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Costs pose hurdle for promising new hepatitis C lab test

The diagnostic lab test could help thousands be cured, but adequate insurance reimbursement is vital, researchers say.

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Drug turns lung cells into slow-release antibiotic depots

The engineered therapy delivers an antibiotic inside lung immune cells, which then leak the drug to kill nearby bacteria.

Snow flies collected in winter on a mountain slope.

Most insects slow down in bitter cold. Not snow flies.

Snow flies can continue to move even when their internal temperatures drop to minus 10 degrees Celsius.  Scientists will explore why.

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Mild traumatic brain injury outcomes vary significantly

Most people with mild traumatic brain injury had a sustained recovery, but for others, symptoms worsened over time, a study found.

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