Yeast-based nanoparticle vaccine could make annual flu shots obsolete
The world mostly relies on an 80-year-old method for producing flu vaccines from chicken eggs – a slow, costly process that struggles to quickly adapt
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Book reframes pregnancy loss as a natural trial-and-error process
According to a new book from University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign anthropology professor Kate Clancy, pregnancy is necessarily fraught, involving a series of tests of egg
Fruit fly brain inspires energy-efficient scent classification algorithm
In the animal kingdom, energy conservation is essential for survival. That’s why our brains have evolved to be extremely energy and resource efficient at storing
‘Doctors said I was ‘too young’ to have endometriosis’
Grace is just 14, but has to spend days in hospital each month due to her endometriosis.
Nanoparticle vaccine offers long-lasting protection against multiple flu strains
A new, nanoparticle vaccine could one day grant patients immunity to the flu with fewer trips to the doctor and without health officials correctly guessing
Why is it so hard to find an NHS dentist? Find out how many have closed where you live
Nearly 600 practices in England have withdrawn from NHS dentistry over the last 10 years, as the service heads towards a two-tier system.
Disrupted brain-immune signaling may help drive neurodegeneration
A Cell perspective argues that neurodegeneration can emerge from disrupted communication between neural and immune networks, with peripheral immunity, microglia, and gene-regulatory programs all shaping
Mum wants people to know ‘there is hope after pregnancy loss’
Hayley Metcalfe, 37, suffered the loss of two babies at 17 and 19 weeks into the pregnancies.
New blood tests for multiple cancers gain political backing
As new technology capable of detecting dozens of early-stage cancer types with a single blood test hits the market, support for its use is building.
Doctors said I was too young to have endometriosis at 13 – I had to take morphine to cope
Grace, 14, feels doctors were dismissive of her pain. She wants others to know the symptoms.
How easy is it to find an NHS dentist? It depends where you live
Nearly 600 practices in England have withdrawn from NHS dentistry over the last 10 years, as the service heads towards a two-tier system.
What Is Spondylolisthesis, the Spine Condition Reported to Plague Luigi Mangione?
This is a MedPage Today story. Luigi Mangione, the person charged with murdering United Healthcare CEO Brian Thompson, reportedly had spinal surgery for chronic back
As the Clancy case highlights postpartum psychosis, a mom stricken by it shares her story of hope
About two weeks after giving birth, Bridget María Chesterton was curled up on the bathroom floor, saying things that made little sense
Historic redlining continues limiting healthy food access, study finds
Bad housing, high crime and poor schools are more important than transportation or income when it comes to accessing healthy food in neighborhoods historically subjected