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Can We Make Opioids Less Addictive?

This video asks whether we will ever have as strong painkillers as opioids without the risks of addiction and overdose.

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Coronavirus

Coronaviruses cause respiratory tract diseases, gastroenteritis, hepatitis, and central nervous system infections in birds and mammals, including humans.

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First vaccine for malaria could help reduce childhood deaths

The vaccine is expected to significantly curtail the disease's impact, which is felt most acutely in sub-Saharan Africa.

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An M cell is shown between two epithelial cells in a mucous membrane. The M cell has endocytosed a pathogen and released it into a pocket containing macrophages and other immune cells.
Sherris Medical Microbiology

This book by Kenneth Ryan is the primary text for students of medicine and medical science who are encountering microbiology and infectious diseases for the first time.

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