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Health Programs Shutter Around the World After Trump Pauses Foreign Aid

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[ad_1] Lifesaving health initiatives and medical research projects have shut down around the world in response to the Trump administration’s 90-day pause on foreign aid and stop-work orders. In Uganda, the National Malaria Control Program has suspended spraying insecticide into village homes and ceased shipments of bed nets for distribution to pregnant women and young … Read more

Yes, Some Vaccines Contain Aluminum. That’s a Good Thing.

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[ad_1] Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has often trained his criticisms of vaccines on a common ingredient: aluminum, which he has suggested is responsible for a litany of childhood ailments, including food allergies, autism and depression. “You wonder why a whole generation of children is allergic to stuff,” Mr. Kennedy said during a 2021 interview. “It’s … Read more

Dementia Cases in the U.S. Will Surge in the Coming Decades, Researchers Say

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[ad_1] The number of people in the United States who develop dementia each year will double over the next 35 years to about one million annually by 2060, a new study estimates, and the number of new cases per year among Black Americans will triple. The increase will primarily be due to the growing aging … Read more

Drug Company to Share Revenues With Indigenous People Who Donated Their Genes

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[ad_1] When Stephane Castel first met with a group of Māori people and other Pacific Islanders in New Zealand to talk about his drug company’s plans for genetic research, locals worried he might be seeking to profit from the genes of community members without much thought to them. Instead, Dr. Castel and his colleagues explained, … Read more

Surgeon General Calls for Cancer Warnings on Alcohol

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[ad_1] Alcohol is a leading preventable cause of cancer, and alcoholic beverages should carry a warning label as packs of cigarettes do, the U.S. surgeon general said on Friday. It is the latest salvo in a fierce debate about the risks and benefits of moderate drinking as the influential U.S. Dietary Guidelines for Americans are … Read more

Researchers Find Genes That Could Cause Childrens Cerebral Palsy

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[ad_1] The seven-year study, published in the journal Nature Genetics and led by scientists at The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids), the Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre (RI-MUHC), and Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital, suggests the existence of many genetic variants contributing to cerebral palsy. The childhood-onset physical disability can have … Read more

Here Is Why Killer T Cells in Solid Tumors Lose Energy, According to Research

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[ad_1] As powerful as T cells may be, current research has revealed that once they enter the environment of a solid tumour, they lose the energy required to fight the malignancy. A research team led by Jessica Thaxton, PhD, MsCR, associate professor of cell biology and physiology and co-leader of the Cancer Cell Biology … Read more