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Water fluoridation helps prevent tooth decay. How growing opposition threatens a 70-year-old health practice

Water fluoridation helps prevent tooth decay. How growing opposition threatens a 70-year-old health practice

by Amal Noureldin,The ConversationCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainDriving through downtown Dallas, you might see a striking banner hanging at the U-turn bridge, near the Walnut Hill exit on Cen

Water fluoridation helps prevent tooth decay. How growing opposition threatens a 70-year-old health practice

by Amal Noureldin,The ConversationCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainDriving through downtown Dallas, you might see a striking banner hanging at the U-turn bridge, near the Walnut Hill exit on Cen
A new at-home test will soon be available for chlamydia and gonorrhea

A new at-home test will soon be available for chlamydia and gonorrhea

by Liz Sturgiss and Benjamin Bavinton,The ConversationChlamydia trachomatis inclusion bodies (brown) in a McCoy cell culture. Credit: public domainAustralia'sTherapeutic Goods Administ

A new at-home test will soon be available for chlamydia and gonorrhea

by Liz Sturgiss and Benjamin Bavinton,The ConversationChlamydia trachomatis inclusion bodies (brown) in a McCoy cell culture. Credit: public domainAustralia'sTherapeutic Goods Administ
T cells also become exhausted in chronic fatigue syndrome, research finds

T cells also become exhausted in chronic fatigue syndrome, research finds

by Krishna Ramanujan,Cornell UniversityscRNA-seq analysis of T cells in ME. Credit:Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences(2024). DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2415119121Debilitating chr

T cells also become exhausted in chronic fatigue syndrome, research finds

by Krishna Ramanujan,Cornell UniversityscRNA-seq analysis of T cells in ME. Credit:Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences(2024). DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2415119121Debilitating chr
Study finds 70% of young people with long COVID recover within two years

Study finds 70% of young people with long COVID recover within two years

byUniversity College LondonCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainMost young people who were confirmed to have long COVID three months after a positive PCR test had recovered within 24 months, finds

Study finds 70% of young people with long COVID recover within two years

byUniversity College LondonCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainMost young people who were confirmed to have long COVID three months after a positive PCR test had recovered within 24 months, finds
WHO gives first approval of TB test

WHO gives first approval of TB test

Credit: CC0 Public DomainThe World Health Organization announced Thursday it had given a first-ever green light to a test for tuberculosis—a disease which killed 1.25 million people last year.Xpert MT

WHO gives first approval of TB test

Credit: CC0 Public DomainThe World Health Organization announced Thursday it had given a first-ever green light to a test for tuberculosis—a disease which killed 1.25 million people last year.Xpert MT
How SARS-CoV-2 exploits human proteins to replicate

How SARS-CoV-2 exploits human proteins to replicate

by Sara Lidman,Karolinska InstitutetSARS-CoV-2 infection inhibited SGs formation independent of eIF2α. Credit:Nature Communications(2024). DOI: 10.1038/s41467-024-54996-3Researchers

How SARS-CoV-2 exploits human proteins to replicate

by Sara Lidman,Karolinska InstitutetSARS-CoV-2 infection inhibited SGs formation independent of eIF2α. Credit:Nature Communications(2024). DOI: 10.1038/s41467-024-54996-3Researchers
Study finds the bisexual population in Stockholm has doubled in a decade

Study finds the bisexual population in Stockholm has doubled in a decade

byKarolinska InstitutetCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainOver the past decade, the proportion of residents in Stockholm County who identify as bisexual has nearly doubled. The younger generations

Study finds the bisexual population in Stockholm has doubled in a decade

byKarolinska InstitutetCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainOver the past decade, the proportion of residents in Stockholm County who identify as bisexual has nearly doubled. The younger generations
Colorado sees rise in walking pneumonia, particularly among very young children

Colorado sees rise in walking pneumonia, particularly among very young children

by Jessica SeamanCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainColorado has experienced a surge in walking pneumonia this fall, most notably among very young children who aren't usually as susceptible to the

Colorado sees rise in walking pneumonia, particularly among very young children

by Jessica SeamanCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainColorado has experienced a surge in walking pneumonia this fall, most notably among very young children who aren't usually as susceptible to the
Life expectancy increased from 2022 to 2023, reaching 78.4 years

Life expectancy increased from 2022 to 2023, reaching 78.4 years

by Elana GotkineLife expectancy in the United States increased in 2023, reaching 78.4 years, while drug overdose mortality decreased from 2022 to 2023, according to two December data briefs published

Life expectancy increased from 2022 to 2023, reaching 78.4 years

by Elana GotkineLife expectancy in the United States increased in 2023, reaching 78.4 years, while drug overdose mortality decreased from 2022 to 2023, according to two December data briefs published
A mystery illness has killed dozens of people in Congo. UN experts are now investigating

A mystery illness has killed dozens of people in Congo. UN experts are now investigating

by JEAN-YVES KAMALE and MARK BANCHEREAUA view of the general Hospital Panzi in southwestern Congo, Thursday, Nov 5, 2024. Credit: AP Photo/Lucien LufutuThe World Health Organization said Friday it was

A mystery illness has killed dozens of people in Congo. UN experts are now investigating

by JEAN-YVES KAMALE and MARK BANCHEREAUA view of the general Hospital Panzi in southwestern Congo, Thursday, Nov 5, 2024. Credit: AP Photo/Lucien LufutuThe World Health Organization said Friday it was