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Africa: Global Population Requiring Interventions Against Trachoma Falls Below 100 Million for the First Time

Press Release - The number of people requiring interventions against trachoma, the world's leading infectious cause of blindness, has fallen below 100 million for the first time since global records ...

The Hard Truth of Weight-Loss Drugs: You Probably Need Them Forever

Many people who use these medications don’t want to stay on them long term. But research has repeatedly shown that quitting ...
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This is SPARDA: A self-destruct, self-defense system in bacteria that could be a new biotech tool

A bacterial defense system called SPARDA employs kamikaze-like tactics to protect cells and could be useful in future ...

How actin wavefronts rescue T cell receptors from endocytosis

Every time our body encounters a new disease-causing agent, a crucial defense system called adaptive immunity comes into play ...

Cells use dual strategies to fine-tune inflammatory gene activation

Inflammation has to fight pathogens fast—but it can't get out of control. Researchers at the German Cancer Research Center ...
Medscape

Inside the Gut Microbiome: Function, Disease, and Future Therapies

Gut microbiome researcher Purna C. Kashyap, MBBS, shares the latest insights on the role of probiotics, disorders of the ...

First on CNN: Noninvasive brain treatment for depression proves helpful

At Stanford, a treatment that aims magnetic pulses at the brain is showing results for people with treatment-resistant depression. It’s called SAINT, and here’s how it works.
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6 Types of Treatments for IgA Nephropathy

IgA nephropathy is a type of kidney disease that is typically treated with various medicines and lifestyle changes. Learn more about IgA nephropathy treatment here.