Sepsis, the body's overreaction to an infection, affects more than 1.5 million people and kills at least 270,000 every year in the U.S. alone. The standard treatment of antibiotics and fluids is not effective for many patients, ...
Bio & Medicine
Jun 6, 2022
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Evaluating a new health care intervention can be a messy and costly process.
Computer Sciences
Nov 26, 2014
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An agricultural fungicide approved in the U.S. and currently under consideration by authorities worldwide could have a devastating effect on a new drug for one of world's deadliest infectious diseases, show University of ...
Cell & Microbiology
Jan 9, 2024
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Bringing a new drug to market costs billions of dollars and can take over a decade. These high monetary and time investments are both strong contributors to today's skyrocketing health care costs and significant obstacles ...
Biochemistry
Jan 11, 2023
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A study out of the Michael G. DeGroote Institute for Infectious Disease Research at McMaster University has resulted in the discovery of a promising new antimalarial compound.
Biochemistry
Oct 27, 2021
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Several drugs approved for treating hepatitis C viral infection were identified as potential candidates against COVID-19, a new disease caused by the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus. This is the result of research based on extensive ...
Biotechnology
May 5, 2020
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Children across the United States who identify as LGBTQ+ say the sexual health education curricula they receive is leaving them without essential information to make informed decisions about their sexual health—which could ...
Social Sciences
Jun 17, 2024
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A study published in the journal PLOS ONE could one day help health workers determine whether bacteria of the species Streptococcus pneumoniae, which cause meningitis—an inflammation of the membranes that envelop the brain ...
Cell & Microbiology
Sep 6, 2022
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Opportunities to reach teens who are at risk for violence and substance use are rare. There may be only a small window of time to prevent often life-threatening violent injuries.
Social Sciences
Dec 6, 2021
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The U.K. government's recent mini-budget has come in for a lot of criticism. Its effect on stock markets, pensions and the value of the pound have barely been out of the news. As a clinical psychologist, one issue I find ...
Economics & Business
Sep 30, 2022
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