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Flashing red on college campuses: As schools reopen, universities emerge as COVID petri dishes
[Researchers] studied 30 [US college] campuses nationwide with the highest numbers of reported coronavirus cases and found that more than half ...
Prescription-strength omega-3 fatty acid fish oil supplements don’t prevent heart disease, study finds
Prior research into a prescription medicine derived from fish called Vascepa, announced earlier this year, suggested it might be of real value ...
What’s next from stem cell research? Diabetes treatments and safer kidney transplants
Treatments for eye diseases are considered among the most promising for stem cells, which have been under study for more ...
Stem cell hope for heart failure
Stem cells injected directly into heart muscle can help patients suffering from severe heart failure by improving an ailing heart's ...
Studies suggest genetic role in obesity
The following is an excerpt. Two new studies offer some solace to those who can't control their weight despite diet and exercise by providing more evidence ...
Stem cell transplants may show promise for MS
New research suggests that stem cell transplants to treat certain brain and nervous system diseases such as multiple sclerosismay be ...
Fighting breed-related diseases
The refinement of purebred dogs over the past four or five centuries has created interesting versions of Canis familiaris, such ...
