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26-Aug-2025
How a malaria-fighting breakthrough provides lasting protection
University of California - San FranciscoPeer-Reviewed Publication
A relatively new class of insecticide that can be disseminated on something the size of a sheet of paper offers protection for up to a year against mosquitoes that spread malaria, as well as dengue, West Nile, yellow fever, and Zika, UC San Francisco researchers have found.
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- EBioMedicine
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- NIH/National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, United States Agency for International Development
26-Aug-2025
People without health insurance are less likely to obtain life-saving hospital transfers
Michigan Medicine - University of MichiganPeer-Reviewed Publication
Does insurance play a role in which critically ill patients live or die? The unfortunate answer may be yes, due in part to a difference in the rate of inter-hospital transfer, according to new research from the University of Michigan.
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- JAMA Network Open
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- NIH/National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute, NIH/National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute
26-Aug-2025
Parental liver disease death more than doubles risk of alcohol-associated hepatitis in next generation
Regenstrief InstitutePeer-Reviewed Publication
In a groundbreaking study, research scientists from the Indiana University School of Medicine and Regenstrief Institute found that individuals with a parent who died from liver disease face more than double the risk of developing alcohol-associated hepatitis, one of the deadliest forms of alcohol-related liver disease, compared with similar heavy drinkers without that family history.
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- Hepatology Communications
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- NIH/National Institutes of Health
25-Aug-2025
Mediterranean diet combined with calorie reduction and exercise may reduce risk of type 2 diabetes by nearly one-third
Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public HealthPeer-Reviewed Publication
A Mediterranean-style diet, in combination with reduced caloric intake, moderate physical activity, and professional support for weight loss, may cut the risk of type 2 diabetes (T2D) by 31%, according to a new study co-authored by researchers at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health.
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- Annals of Internal Medicine
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- European Research Council, Spanish National Institute of Health, Biomedical Research Networking Centre, NIH/National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases