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May 28, 2012

While immediate post-exposure treatment for suspected HIV is critical, pre-exposure preventive treatment is a newer method that may be effective for people in high-risk groups, states a review of evidence published in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal). Read more

Youth Radio

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December 4, 2023

The U.S. Dept. of Education has initiated an investigation into Harvard University in response to allegations of anti-semitism on campus according to NBC News. The investigation follows a complaint asserting that Harvard failed to address incidents of harassment against Jewish and Israeli students. Harvard President Claudine Gay acknowledged the issue in a Nov. 9 letter,... Read more

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January 3, 2012

A new study shows that it is possible to selectively target and block a particular microRNA that is important in liver cancer. The findings might offer a new therapy for this malignancy, which kills an estimated 549,000 people worldwide annually. The study focused on miR-221, which is consistently present at abnormally high levels in human liver cancer. The treatment significantly prolonged survival in an animal model and promoted the activity of important tumor-suppressor genes. Read more

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February 27, 2012

Antisense oligonucleotides -- short segments of genetic material designed to target specific areas of a gene or chromosome -- that activated an enzyme to "chew up" toxic RNA could point the way to a treatment for a degenerative muscle disease called myotonic dystrophy, said researchers from Baylor College of Medicine and Isis Pharmaceuticals Inc., in a report in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. Read more

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May 2, 2012

The smoking cessation drug varenicline significantly reduced alcohol consumption in a group of heavy-drinking smokers, in a study carried out by researchers at the Ernest Gallo Clinic and Research Center at the University of California, San Francisco. Read more

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April 19, 2012

Anti-tobacco television advertising helps reduce adult smoking, according to a study by researchers at the University of Illinois at Chicago's Institute for Health Research and Policy -- but some ads may be more effective than others. Read more

Scientific American

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August 15, 2024

Carpenter ants carry out lifesaving amputations on their colony siblings to save them Read more

EurekAlert!

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March 7, 2012

Ants are equipped with a number of sophisticated navigation tools, including the ability to both learn and use vibrational and magnetic landmarks, as reported March 7 in the open access journal PLoS ONE. Read more

Scientific American

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January 25, 2023

Supersmeller ants quickly learn to recognize tumors’ signatures in mouse urine Read more

Science News

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September 19, 2024