Anti-NMDAR encephalitis is an autoimmune brain illness that is often mistaken as a psychiatric disorder since it causes psychoses and
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Antiseizure medication in pregnancy associated with twice the risk of autism in child
Women with epilepsy who take the antiseizure drug valproic acid while pregnant are at more than double the risk of
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Masks could cut COVID-19 deaths in the US by 130,000: study
Even if state-level governments in the United States reimpose limited social distancing measures to halt the spread of COVID-19, the
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How does the immune system develop in the first days of life?
Within the womb, a human fetus benefits from the protection of the placenta, limiting their contact with pathogens. However, once
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Multiple sclerosis as the flip side of immune fitness
About half of the people with multiple sclerosis have the HLA-DR15 gene variant. A study led by the University of
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Chipotle Is Charging for Tortillas on the Side, Putting an End to a Cult-Favorite Menu Hack
Few things are quite as beautiful as a sure-fire way to get a little more food without paying any extra
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The body fires ‘blobs of fat’ packed with toxic proteins to fight bacteria
The human body uses many tactics to fight invaders. Scientists just found another weapon in its arsenal: tiny fat blobs
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Women at Higher Risk When Heart Attack Strikes the Young
THURSDAY, Oct. 15, 2020 — Younger women who suffer a heart attack are more likely than men to die in
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Researchers mine data and connect the dots about processes driving neuroblastoma
October 14, 2020) Researchers have used insight from a comprehensive genomic analysis of neuroblastoma to learn about the process driving
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Does the flu vaccine affect my chances of getting COVID-19?
Does the flu vaccine affect my chances of getting COVID-19? The flu vaccine protects you from seasonal influenza, not the
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