The BCG vaccine, a vaccine originally made against tuberculosis, has a general stimulating effect on the immune system and is
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People are dying after drinking hand sanitizer, CDC says
People are getting sick and even dying after swallowing hand sanitizer, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said
What we know so far about COVID-19 and children
President Donald Trump has been censored on Facebook and Twitter after saying children are “almost immune” from COVID-19. What do
Brain waves can be used to predict future pain sensitivity
Rhythms produced by the brain can reliably be used to predict how sensitive we are to pain, new research shows.
Cancer vs. COVID: When a pandemic upended cancer care
When COVID-19 struck, health care pivoted hard. Any unnecessary procedures or appointments were postponed. For people with cancer, that pivot
Chemotherapy for rare cancer fine-tuned with organoids
A patient-specific tumor organoid model is being used to identify the most effective chemotherapy protocol to treat appendix and colon
Test accurately IDs people whose gonorrhea can be cured with simple oral antibiotic
A test designed by UCLA researchers can pinpoint which people with gonorrhea will respond successfully to the inexpensive oral antibiotic
Brain noise contains unique signature of dream sleep
When we dream, our brains are filled with noisy electrical activity that looks nearly identical to that of the awake
