According to the World Health Organization, over 216 million people were infected with malaria in 2016, and 445,000 individuals died
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Atomic-level study reveals why rare disorder causes sudden paralysis: A hole in a protein lets ions leak into cells, thereby triggering the profound muscle weakness of hypokalemic periodic paralysis
A rare genetic disorder in which people are suddenly overcome with profound muscle weakness is caused by a hole in
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Dehydration prompts more blood feeding by mosquitoes
When it’s hot and dry, mosquitoes like nothing more than the refreshing taste of you. Biologists with the University of
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Implantable islet cells come with their own oxygen supply: Device could help insulin-producing cells live longer after transplant and improve treatment of type 1 diabetes
Since the 1960s, researchers have been interested in the possibility of treating type 1 diabetes by transplanting islet cells —
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Compound improves stroke outcome by reducing lingering inflammation: An experimental compound appears to improve stroke outcome by reducing the destructive inflammation that can continue months after a stroke, scientists report
An experimental compound appears to improve stroke outcome by reducing the destructive inflammation that can continue months after a stroke,
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New blood pressure guidelines could put lives at risk: Guidelines would class an extra 31 million Americans as having hypertension
The recent recommendations from American College of Cardiology and the American Heart Association are as follows: lowering the threshold for
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Look! Down in the petri dish! It’s a superplatelet! Bioengineer endows platelets with extra powers to rescue blood clotting process
Blood platelets have one main job: Stop bleeding by forming clots. Sometimes, however, these tiny cell fragments fail when they
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Blood flow is a major influence on tumor cell metastasis
Scientists have long theorized that blood flow plays an integral role in cancer metastasis. But new research testing this long-held
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Higher blood pressure before pregnancy may increase miscarriage risk
Elevated blood pressure before becoming pregnant and early in pregnancy may increase the risk of pregnancy loss, even if the
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