Overdose deaths up 42% in 2020; largest increases among Black and Latino communities
Based on cases handled by emergency medical services, the number of people in the U.S. who died due to drug overdoses was 42% higher in 2020...
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Blood clots after the AstraZeneca vaccine: Symptoms and treatment
With COVID-19 community transmission on the rise once again, those aged over 50 are weighing up the benefits of being vaccinated against the virus with the...
Polymer ‘wafers’ placed under the tongue could deliver vaccines of the future
A team of researchers, led by a University of Minnesota associate professor, have developed a polymer “wafer” that, when placed under the tongue, can effectively deliver...
Identifying new targeted therapy approaches for leukemia
A team of Northwestern Medicine scientists led by Ali Shilatifard, Ph.D., the Robert Francis Furchgott Professor and chair of Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics, has identified the...
New vaccine promising for tackling sleeping sickness in Africa
Scientists have identified a promising vaccine candidate for a parasitic disease that causes a chronic wasting disease in livestock animals across sub Saharan Africa.
Brain cells compete to sustain or suppress traumatic memories
Two clusters of brain cells compete to promote either the persistence or disappearance of traumatic memories, according to a new study conducted in mice. The findings...
New Alzheimer’s treatment idea targets tau
A new idea for treating Alzheimer’s disease could eradicate the toxic proteins most closely linked to cognitive decline in the places where they do the most...
Disease of the smallest heart blood vessels is important global health problem
For the first time, a prospective, international study has shown that chest pain caused by problems with the very small vessels supplying blood to the heart...
Pertussis more common in Europe than previously thought
Although vaccination programs against pertussis are effective in Europe, a new Finnish study shows that the disease is still very common among middle-aged adults in various...
Sanofi, GSK launch final phase of Covid vaccine trials
French pharmaceutical giant Sanofi and Britain’s GSK announced Thursday the start of final tests of their belated COVID vaccine as they race to add their jab...
