A clinical trial of a new gene therapy for sickle cell disease that has shown promise has been halted after two participants were diagnosed with
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A whole foods, plant based diet may ease the painful skin blistering and scarring of a baffling blood vessel disorder for which there is as
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Scientists at Northwestern University are doing a dream job—literally: they’re questioning people who are deep in dream-filled REM sleep. The crazy part? Those dreamers are
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A clear bimodal age pattern exists in psoriasis onset, and prevalence shows an increasing trend with age until 60 or 70 years, according to a
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The COVID-19 pandemic has heaped additional financial strains, childcare complications and other problems on already-burdened caregivers of children diagnosed with cancer, according to a study
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Diabetes is never an easy disease to manage, but coping with type 1 diabetes can be a particularly difficult challenge for teens. The transition from
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Researchers at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Adams School of Dentistry have launched a clinical trial to test whether mouthwash can reduce
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Exposure to what is considered low levels of air pollution over a long period of time can increase the risk of heart attack, stroke, atrial
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In the midst of a national shortage of N95 masks, the U.S. government quietly granted an exception to its export ban on protective gear, allowing
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Extending the symptoms that trigger a PCR test for COVID-19 could help detect around a third more cases of the disease. New research led by
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