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(National Research Council of Science & Technology) Features of the SARS-CoV-2 virus causing COVID-19, which could be useful for developing vaccines and treatment strategies, were identified using a nonhuman primate mode...

(University of Bath) Largest study on how cannabis has changed over time finds increased strength putting consumers at greater risk of harm

(JAMA Network) This randomized trial examines the effects on cardiovascular outcomes of a carboxylic acid formulation of EPA and DHA (omega-3 CA) with documented favorable effects on lipid and inflammatory markers in pat...

(Imperial College London) People taking dummy pills and statins experienced similar side effects in a new study.

(American Heart Association) A medication derived from fish oil, containing the omega-3 fatty acids EPA and DHA, was evaluated in a large, international study of more than 13,000 people who had existing heart disease or ...

(American Heart Association) Study participants who reported side effects from cholesterol-lowering medications known as statins also reported the same side effects when they unknowingly took placebo pills.These side eff...

(The Mount Sinai Hospital / Mount Sinai School of Medicine) The investigational drug evinacumab reduced low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol--the so-called "bad" cholesterol--by 50 percent in patients with severe hy...

(Max-Planck-Gesellschaft) Repetitive elements trigger RIG-I-like receptors to enhance hematopoietic stem cell formation