Study highlights need for cell-type-specific therapies in treatment of HIV

Newswise imageResearchers from the University of Illinois have demonstrated the importance of cell-type-specific targeting in the treatment of HIV. Their study, published in PNAS, is one of the first to examine the differential or cell-type specific effects of HIV latency modulation on myeloid cells, a type of immune cell made in bone marrow.
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An ‘invisible’ need: Diapers top the holiday wish list for many L.A. parents

Diapers are a basic need for families with young children. Prices have soared, and most government aid programs do not cover them.

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When Should I Let My Child Have a Phone? Five Questions Parents Need to Ask

Newswise imageAt a time when experts are warning parents about the dangers of social media, parents should roll out phone privileges with a set of clear rules governing: When the child can use the phone What sort of content the child can access on it What type of information it’s OK to share, and what isn’t, such as easily identifiable information and explicit photographs How much phone or screen time the child gets each day
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We all need ‘Sushi Tuesdays’: Lessons in understanding and finding a way forward after suicide

In a heartbreaking memoir, “Sushi Tuesdays,” Charlotte Maya bears witness to her late husband’s life, death and the aftermath with a singular purpose: to humanize the face of suicide and help readers develop a fluency in discussing mental health.
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Is California giving reparations for slavery? Here’s what you need to know

California’s Reparations Task Force is concluding a two-year process to study and gather evidence about the harms of slavery and to recommend reparations to the state Legislature.

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Most people feel socially connected as Covid-19 precautions ease, but many still need support, survey finds

For nearly two decades, Kristin Friberg has been a librarian with the Princeton Public Library in New Jersey, where one of her many roles is to lead local book groups. When the Covid-19 pandemic hit, she worried about the book club participants who had become friends over the years and the library regulars who would often stop in just to talk.
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Updated Covid-19 boosters are rolling out now. Here’s what you need to know

There’s a new kind of Covid-19 shot coming soon to a pharmacy or clinic near you.
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Analysis: Why we need to be more direct about who’s at risk for monkeypox

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‘We need vaccines, and we need them yesterday’: Frustration builds in LGBTQ community over government response to monkeypox

When Samuel Garrett-Pate went to get a monkeypox vaccine a couple of weeks ago, it took hours in line, filling out paperwork, running home to get more paperwork and standing in line again at the Los Angeles County Public Health Department. In total, he says, it took him five hours to get a shot.
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‘They need to pay up’: Emails in college admissions trial show USC’s interest in wealthy applicants

USC officials discussed how much money applicants’ families stood to donate while deliberating whether to endorse their admission as “VIPs.”

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