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Vaccine against 2009 pandemic flu also protects mice against 1918 strain

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Mice administered a vaccine against the 2009 pandemic flu appear to be protected from the deadly 1918 flu.

Growing New Livers

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Partially functioning new livers are grown from hepatocyte stem cells around a scaffold.

Lungs rebuilt in lab and transplanted into rats

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A mouse breathes through a rebuilt lung grown around a scaffolding from an existing lung.

How drug-resistant flu took us by surprise

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A mutation in flu viruses that made them weaker allowed stronger strains to gain a resistance against Tamiflu.

A Coffee Drinkers Nightmare: Caffeine Loses It's Kick

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Coffee might not be making you more alert; instead, it might just be staving off your withdrawal symptoms.

Antidepressants Not Effective for Some Types of Depression

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Antidepressants may not be effective in mild to moderate depression.

Three-Parent Babies to Prevent Mitochondrial Diseases

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Implanting DNA fertilized by sperm and egg into another hollowed out egg, something like creating an embryo with three parents, can be a way to deal with serious mitochondrial disease in humans.

Our vaccines are clean

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A test with a number of traditional vaccines show that there are indeed very little contaminating viruses in them, if any at all.

Social Factors in Autism Diagnosis

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The risk of being diagnosed with an autism spectrum disorder may correlate with social proximity to another family with a child with an ASD diagnosis.

Photos of sneezing can put our immune systems on red alert

When we see images of diseases and their symptoms, we typically feel disgust and repulsion. But unbeknownst to us, our immune systems have started reacting too.

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