When cancer patients undergo chemotherapy, the dose of most drugs is calculated based on the patient's body surface area. This is estimated by plugging the patient's height and weight into an equation, dating to 1916, that ...
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For years, even as opioid overdose deaths dramatically increased, doctors and other prescribers in the United States needed special permission from the federal government if they wanted to prescribe buprenorphine, a medication ...
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A surprisingly high fraction of infertile men presenting congenital testicular maldescent, cryptorchidism were revealed as undiagnosed cases of congenital RASopathy syndromes, as stated in a recent publication in Frontiers ...
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Weill Cornell Medicine investigators have uncovered a way to unleash in blood vessels the protective effects of a type of fat-related molecule known as a sphingolipid, suggesting a promising new strategy for the treatment ...
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As people age, their brains do, too. But if a brain ages prematurely, there is potential for age-related diseases such as mild cognitive impairment, dementia, or Parkinson's disease. If "brain age" could be easily calculated, ...
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The suicide rate for men is about four times higher than for women. While men make up 50% of the population, they account for 80% of the suicides. Yet, suicide risk in men often goes unnoticed.
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In a recent study published in the Science Bulletin, researchers comprehensively examined the composition and phenotypic features of myeloid cells in human failing hearts at a single-cell level, offering valuable insights ...
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Long non-coding ribonucleic acids (lncRNAs), despite not coding for any protein, can play a significant role in cancer formation, progression, and treatment outcomes. One such lncRNA of interest is MALAT1, abbreviated for ...
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Historically, we have tried to learn from our responses to large-scale health emergencies to prevent future health crises, but the factors influencing public health behavior are deeply complex.
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The World Health Organization (WHO) called Wednesday for a strengthening of global detection networks for the H5N1 bird flu virus which infected a large number of animal species.
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