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Eleanor Maguire, Memory Expert Who Studied London Cabbies, Dies at 54

By watching the brain process information, she discovered that a specific region plays a key role in spatial navigation — and that it can be strengthened like a muscle.

STAT+: How Trump’s ‘fear factor’ is already reshaping American science

Scientists shocked by the Trump administration's "sledgehammer" wonder about possible motives and lament a short-sighted approach to cuts.

Trump Will Withhold Money From Schools That Require Covid Vaccines

An estimated 15 colleges still required Covid vaccines for students as of late last year. No states require K-12 students to get the shots.

Birth Rates, Infant Mortality Increased in Abortion Ban States

(MedPage Today) -- In 14 states that adopted abortion bans after Roe v. Wade was overturned, birth rates and infant mortality increased, a pair of studies published in JAMA showed.

Removing Health Data From Government Websites Puts Patients at Risk, Experts Warn

(MedPage Today) -- Removing information from the CDC website, as well as other federal health websites, is endangering both patient care and public health, infectious disease experts said Friday.

STAT is backing up and monitoring CDC data in real time: See what’s changing

STAT is backing up and monitoring CDC data in real time: See what's changing.

CDC cuts expected to devastate Epidemic Intelligence Service, a ‘crown jewel’ of public health

Members of the CDC's Epidemic Intelligence Service were warned Friday that many of them were about to be fired

Adding Radioligand to Enzalutamide Boosts OS in Metastatic CRPC

(MedPage Today) -- SAN FRANCISCO -- The addition of radionuclide therapy with 177Lu-PSMA-617 (Pluvicto) to enzalutamide (Xtandi) improved overall survival (OS) in patients with metastatic castratio

FDA Approves First Rapid-Acting Insulin Biosimilar Product for Treatment of Diabetes

FDA approved the first rapid-acting biosimilar insulin product, Merilog (insulin-aspart-szij), a biosimilar to its reference product Novolog (insulin aspart), to improve glycemic control in adults and

Sights, Sounds Trigger Trauma for Super Bowl Parade Shooting Survivors

Survivors and witnesses of gun violence often freeze emotionally at first, as a coping mechanism.

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