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Beyond oral immunotherapy: How Xolair could change allergy treatment

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Hives, rashes, shortness of breath, vomiting, and swelling are some of the quintessential symptoms of allergic reactions. To prevent these uncomfortable and sometimes life-threatening symptoms,  those with food allergies have to be extra cautious in many aspects of their life, whether it is triple-checking if their gifted oatmeal cookies contain tree nuts (one of the […]

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Transmissible cancer: A strange biological phenomenon

Environment, Health / /

Everyone knows how common viruses work. A drink is shared, a doorknob is touched, a sneeze is spread. Come flu season, friends and families routinely begin washing their hands and keeping their distance to prevent viral genomes from entering their cells, injecting their genetic material, and hijacking their bodies. Now imagine a similar phenomenon, but

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Bats and babies: The chilling connection between a bat epidemic and infant mortality

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Often viewed as vampiric blood suckers and rabies vectors, bats have a notoriously negative reputation invoking fear and disgust. Yet, people’s preconceived notions exclude the importance of these flying mammals. Bats are essential to the environment, the economy, and human well–being by controlling insect populations, pollinating plants, and dispersing seeds. A new study published in

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Bird flu on the rise: A looming threat to wildlife and humans

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In recent years, bird flu cases have been skyrocketing. This highly infectious and deadly strain of avian influenza has not only infected thousands of poultry birds across Europe, North America, Africa and Asia, but has spread to wild birds too. The flu has even spread to mammals such as sea lions, foxes, skunks and cats.

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Necessity drives invention: How COVID-19 sparked unprecedented innovations

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The COVID pandemic touched almost every part of daily life. Cities became ghost towns. Schools and workplaces worldwide shut their doors. Millions of families now have an empty seat at their table.  But while COVID took a sizable toll on society, it also served as a time of profound research and innovation. It enacted change

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To be or not to be: The ethics of the deliberate extinction of Anopheles gambiae

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As the primary malaria vector of sub-Saharan Africa, the Anopheles gambiae mosquito is the deadliest animal in the world. In 2022, there were an estimated 249 million malaria cases worldwide. Global malaria cases have increased annually since 2015, with countries in Africa facing the majority of case increases. Recent progress has stalled, and many are

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