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US gets 1st case of mysterious new Chinese illness

January 21, 2020 1st, Case, Chinese, Gets, illness, mysterious, New, of, US

The U.S. on Tuesday reported its first case of a new and potentially deadly virus circulating in China, saying a

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New policy reduces anti-psychotic medications in foster children

January 21, 2020 anti-psychotic, children, foster, in, medications, New, policy, reduces

Rutgers researchers have found that a Texas strategy to reduce anti-psychotic medication for children can serve as a model for

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China confirms human-to-human transmission as SARS-like virus spreads (Update)

January 20, 2020 As, China, confirms, human-to-human, SARS-like, spreads, transmission, Update, virus

A SARS-like virus that has spread across China and reached three other Asian nations is contagious between humans, a government

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Real-time flu prediction may be possible using wearable heart rate and sleep tracking devices

January 17, 2020 and, be, devices, flu, heart, may, possible, prediction, rate, real-time, sleep, Tracking, Using, wearable

First study to evaluate de-identified data from wearable devices on resting heart rate and sleep finds improved real-time prediction of

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Do studies underestimate the prevalence of typhoid?

January 16, 2020 do, of, prevalence, Studies, the, typhoid, underestimate

Blood culture surveillance programs are critical for estimating the prevalence of typhoid and paratyphoid fevers, but cases can be missed

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Mayo Clinic Minute: Boost optimism

January 16, 2020 boost, Clinic, Mayo, Minute:, optimism

An increasing body of research suggests that optimistic people are healthier and happier than those who are pessimistic. But even

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Cancer study may accidentally help researchers create usable blood stem cells

January 16, 2020 accidentally, Blood, cancer, cells, create, help, may, Researchers, stem, study, usable

A massive research effort over more than a quarter century has tried to make personalized blood stem cells for use

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Research collaboration reveals promising drug candidate for treatment of blood cancers

January 16, 2020 Blood, cancers, candidate, collaboration, drug, for, of, promising, research, reveals, treatment

Today, OncoTartis, Inc. and Children’s Cancer Institute jointly announced the publication of two research manuscripts in a leading onco-hematological journal

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Pulling the plug on calcium pumps—potential new treatment strategy for pancreatic cancer

January 16, 2020 calcium, cancer, for, New, on, pancreatic, plug, Pulling, pumps—potential, strategy, the, treatment

UK scientists have identified a new way to kill pancreatic cancer cells by ‘pulling the plug’ on the energy generator

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Easy treatments can help lift winter blues

January 16, 2020 blues, Can, easy, help, lift, treatments, Winter

For many people, the winter months bring a form of depression called seasonal affective disorder (SAD). SAD is characterized by

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