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Medical Xpress / Colorado was the first state to cap a drug's price. Then a federal court stepped in

Colorado is one of a handful of states with a review board for drug prices and one of only four with a board empowered to set upper limits on what state agencies, insurers and other purchasers may pay or be reimbursed for ...

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Science X / Inside 530-million-year-old embryos, scientists uncover rare time-lapse of early animal growth

Think of a small fossil as the equivalent of a homemade video of prehistoric life. Fossils formed when sea organisms began their great proliferation more than half a billion years ago rarely contained anything but tough structures. ...

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Medical Xpress / Autoantibodies could shape cancer risk, growth and response to immunotherapy

Scientists have long sought to understand why some people with no known risk factors develop cancer while others with significant risk never do. The answer may lie in immune proteins known as autoantibodies (auto-Abs), suggests ...

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Phys.org / 'I get caught up in the numbers game': Why useful social media content gets lost online

When Amy posts a photograph of herself on Instagram, she knows what will attract attention. A picture of her in a bikini may receive thousands of views. A post explaining the realities of living with a stoma (an opening in ...

4 hours ago
Medical Xpress / Will cough lozenges, syrups or medicated hot drinks make my cough go away?

There are few things more irritating than lying in bed exhausted, ready to settle in for a good night's sleep, only to be kept awake by a cough that won't quit. So, if you're desperate to make it stop, what actually works?

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Phys.org / New research shows how language experience shapes human communication

A Taiwan–led study of Mandarin-speaking learners shows that the sounds we hear and produce are deeply shaped by our prior language experience, offering new insights into how humans learn and use language.

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Medical Xpress / Photo-based calorie-tracking apps may underestimate energy in meals

Thanks to advances in AI, popular calorie-tracking apps can now use a photo of a meal to estimate the nutritional content of what you're eating. Although these apps are convenient, a new study found that four photo-based ...

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Phys.org / New model maps how social media users repeatedly spread misinformation

People who receive information on social media play a greater role in the spread of misinformation than research has acknowledged, according to research published in the International Journal of Enterprise Network Management. ...

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Phys.org / China evacuates 340,000 people as Typhoon Noul approaches

Authorities have evacuated more than 340,000 people and suspended work and rail services as Typhoon Noul approaches southern China, with flight cancellations announced in Hong Kong.

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Phys.org / Spain fights to 'save lives' as wildfire evacuees shelter in Madrid

Spain's Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez said Saturday firefighters were working to "save lives" in the blazes raging west of Madrid, as authorities said a separate fire in the east killed one person.

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Medical Xpress / US panel endorses more unproven if buzzy peptides

A U.S. review panel on Friday recommended loosening restrictions on all but one of a buzzy class of peptides, dismissing protests from medical experts who say none are well studied enough to justify wide access.

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Medical Xpress / Wireless skin sensor could continuously track soft tissue disorders from home

Northwestern scientists have developed a novel wireless sensor device that can continuously monitor skin elasticity in patients with soft tissue disorders, including lymphedema and scleroderma, which can support early disease ...

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