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American tests positive for Ebola; U.S. to screen travelers at airports - The Washington Post

American tests positive for Ebola; U.S. to screen travelers at airports - The Washington Post

Health experts are growing increasingly concerned about the outbreak, given that cases could have been spreading undetected for weeks.

Britain gets experimental drug from Japan to bolster hantavirus response - Yahoo

Britain gets experimental drug from Japan to bolster hantavirus response - Yahoo

LONDON, May 18 (Reuters) - Britain has received supplies of the antiviral drug favipiravir from Japan as part of its ongoing response to a deadly ‌hantavirus ...

Column | Head and neck cancers are on the rise. Here’s how to reduce your risk. - The Washington Post

Column | Head and neck cancers are on the rise. Here’s how to reduce your risk. - The Washington Post

A few major factors are driving new cases of head and neck cancers. Luckily, they are things you can control.

Scientists Accidentally Found a Weird New Way to Stop Mosquitoes From Mating - VICE

Scientists Accidentally Found a Weird New Way to Stop Mosquitoes From Mating - VICE

A Yale study found that garlic triggered a taste receptor that made some insects lose interest in mating and laying eggs.

Parkinson’s Drug Restores Memories in Alzheimer’s - Neuroscience News

Parkinson’s Drug Restores Memories in Alzheimer’s - Neuroscience News

Restoring dopamine levels with Levodopa reverses memory decline in Alzheimer's disease models.

How safe are GLP-1 drugs, really? - East Idaho News

How safe are GLP-1 drugs, really? - East Idaho News

GLP-1 medications have exploded in popularity over the past few years, and it’s easy to see why. They work. People lose significant weight, blood sugar improves, and for the first time in a long time, weight management feels achievable. But anytime a drug goe…

Scientists Found a Remarkable Way to Help Kids Like Vegetables - ScienceAlert

Scientists Found a Remarkable Way to Help Kids Like Vegetables - ScienceAlert

Trying to persuade kids to eat healthily is a challenge many parents face, and a small new study suggests that pregnancy might be a prime time to influence toddlers' tastes.

These are the U.S. states monitoring for hantavirus cases linked to cruise ship at center of outbreak - Yahoo

These are the U.S. states monitoring for hantavirus cases linked to cruise ship at center of outbreak - Yahoo

Officials in Arizona, California, Georgia, Kansas, Maryland, Minnesota, New Jersey, Texas, Virginia and Washington say they are monitoring residents after...

metabolic fitness and immune homeostasis in the gut - Nature

metabolic fitness and immune homeostasis in the gut - Nature

This study describes that cardiolipin deficiency-induced mitochondrial dysfunction in Treg cells impairs gut–immune tolerance.