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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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Antioxidant "Boosts" Sunscreen Efficacy

Incorporating natural molecules with antioxidant properties, like rosmarinic acid, into sunscreen increases its photoprotective efficacy.
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Gestational Vitamin D Levels Linked to Childhood Behavior

A new study has discovered a link between gestational vitamin D and behavioral outcomes in children.
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Air Pollution Linked to Lower COVID-19 Vaccine Responses

People exposed to higher levels of air pollution before the pandemic had lower antibody responses to COVID-19 vaccines, according to a study led by the Barcelona Institute for Global Health (ISGlobal).
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Most Supplements Do Not Offer Suitable Prenatal Nutrition, Study Suggests

A new study has explored the landscape of supplements used by pregnant women in the United States. The data reveals that 99% of supplements do not provide suitable amounts of some of the key micronutrients missing from women’s diets.
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When You Start Hormone Therapy During Menopause Can Impact Alzheimer’s Risk

Women are more likely than men to develop Alzheimer’s disease (AD), with women making up two-thirds of the population living with AD. A new study sheds light on the relationship between the risk of Alzheimer’s disease and age of menopause and use of hormone therapy (HT).
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mRNA Therapy Treats and Prevents Peanut Allergies in Mice

Researchers have developed a nanoparticle that delivers mRNA to specific cells in the liver to teach the body’s natural defenses to tolerate peanut proteins.
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