Friday 15 October 2021

State Lotteries Didn't Help Boost Vaccination Rates

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According to a new study, lotteries in 19 states designed to encourage people to get vaccinated for COVID-19 did not alter the rate of those who got the shot.



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Gut Bacteria May Fuel Prostate Cancer Treatment Resistance

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During prostate cancer treatment, some gut bacteria start making hormones that may support cancer growth and treatment resistance.



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Supercomputers Mimic Brain Activity, Hunt for COVID Treatments

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Data scientists are using a technique known as deep learning, computer algorithms patterned on the brain’s signaling networks, to identify combinations of medicines to treat infectious disease.



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Myth Busters: Does This Food Cause Cancer?

The internet is chock full of recommendations of what to add or remove from your diet to stave off cancer. Are there really superfoods that can prevent cancer or bad foods that can cause or worsen the disease?



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$100 Million Investment Aims to Ease Health Worker Shortage

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The National Health Service Corp. -- a program that helps find primary care doctors for communities that struggle to recruit and keep them -- will receive these funds.



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