(Reuters) – Moderna Inc will supply 12 million doses of its COVID-19 shot adapted to target the Omicron variant of the coronavirus to Canada, the…
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Hepatitis C drugs may reduce PTSD symptoms
More than six percent of Americans will develop posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in their lifetime. This potentially chronic condition disrupts lives, and can lead to…
Study identifies multiple pathways adopted by SARS-CoV-2 to develop resistance to nirmatrelvir
In a recent study posted to the bioRxiv* pre-print server, researchers demonstrated multiple routes that severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) might take to…
Low-Fat Diet: Facts, Benefits & Risks
By definition, a low fat diet is one that contains less than 30% of total calories from fat, while some ultra-low fat diets contain less…
Study reveals sex differences in age-related loss of kidney function
Although more women than men have chronic kidney disease (CKD), more men develop kidney failure. In a study in the Journal of the American Society…
Survival benefit seen with triple therapy for severe COVID-19
For patients with severe COVID-19 requiring high flow nasal cannula (HFNC), triple therapy of dexamethasone, remdesivir, and baricitinib is associated with significant survival benefit compared…
EPA action boosts grassroots momentum to reduce toxic ‘forever chemicals’
The intake pumps that once drew 6 million gallons of water a day from the Oostanaula River now sit mostly dormant in this northwestern Georgia…
Researchers unravel the mechanism of teixobactin at the atomic level
In a recent study published in Nature, researchers explored the mechanisms underlying the bactericidal action of teixobactin at an atomic level. Study: Teixobactin kills bacteria…
Pessaries are still a taboo topic, but these ancient devices help many women
A vaginal pessary is a removable device inserted in the vagina to support its walls or uterus (support pessary) or for bladder leakage (continence pessary).…
New insights into the mechanisms behind Crohn’s disease point to potential therapeutic target
The structure of chromatin—the mixture of DNA and proteins that form chromosomes—can affect gene expression, and certain chromatin “readers” are important for monitoring this structure…