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Tiny, non-intoxicating doses of THC may help protect the body from the long-term side effects of HIV treatment. Scientists at Texas Biomedical Research Institute report that long-term exposure to very small amounts of THC may help reduce inflammation and other harmful effects caused by HIV and antiretroviral therapy (ART). THC, or tetrahydrocannabinol, is the primary […] Read more about this…

Scientists at Oregon State University have filed a patent on a design for a new magnetic resonance imaging contrast agent with the potential to outperform current agents while being less toxic to patients and more environmentally friendly. The new material is based on a structure known as a metal-organic framework or MOF, whose development in the 1990s earned this year’s Nobel Prize for chemistry…

Low-Dose Aspirin May Help Shield You From COVID-19

“The present study sought to better understand the potential favorable effects of aspirin in aiding the human immune system battle COVID-19,” said study principal investigator Eugene Merzon, of Leumit Health Services at Bar-Ilan University. “We intend to investigate a larger cohort of patients and in randomized clinical trials.” Two experts in the United States agreed that the findings are…

Adherence to low-dose aspirin regimen led to better pregnancy outcomes in women with previous pregnancy losses

Credit: CC0 Public Domain Close adherence to low-dose aspirin regimen led to better pregnancy outcomes in women with previous pregnancy losses who were trying to conceive. The beneficial effect of aspirin was stronger if women began taking it before pregnancy and weaker if they started taking it after the 6th week of gestation. This per protocol analysis of a randomized controlled trial is…