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Doctors could combat antibiotic resistance — and save lives — by tracking superbug evolution in real time, study hints
A new proof-of-concept study explored the feasibility of tracking the evolution of superbug infections in real time to help save infected patients.
A rare inherited condition that causes dramatic, early aging
Symptoms of Werner syndrome, which causes premature aging, can appear in a person's teens and progress quickly in their 20s and 30s.
New menstrual pad device tracks period blood for signs of disease
Scientists are developing a new device that fits inside a menstrual pad and checks for "biomarkers" of disease in period blood.
Black widow spider's venom poisoned a woman through her eyeball
A woman went to the emergency room after getting bits of a venomous spider in her eye.
Star-shaped brain cells may underpin the brain's massive memory storage
A new machine learning model shows that star-shaped brain cells may be responsible for the brain's memory capacity, and someday, it could inspire advances in AI and Alzheimer's research.
HIV/AIDS: Facts about the viral infection that attacks the immune system
Learn how HIV spreads, how it affects the body and what treatments are available.
New study raises big questions about taurine as anti-aging supplement
Some studies suggested that declining levels of taurine, an amino acid, might be a key driver of aging. But a new study defies that idea.
Race and genetics do not line up well, new study confirms
A new study finds the genetic backgrounds of people in the U.S. are "highly complex" and may differ from their self-defined racial or ethnic groups.
