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A new study suggests a late-2025 rise in children receiving leucovorin was influenced by a Trump administration autism announcement, even though the drug remains unproven for autism.
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Teeth and bone bits from a cave in China represent the richest fossil trove outside Siberia
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Shock wave therapy for erectile dysfunction has little evidence but many fans. Clinics offer low-energy sound waves; leading physician groups say evidence is not strong enough outside clinical trials.
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An experimental personalized mRNA vaccine, given with the immunotherapy Keytruda, helped high-risk melanoma patients remain cancer free longer than Keytruda alone in a large clinical trial, Moderna and Merck announced August 19. The companies have not released trial data; earlier studies found the combination halved the risk of recurrence or death. The therapeutic vaccine does not prevent melanoma but trains the immune system against a patient's tumor.
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A small case series suggests that mapping an individual’s pain signals in the brain and then delivering precise electrical stimulation may interrupt severe chronic pain, though results varied among three participants.
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People who had sugar rationed early in life around World War II had a lower risk of dementia, a new study finds.
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