Health & Medicine

  1. Health & Medicine

    Antibody protects against Zika virus in tests in mice

    A new treatment for Zika relies on human antibodies and can help protect pregnant mice from the virus’s damaging effects.

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  2. Health & Medicine

    Antibody protects against Zika virus in tests in mice

    A new treatment for Zika relies on human antibodies and can help protect pregnant mice from the virus’s damaging effects.

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  3. Neuroscience

    Shape-shifting molecule aids memory in fruit flies

    A prionlike protein may store long-term memories in fruit flies, a new study suggests.

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  4. Genetics

    Cancer mutation patterns differ in smokers, nonsmokers

    The DNA of smokers shows more damage than the DNA of nonsmokers who have the same kind of cancer.

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  5. Health & Medicine

    50 years later, vaccines have eliminated some diseases

    Vaccines have come a long way in 50 years.

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  6. Genetics

    Genetic variant protects against rash of autoimmune diseases

    A natural tweak in the TYK2 protein strikes a balance between weak and overactive immune systems.

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  7. Genetics

    Protective genetic variant may offer a path to future autoimmune therapies

    A natural tweak in the TYK2 protein strikes a balance between weak and overactive immune systems.

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  8. Health & Medicine

    Riding roller coasters might help dislodge kidney stones

    Researchers took a 3-D printed kidney containing tiny stones and urine for a spin on a roller coaster and found their patients’ stories of kidney stones passing on the ride to have merit.

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  9. Health & Medicine

    Training for parents may lessen some autism symptoms in kids

    Training parents may help with some autism symptoms, a new study suggests.

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  10. Health & Medicine

    Nose cells fix knee cartilage

    A small clinical trial suggests that using nose cells to patch knee cartilage could be a viable treatment for injuries.

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  11. Health & Medicine

    Nose cells fix knee cartilage in human trial

    A small clinical trial suggests that using nose cells to patch knee cartilage could be a viable treatment for injuries.

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  12. Health & Medicine

    Screen time guidelines for kids give parents the controls

    New recommendations for children’s media use are more nuanced than earlier guidelines, a change that reflects the shifting technology landscape.

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