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CPAPs a thing of the past? A new drug promises sleep relief
A new drug could put an end to cumbersome CPAP machines, which are thought to be used by some 33 ...
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Scientists announces wild plan for first head transplant
US News By Elizabeth Karpen Published May 22, 2024, 2:34 p.m. ET Scientists put their heads together for an insane ...
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First living patient to receive pig kidney Richard “Rick” Slayman dead at 62, weeks after historic transplant
US News By Nikki Mascali Roarty Published May 11, 2024, 11:32 p.m. ET The first living patient to receive a ...
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Scientists discover sources of Parkison’s disease, Tourette’s syndrome, and OCD in bombshell study
Health By Fox News Published March 5, 2024, 2:53 p.m. ET Researchers may have found a new way to target ...
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FDA greenlights first drug for severe frostbite: ‘Very important approval’
Health By Melissa Rudy, Fox News Published Feb. 17, 2024, 1:36 p.m. ET Frostbite may have met its match. The ...
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Colon cancer could be stopped by turning on a protein ‘like a light switch’: study
Health By Alex Mitchell Published Jan. 26, 2024, 7:09 p.m. ET This could be a breakthrough for colon cancer prevention. ...
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Alzheimer’s risks can be detected 15 years in advance with breakthrough blood test: study
Medicine By Alex Mitchell Published Jan. 22, 2024, 5:38 p.m. ET Breakthrough research shows that a simple blood test can ...
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Depression symptoms eased within a week using TMS magnet therapy: new study
Mental Health By Marc Lallanilla Published Nov. 21, 2023, 1:13 p.m. ET Using magnets to treat depression sounds like a ...