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Ebola Vaccine Could Stretch Farther
A new study has identified that a single dose of a highly diluted Ebola vaccine still fully protected against disease in a monkey model.
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Elevated Nitrogen Emissions Linked to Kidney Damage
Researchers have uncovered a link between elevated levels of nitrogen and kidney damage.
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What Puts the "Fire" in Fire Ants?
Researchers have identified pyridine alkaloids that, along with other venom components, could contribute to the serious medical problems caused by fire ant stings.
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Genes Linked to Sex Ratio Associated With Infertility
"Is it a boy or girl?". It's presumed that there's a 50-50 chance you'd have one or the other. However, a new study of the sex chromosomes suggest they genes which, at least in mice, skew that assumed ratio to favor one sex, could have major implications for male infertility.
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Ranitidine Recalled Due to Potential Carcinogen Contamination
Teva UK Ltd is recalling unexpired stock of certain batches of two types of Ranitidine medicines – used to treat conditions such as heartburn and stomach ulcers.
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All Plastic Could Be Recycled
Researchers have developed an efficient process for breaking down any plastic waste to a molecular level. The resulting gases can then be transformed back into new plastics – of the same quality as the original.
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International Alliance Aims To Detect the (Almost) Undetectable
A new transatlantic research alliance aims to develop radical new strategies and technologies to detect cancer at its earliest stage.
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A Counting Game: Quantifying CRISPR’s Off-target Effects
Scientists are finding new ways to improve the use of the CRISPR enzyme Cas9 and reduce the chances of off-target mutations in laboratory mice, according to new results.
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New Diagnostic Method Finds Aggressive Tumours
Researchers at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden have developed a new cheap method that can identify highly heterogeneous tumours that tend to be very aggressive, and therefore need to be treated more aggressively.
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Medical Marijuana May Help Lessen Opioid Use and Potential Abuse
Medical marijuana shows early promise to lessen opioid use and potential abuse, according to a systematic review of published studies being presented at the ANESTHESIOLOGY® 2019 annual meeting. However, more rigorous scientific research must be conducted to determine if there truly are pain relief benefits to medical marijuana that can help ease chronic pain and outweigh potential risks.
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