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Sweden is one of the few countries that have removed the dental health recommendation to give prophylactic antibiotics to people at a higher risk of infection of the heart valves, so-called infective endocarditis. Since the recommendation was removed in 2012,…

FILE PHOTO: A man smokes a cigarette as a medical worker in a protective suit collects a swab from a resident at a makeshift nucleic acid testing site, during the second round of mass testing for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19)…

Stressful experiences can lead to adaptive or detrimental behaviors. Understanding how stress can affect our brains can help understand basic brain function and is also essential to discerning causes and treatments for some diseases. A group of researchers led by…

Whether it’s their heart shape, their seductive coloring or just the fact they make such sweet company, strawberries often are associated with romance. And if strawberries be the food of love eat on, experts say. Strawberries not only taste good,…

No matter how often you brush your teeth, some pesky yellow tones just won’t go away. If your teeth are looking stained, you may have wondered: “Is teeth whitening safe?” Pearly white, straight teeth have long been a desirable physical…

If you’re feeling anxious or depressed because you can’t afford to fuel up your car or buy groceries, you aren’t alone. With the cost of living at an all-time high in the U.K., and individuals still reeling from pandemic lockdowns,…

U.S. health officials warned parents on Thursday not to use three popular powdered infant formulas manufactured at an Abbott plant in Michigan that investigators recently linked to bacterial contamination. The Food and Drug Administration said it is investigating four reports…

A large-scale study conducted by KU Leuven and The Francis Crick Institute shows that 21% of tumors have double mutations, in which the exact same letter is mutated in both the maternal and paternal copy of your DNA. This is…

Whether you’ve just brought home a newborn or your older baby’s sleeping pattern has changed, trying to get a good night’s sleep is essential for both your baby and the people they live with. From struggling to get to sleep,…

In a recent ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces study, researchers develop a low-cost, non-toxic, and scalable antimicrobial polymer that can be functionalized on diverse fabrics. Study: Photodynamic and Contact Killing Polymeric Fabric Coating for Bacteria and SARS-CoV-2. Image Credit: Vink…