BOSTON— Football has come under the microscope in recent years when it comes to how dangerous the sport is, not least because of the potential for head injuries. The focus on CTE and how the condition has destroyed the lives of former gamers is leading more parents to keep their kids off the grill, and …
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To note: This story was originally posted by chalk beat. By Dashawn Sheffield I went to 19 funerals in the first year of COVID. When I wasn’t saying goodbye to the people I loved, I was in front of a screen that was my connection to school and my friends for a year and a …
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Kevan Herold of Yale School of Medicine led clinical trials of teplizumab, a drug that delays the development of type 1 diabetes, which affects about 1.95 million Americans. Chloe Nield and James Steele 11:59 p.m., November 30, 2022 Staff Journalist and Contributing Journalist Eric Wang, Senior Photographer Teplizumab, a drug that delays type 1 diabetes, …
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Scientists have developed the world’s first early detection test for pancreatic cancer, which uses worms to detect tumors. According to its creators, the test – rolled out this month in Japan – is 100% accurate at detecting cancer and can detect it in its early stages. Tokyo-based biotech company Hirotsu Bio Science hopes to bring …
Dr. Samuel Katz, the renowned virologist who was part of the research team that developed the measles vaccine, died recently at the age of 95. His pioneering work has saved countless children’s lives. Born in New Hampshire to Morris and Ethel Katz, Samuel went to Dartmouth College in 1944, when he was 17. His first …
