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Medical Xpress / Potential new TB vaccines could save millions of lives: Gavi

New tuberculosis vaccines expected to become available from 2029 could save more than 7 million lives over a decade, Gavi said Monday, but only if sufficient supply is ensured for the countries most in need.

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Medical Xpress / Scientists target gum disease with bacteriophage virus

Scientists have shown that a naturally occurring virus can dismantle complex bacterial communities responsible for severe gum disease, offering a potential alternative to traditional antibiotics. In the first study to demonstrate ...

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Medical Xpress / Common epilepsy drug levetiracetam presents potential clot risk for patients taking blood thinners

Researchers from the University of Liverpool and the University of Zurich have identified a potential safety consideration involving levetiracetam, one of the world's most commonly prescribed antiseizure medications.

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Medical Xpress / Time-restricted eating provides modest weight loss benefits for adults with obesity and prediabetes

A Johns Hopkins Medicine study reports evidence that time-restricted eating (TRE)—a form of intermittent fasting that involves eating only during a consistent daily 8–10-hour window—can cause modest weight loss in adults ...

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Phys.org / Mapping charge-carrier dynamics to guide more efficient organic solar cells

A Sungkyunkwan University (SKKU) research team led by professors Taeyeon Kim and Doo-Hyun Ko of the Department of Chemistry recently published a comprehensive review titled "Carrier Dynamics in Nonfullerene Acceptor Organic ...

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Phys.org / Only 1 out of every 5 amphibian type localities in Ecuador are in protected areas

In taxonomy, the location where specimens used to formally describe a new species are collected is called a type locality. These sites can be thought of as the species' formal birthplace, much as the scientific article containing ...

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Medical Xpress / Warming climate can put women at greater risk of violence

Unusually warm periods may be linked to an increased risk of intimate partner violence against women, according to a new IIASA-led study covering 31 countries in sub-Saharan Africa. The findings highlight how rising temperatures ...

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Medical Xpress / Researchers say parents should combine words with gestures to help their children learn

As children return to school, new research from the University of Iowa shows how parents can help their kids learn while literally being on the same wavelength.

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Phys.org / Rivers may be carrying more microplastics into the world's oceans than previously thought

Microplastics are a modern environmental menace and a potential threat to human health. These tiny pieces of plastic, measuring from 1 to 5,000 micrometers, come mainly from larger plastics as well as sources such as paints ...

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Medical Xpress / Scientists uncover why some Huntington's disease patients decline years earlier

A new study has revealed why some people with Huntington's disease develop symptoms 10–12 years earlier and experience a more aggressive form of the disease.

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Phys.org / 40-year-old prediction of how plastics 'mix' confirmed for the first time

A "mixing" phenomenon between plastic layers that had been predicted only in theory for 40 years has now been experimentally confirmed.

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Phys.org / Series of reactions reveals how complex carbon chemistry can begin in frigid space

Before there was Earth, there was chemistry. In the unimaginable cold, dark clouds where stars and planets are born, carbon molecules assemble into more complex forms—starting a chemical journey that could eventually deliver ...

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