New Hope in the Fight Against Alzheimer’s
As Krystal Allan watched Alzheimer’s disease ripple through her family, her own outlook on life changed. “On my dad’s side,
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As Krystal Allan watched Alzheimer’s disease ripple through her family, her own outlook on life changed. “On my dad’s side,
Read moreBy harming people of color and women more than other groups, the Covid-19 pandemic exposed a cruel reality: Factors such
Read moreBy Jill Roberts, University of South Florida Florida’s outbreak of listeria has so far led to at least one death,
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Read moreFrom The Commonwealth Fund The maternal mortality crisis in the United States has been well documented: U.S. women have the
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Read moreBy Elissa H. Patterson, University of Michigan and Hans Schroder, University of Michigan Did you ever feel your own shoulders
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Read moreKorin Reid sabía sobre la resistencia a los antibióticos desde que era pequeña. Desde los siete años, recuerda haber leído
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Read moreBy Ashley Gearhardt, University of Michigan Every year millions of Americans try to cut down on ultra-processed foods – industrial
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Read moreAccording to the CDC, more than 2.8 million antibiotic-resistant infections occur in the U.S. each year, resulting in 35,000 deaths.
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Read moreThree upright walkers, including Lucy (center) and two specimens of Australopithecus sediba, a human ancestor from South Africa dating back
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Read moreBy Kat Kennedy, University of Arizona and Sara Nowakowski, Baylor College of Medicine The Research Brief is a short take
Read moreThe COVID-19 Vaccine Education and Equity Project (CVEEP) was established in December 2020 by the Alliance for Aging Research, HealthyWomen
Read moreBy CC BY-ND More than 200 million U.S. residents have gotten at least one shot of a COVID-19 vaccine with
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Read moreArt Markman, The University of Texas at Austin College of Liberal Arts Culturally, this is an era in which people
Read moreBy Nancy S. Jecker, University of Washington Should countries that can afford COVID-19 booster vaccines offer them to residents if
Read moreBy Christia Spears Brown, University of Kentucky Facebook officials had internal research in March 2020 showing that Instagram – the
Read moreBy Zachary Gillen, Mississippi State University Curious Kids is a series for children of all ages. If you have a
Read moreBy Sarah Thebaud, University of California Santa Barbara and Catherine Taylor, University of California Santa Barbara The Research Brief is
Read moreBy Aneri Pattani, Kaiser Health News This story is a collaboration between KHN and “Science Friday.” Listen to the conversation
Read moreBy Kevin Doxzen, Arizona State University Zolgensma – which treats spinal muscular atrophy, a rare genetic disease that damages nerve
Read moreBy Kristina Lerman, University of Southern California During the COVID-19 quarantines, scientists, like most professionals, took their work home. Women
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Read moreBy Aaron W. Harrison, Austin College What if there was a way for pain patients to get all the pain-relieving
Read moreBy Jennifer T. Grier, University of South Carolina As someone who studies immune responses to respiratory infections, I’ve watched news
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