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- Health
- March 17, 2026
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Fixing a tooth infection may improve blood sugar and heart health
A successful root canal may provide benefits that extend beyond saving a tooth. New research suggests that treating certain dental infections could help lower inflammation associated with heart disease while…
- Health
- March 17, 2026
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Parents of teen who died in 2025 call for more government support
Helen and Lee Draper lost their daughter Megan to meningitis in October 2025. She was a student at Bournemouth University. Her parents later found out she wasn’t vaccinated against the…
- Health
- March 17, 2026
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DNA origami vaccines could be the next leap beyond mRNA
The COVID-19 pandemic brought messenger RNA (mRNA) vaccines into the global spotlight. After completing clinical trials, the first COVID-19 mRNA vaccine was given on December 8, 2020. Researchers later estimated…
- Health
- March 17, 2026
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Why is MenB vaccine not given to teenagers in UK and should they be offered it?
Students and older teens have not been vaccinated against the strain that has caused the outbreak of cases in Kent. Source link
- Health
- March 17, 2026
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Scientists finally reveal how this Alzheimer’s drug really works
Lecanemab, marketed as Leqembi, is a monoclonal antibody treatment for Alzheimer’s disease that targets and removes harmful amyloid plaques while slowing cognitive decline. Scientists from VIB and KU Leuven have…
- Health
- March 17, 2026
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ADHD brains show sleep-like activity even while awake
A new study published in JNeurosci explores how brief bursts of sleep like brain activity during wakefulness affect a person’s ability to stay focused. Elaine Pinggal of Monash University and…
- Health
- March 17, 2026
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Inside Health – What’s driving the outbreak of meningitis among students?
Available for over a year More than 30,000 people are being contacted in the Canterbury area regarding the outbreak of bacterial meningitis in Kent. Two people have died, and others…
- Health
- March 16, 2026
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Common pesticide may more than double Parkinson’s disease risk
A new study from UCLA Health reports that long-term residential exposure to the pesticide chlorpyrifos is linked to a substantially higher risk of Parkinson’s disease. People living in areas with…
- Health
- March 16, 2026
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Scientists inject one tumor and watch cancer vanish across the body
For more than two decades, scientists have explored a group of cancer drugs known as CD40 agonist antibodies. Early experiments suggested these treatments could strongly activate the immune system and…
- Health
- March 16, 2026
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What are the signs of meningitis, and how does it spread?
BBC Health Correspondent Dominic Hughes explains the signs to look out for. Source link
