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Gender-specific COVID-19 responses: Men show greater physiological changes

March 8, 2024 Men\'s skin temperature, heart rate and respiratory rate increase more than women\'s with COVID-19.

MR-guided focused ultrasound (MRgFUS) approved for additional reimbursement for essential tremor in Germany

March 7, 2024 Insightec announces that its transcranial MR-guided focused ultrasound (MRgFUS) has been granted NUB status 1 for the treatment of essential tremor (ET) in Germany.

Earliest yet Alzheimer's biomarker found in mouse model could point to new targets

March 6, 2024 A surge of a neural-specific protein in the brain is the earliest yet biomarker for Alzheimer\'s disease, report University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign researchers studying a mouse model of the disease.

Tiny worms tolerate Chornobyl radiation

March 6, 2024 The 1986 disaster at the Chornobyl nuclear power plant transformed the surrounding area into the most radioactive landscape on Earth.

Breastfeeding after COVID-19 booster can give babies antibodies

March 5, 2024 Lactating mothers who get the COVID-19 booster pass along the antibodies to their children via their breast milk—and potentially protect babies too young to receive the vaccine, a study from the University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences (UF/IFAS) and the UF College of Medicine found.

France enshrines abortion as constitutional right

March 5, 2024 The French parliament on Monday voted to anchor the right to abortion in the country\'s constitution, making France the first country in the world to offer explicit protection for terminating a pregnancy in its basic law.

Daily fiber supplement improves older adults' brain function in just 12 weeks

March 4, 2024 A daily fiber supplement improved brain function in people over 60 in just 12 weeks.

When company realeases product with less sugar consumer turn to other sweets

March 4, 2024 American consumers have failed to fully embrace products with less added sugar despite the clear health benefits, according to a new study led by a researcher at the University of Massachusetts Amherst.

U.S. researchers identify new antibodies targeting "dark side" of influenza virus protein

March 4, 2024 Researchers at the U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH) have identified antibodies targeting a hard-to-spot region of the influenza virus, the agency said.

U.S. CDC drops five-day COVID isolation guidelines

March 2, 2024 The U.S. CDC on Friday dropped its five-day COVID-19 isolation recommendations under a new guidance, instead suggesting that people return to normal activities if symptoms improve and they are fever-free for at least 24 hours without needing medicines.

MF Meats recalls meat contaminated with oil not for food

March 1, 2024 Falconer, New York based MF Meats is recalling around 93,277 pounds of raw meat products citing potential contamination with a non-food grade substance, the U.S. Department of Agriculture\'s Food Safety and Inspection Service or FSIS announced.

Nutraceutical recalls thousands of bottles of mouthwash due to poisoning risk

March 1, 2024 Nutraceutical has recalled about 102,100 bottles of Heritage Store hydrogen peroxide mouthwash due to a risk of poisoning.