon applesauce pouches?
by Kevin C. Osterhoudt, American Academy of Pediatrics Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Every so often, parents hear scary news that lead or other metals have been found in baby foods…
How do pacemakers and defibrillators work? A cardiologist explains how they interact with the electrical system of the heart
Your heart’s job is to keep your pulse steady to pump blood throughout your body. Sometimes your heart rate is slower when you’re relaxing, and sometimes it’s faster when you’re…
New therapeutic target for rare type of childhood epilepsy identified
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Researchers at the Francis Crick Institute, UCL and MSD have identified a potential treatment target for a genetic type of epilepsy. Developmental and epileptic encephalopathies are…
Cell therapy appears safe and effective for lymphoma in remission
Credit: University of Miami Leonard M. Miller School of Medicine A study led by researchers at Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine suggests…
Some Seattle cancer center patients are receiving threatening emails after last month’s data breach
Credit: CC0 Public Domain Some patients of a Seattle-based cancer center received threatening emails following a data breach last month. Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center officials said a Nov. 19 hack…
