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Multiple LDLR family members act as entry receptors for yellow fever virus

Multiple LDLR family members act as entry receptors for yellow fever virus

Pierson, T. C. & Diamond, M. S. The continued threat of emerging flaviviruses. Nat. Microbiol. 5, 796–812 (2020). Article  PubMed  PubMed Central  Google Scholar  Fishburn, A. T., Pham, O. H., Kenaston, M. W., Beesabathuni, N. S. & Shah, P. S. Let’s get physical: flavivirus-host protein-protein interactions in replication and pathogenesis. Front. Microbiol. 13, 847588 (2022). Article  PubMed  PubMed Central  Google …

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Poor Sleep Patterns Can Impact Brain Function, Increase the Risk of Dementia – AOL.com

Poor Sleep Patterns Can Impact Brain Function, Increase the Risk of Dementia  AOL.com Previously unrecognized hub in the brain’s lymphatic drainage system may assist with clearing waste  Medical Xpress Sleep apnea blocks brain waste clearance, raises Alzheimer’s risk – CHOSUNBIZ  Chosun Biz Blocked brain fluid flow tied to Risk of Dementia  Ahmedabad Mirror Impairment in metabolic waste removal system linked to increased dementia risk, …

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Covid vaccine guidelines should include health care workers

Covid vaccine guidelines should include health care workers

The discussion around health secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s changes to Covid vaccine recommendations have focused on two things: the exclusion of pregnant women and infants, and the restrictions on anyone under 65 without an underlying condition getting the vaccine. But that conversation overlooks a group essential to public health: health care workers under 65. We are infectious disease physicians …

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Life can feel scary. What a fear expert recommends you do to face it. – The Washington Post

Life can feel scary. What a fear expert recommends you do to face it.  The Washington Post School counselor credited with saving a suicidal man’s life  Yahoo The science of fear: What happens in the brain when frightened  The University of Alabama at Birmingham How to Untangle the Fear Knots That Hold You Back  Next Big Idea Club Press Sec. Gets Petty!  Yahoo Source link

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Powerful New Antibiotic Was ‘Hiding in Plain Sight’ For Decades

Powerful New Antibiotic Was ‘Hiding in Plain Sight’ For Decades

Researchers have just identified a powerful new antibiotic – in a significant discovery made not by breaking new ground, but by revisiting familiar territory. The compound, pre-methylenomycin C lactone, was discovered by a team from Warwick University in the UK and Monash University in Australia. While it’s never been spotted before, it comes from a type of bacteria that scientists …

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What Nutritionists Think About the Protein Craze

What Nutritionists Think About the Protein Craze

Published October 30, 2025 03:00AM From cereal, chips, popcorn, water, to even your favorite Starbucks latte, protein is being added to virtually everything. Even though protein absolutely deserves a top spot in a well-balanced diet—it’s essential for building and repairing muscle, supporting recovery, and preserving lean mass as we age—but it’s often treated like the whole story. In reality, when …

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Mumbai haematologist explains sugar’s role in a very rare but fast-spreading childhood cancer: Would no-sugar diet help?

Mumbai haematologist explains sugar’s role in a very rare but fast-spreading childhood cancer: Would no-sugar diet help?

In a groundbreaking revelation, researchers have uncovered a previously unknown weakness in malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumour (MPNST), a rare and aggressive childhood cancer. In an interview with HT Lifestyle, Dr Mohd Rizwan Shaikh, consultant, hematology, hemato-oncology and bone marrow transplant physician, HCG Cancer Centre, Borivali, shed light on the role of sugar in this fast-spreading disease. Also read | …

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