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A Malaria Drug Treatment Could Help To Save Babies’ Lives

Human organ chip research shows that a common antimalarial combination could reverse the negative effects of malnutrition in the female digestive tract that lead to low birth weight infants.
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Researchers Uncover How To Sabotage Anti-Biotic Resistance Superbugs

A collaborative team of researchers announced that they had successfully learned how to sabotage a key piece of machinery, called the Type 3 secretion system, that pathogens use to infect their host cells.
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Colon Cancer Screenings Are Even More Effective Than We Previously Thought

Screening for colon cancer reduces cancer rates by substantially more than previous analyses of randomized trials suggest, according to a study co-authored by an MIT economist that takes a new look at data from five trials.
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“Unclear” Whether Opioids Are Effective Against Cancer Pain

A new review has called into question how effective opioids are for cancer pain, finding non-opioids, including aspirin, may be just as effective.
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Vaccine Lowers Cholesterol Levels in Preclinical Trials

A newly developed vaccine could offer an inexpensive way to lower "bad" cholesterol, improving heart health.
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Vulnerabilities Behind Cancer’s “Death Star” Protein Revealed

KRAS is one of the most frequently mutated genes in cancer. Researchers expose its secret vulnerabilities, laying out a fresh blueprint for targeting ‘undruggable’ proteins.
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AI Advancement Allows the Generation of Proteins With Exceptional Binding Strengths

A new study reports an AI-driven advance in biotechnology with implications for drug development, disease detection, and environmental monitoring.
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Drug Shows Promise in Kidney Disease Trial

In a Phase 2 trial of patients with chronic kidney disease, an experimental drug reduced albuminuria – albumin in the urine, a sign of kidney damage.
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Fecal Microbiome Predicts Postoperative Infections in Liver Transplants

Researchers have predicted post-operative infections in liver transplant patients by analyzing the fecal microbiome, representing a leap forward in understanding the connection between the gut microbiome and health.
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Psilocybin Could Be an Untapped Treatment for Many Psychiatric Conditions

Medicinal psilocybin may prove to be an untapped therapeutic resource for a variety of psychiatric conditions identified by researchers at The Florey.
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