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Peptide That Blocks a Hyperactive Brain Enzyme Could Be a Potential Alzheimer’s Treatment
Neuroscientists have found a way to reverse some symptoms of Alzheimer’s disease by interfering with a typically overactive enzyme.
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Hormone Doses in Contraceptives Could Be Reduced by As Much As 92%
A new study has used computer modeling to explore how exogenous hormones – such as those included in hormonal contraceptives – impact the body’s own hormone levels and menstrual cycle. Using this model, the research team behind the study suggests that the dose of exogenous hormones used in contraceptives could be reduced by up to 92% in some cases.
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Some Women Experience Heavier Periods After COVID-19 Vaccination
A new international study finds that women vaccinated for COVID-19 have a slightly higher risk for a heavier period after vaccination.
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Organoids Improve Speed of Vaccine Development
Testing the efficacy of a vaccine candidate is typically a long process, with the immune response of an animal model taking around two months. Scientists are developing a method that is more than an order of magnitude faster.
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Perfume Chemical Helps Lure Male Moth Pests
Researchers have shown that adding a small amount of a chemical used in perfumes – nonanal – to a two-chemical combination of other sex pheromones helped increase the cocktail’s effectiveness in mimicking female fall armyworm “come hither” calls to males.
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Insulin’s Shelf Life Is Likely Longer Than First Thought
An international study shows that it is likely that insulin can be stored at room temperature, and for considerably longer than drug companies have counted on to date. Access to this vital medicine can thereby be significantly improved for the world’s poorest inhabitants.
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Getting Creative To Combat Foodborne Norovirus
Scientist have found a creative way to make a vaccine against norovirus, which causes hundreds of millions of cases of food poisoning each year, by piggybacking on the highly effective vaccines for rotavirus, an unrelated virus that also causes diarrhea.
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New Approach Uses Cancer Patients’ Blood Cells To Fight Tumors
A therapy that harnesses immune cells collected from tumors could be made a more viable option by using circulating tumor-reactive lymphocytes found in the blood to fight tumors.
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What Can Science Do About Vaccine Hesitancy?
Two of the most important factors contributing to COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy are low levels of confidence in public health scientists and low levels of collective responsibility to prevent COVID. What can science do to address vaccine hesitancy?
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RSV Vaccination During Pregnancy Could Prevent Illness in Children
Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) is a global pathogen that can cause severe respiratory tract illness. RSV infections can be especially dangerous for newborns and infants in general. A large-scale international vaccination study has now investigated the efficacy of an initial vaccine candidate.
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