Sat.Feb 22, 2025

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NIH funding freeze stalls applications on $1.5 billion in medical research funds

NPR Health

The National Institutes of Health had to stop considering new grant applications, delaying funding for research into diseases ranging from heart disease and cancer to Alzheimer's and allergies. (Image credit: J.

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Tri-Share, a state pilot to reduce child care costs, opens to businesses statewide

NC Health News

By Liz Bell EdNC St. Joseph of the Pines , a retirement home in Moore County, surveyed its staff in 2023 to ask about their child care arrangements. They found many employees were using informal care a spouse, a relative, a friend, or a neighbor because of a lack of affordable options. Child care is a problem, said Scott Brewton, vice president of the organization.

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Burnout is a problem for caseworkers serving unhoused people

NPR Health

People who provide assistance to the unhoused often feel traumatized by their work.

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Interferon gamma persistence offers clues to Long COVID and potential therapies

News Medical Health Sciences

SARS-CoV-2 triggers the production of the antiviral protein IFN-, which is associated with fatigue, muscle ache and depression. New research shows that in Long COVID patients, IFN-y production persists until symptoms improve, highlighting a potential biomarker and a target for therapies.

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Want to reduce soreness after a workout? Make time for this 4-step routine

NPR Health

These simple post-workout activities can help reduce pain and even improve athletic performance. But many people don't prioritize recovery and self-care after exercise.

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Why is Central TB Division pushing an untested AI tool for screening?

The Hindu

The Central TB Division informed the States in end-January this year to consider utilising the DeepCXR tool only when the States reached out to CTD seeking AI solutions to analyse chest X-ray images

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Journalists Discuss Health Care for Incarcerated Children and the Possibility of a Bird Flu Pandemic

KFF Health News

KFF Health News editor-at-large for public health Céline Gounder discussed the possibility of a bird flu pandemic on WAMU’s “1A” on Feb. 20. Gounder also discussed the potential of an off-label drug being studied to help some autistic kids improve their ability to speak on CBS News’ “CBS Evening News” on Feb. 17.

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Study finds lack of consensus on how to treat chronic non-cancer pain

News Medical Health Sciences

Chronic pain is complex and difficult to treat. Prescribing opioid pain medications has become controversial but may help some patients.

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To help track asymptomatic cases, T.N. to revisit TB diagnostic algorithm and focus on clinically vulnerable population 

The Hindu

Going ahead, the State is planning to conduct extensive capacity-building exercises, including new diagnostic algorithms for staff members of Primary Health Centres and Health Sub-Centres this year

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AI-driven discovery unveils TNIK inhibition as anti-aging strategy

News Medical Health Sciences

A groundbreaking study led by researchers at Insilico Medicine has revealed the potential of TNIK inhibition as an innovative anti-aging strategy.

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Chennai-based private hospital to conduct free metabolic syndrome check-ups for public

The Hindu

Metabolic syndrome is a group of conditions that together raise your risk of heart disease, stroke, and type 2 diabetes, and can also lead to other health problems

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New intervention helps reduce ultra-processed food intake and improve health

News Medical Health Sciences

Most dietary programs are designed to help people achieve weight loss or adhere to U.S. nutrition guidelines, which currently make no mention of ultra-processed foods (UPFs).

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Molecular convergence of neutralizing antibodies in human revealed by repeated rabies vaccination

NPJ Vaccine

npj Vaccines, Published online: 23 February 2025; doi:10.

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Workplace bullying linked to sleep problems in employees and their partners

News Medical Health Sciences

Workplace bullying affects not only the employee's sleep but their partner's too, according to new research published today.

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Functionality and translation fidelity characterization of mRNA vaccines using platform based mass spectrometry detection

NPJ Vaccine

npj Vaccines, Published online: 23 February 2025; doi:10.

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Optimistic mindsets linked to better health behaviors and well-being

News Medical Health Sciences

Do you see the glass as half empty or half full? If you rewind to the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, chances are you experienced some level of pessimism.

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Get motivated to exercise regularly like these gym rats in their 70s and 80s

Washington University in St. Louis - Institute for

If you want to be cognitively active, it is so important to be physically active, said Amy Eyler, PhD, professor, Brown School, & public health faculty scholar, in an AP article on the importance of exercise as we age.

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Development of lymphoma following CAR-T cell therapy

News Medical Health Sciences

Some forms of blood cancer, such as multiple myeloma and lymphoma, are malignant diseases that originate from immune cells, specifically lymphocytes.

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Understanding Butyrate — The Key to Optimal Health and Well-Being

Mercola

You may be familiar with gut health, but you might not realize how important a single compound called butyrate is for your overall well-being. In the video above, Dawn Boxell, a registered dietitian with Gastric Health, expands on butyrate, a type of short-chain fatty acid produced by certain beneficial bacteria in your gut whenever you eat specific types of fiber. 1 When you feed these helpful bacteria, they ferment the fiber and release butyrate, which influences many parts of your body, inclu

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Study reveals gaps in palliative care for patients with advanced cancer

News Medical Health Sciences

Despite considerable efforts to improve the quality of end-of-life care in the United States, a new retrospective study led by American Cancer Society (ACS) researchers revealed that close to half of patients with advanced cancer received potentially aggressive care at the end-of-life at the expense of supportive care.

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How to Produce the Healthiest Foods Imaginable

Mercola

Editor's Note: This article is a reprint. It was originally published December 31, 2023. The interview above features Ashley Armstrong, who's an expert in two areas. One is producing some of the healthiest food in the United States, and the second is understanding how your body uses it and how to select the right types of food to optimize your biology, based on the late biologist and thyroid expert, Ray Peats, principles of bioenergetic medicine.

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Medicare patients with cancer often receive aggressive treatment over supportive care

News Medical Health Sciences

Many Medicare patients with advanced cancer receive potentially aggressive treatment at the expense of supportive care, according to a study that analyzed Medicare records.

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The Hidden History of Our Modern Food System — How Big Tobacco Shaped What We Eat

Mercola

Editor's Note: This article is a reprint. It was originally published October 13, 2024. I had the pleasure of interviewing Calley Means, co-author of the book "Good Energy" and a policy advisor to Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Our conversation uncovered some shocking truths about the origins of our modern food system and the dire health consequences we're facing as a result.

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ETH Zurich team uncovers mechanism behind microbubble drug delivery

News Medical Health Sciences

ETH Zurich researchers have investigated how tiny gas bubbles can deliver drugs into cells in a targeted manner using ultrasound.

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New computational tool iDOMO improves prediction of drug synergy

News Medical Health Sciences

Researchers at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai have developed a powerful computational tool, named iDOMO, to improve the prediction of drug synergy and accelerate the development of combination therapies for complex diseases.

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Breakthrough method opens door to fluorinated oxetane drug molecules

News Medical Health Sciences

Researchers from the National University of Singapore (NUS) have pioneered a new catalytic transformation that converts epoxides into fluorinated oxetanes, a coveted but difficult-to-make class of drug molecules that escaped synthetic preparation for years.

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Advancing microscopy to capture protein orientation in 3D

News Medical Health Sciences

Two heads are better than one, as the saying goes, and sometimes two instruments, ingeniously recombined, can accomplish feats that neither could have done on its own.

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Social media and peer pressure fueling dangerous drug misuse

News Medical Health Sciences

Social media trends and peer pressure can be a dangerous combination to your children and their friends, especially when involving misusing medicines.

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Zika virus hijacks tunneling mechanism to infect placental cells

News Medical Health Sciences

Infection with Zika virus in pregnancy can lead to neurological disorders, fetal abnormalities and fetal death. Until now, how the virus manages to cross the placenta, which nurtures the developing fetus and forms a strong barrier against microbes and chemicals that could harm the fetus, has not been clear.

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