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What if COVID could be treated from a protein derived from a banana? This antiviral may not only be effective against SARS-CoV-2, but all known coronaviruses and the flu.
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White adults were twice as likely as Black adults to receive mechanical heart pumps or heart transplants, according to study.
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Some viruses, like HPV, can cause cancer. Recent investigation into a monkey virus called SV40 may help researchers understand how human oncogenic viruses work, and how to develop more effective treatments.
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The ability to predict risk was even greater when combined with traditional measures of cardiac stress such as BNP.
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The model could allow scientists to finally figure out the order of genetic operations inside developing cells.
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A study finds risk factors for cardiovascular disease like smoking, obesity and diabetes, but not pre-existing cardiovascular disease itself, increased the risk of dying from COVID-19.
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Phase I/II study of a rheumatoid arthritis drug used in systemic sclerosis shows signs of efficacy and RNA technology is instrumental in the discovery
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Study finds diet is the greatest contributor to death from cardiovascular disease.
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In the study, cost per visit for critically ill patients decreased by more than 20%.
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Talk to your doctor about whether taking aspirin can do you more harm than good.
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Michigan’s legacy industry and agriculture have led to persistent environmental exposures.
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The study finds nearly 96% of patients deemed eligible for surgery survive in the first 48 hours.
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Biopsies from the same patients before and after treatment reveal how a specific drug reprograms prostate tumors.
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A clinical trial in head and neck cancer explored ways to improve clinical outcomes for patients. Although the trial failed, researchers found insight into new ways to address treatment resistance.
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By using the lymphatic system as a storage reservoir, researchers found they could optimize drug concentrations to simultaneously target two molecular signaling pathways responsible for cancer growth.