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Menopausal Hormone Therapy Linked to Autoimmune Diseases

Hormone “replacement” therapy, frequently prescribed for hot flashes, is associated with increased risk of autoimmune ...
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Advocacy Groups Urge USDA to Lead Shift Toward Human-Relevant Nutrition Research

A coalition of leading health, science, and animal protection organizations is calling on the U.S. Department of Agriculture ...
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Poultry Is Major Source of Urinary Tract Infection

Urinary tract infections (UTIs), the most common form of bacterial infection, are commonly caused by meat-borne bacteria, ...
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New Poll: Most Americans Think Plant-Based Meals and Nondairy Milk Alternatives Should Be Available in Schools

This National School Lunch Week, Oct. 13-17, a new Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine/Morning Consult poll finds ...
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New Graduate Course Provides Fully Animal-Free Biology Education

Researchers developed and successfully piloted a graduate-level laboratory course using fully animal-free materials and ...
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Advancing Human-Relevant Science: Physicians Committee Perspective From the 2025 SACATM Meeting

Physicians Committee scientists recently participated in the NIH Scientific Advisory Committee on Alternative Toxicological ...
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Physicians Committee and InSphero Announce Winners of HUMAIN Award

The Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine, a nonprofit that advances human-based science, and InSphero, a global leader in 3D in vitro technology for drug safety and efficacy testing, are ...
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Predicting Complex Drug Behavior Without Animal Testing

Study in a Sentence: Scientists showed that computer models using human data can accurately replace animal studies for finding safe and effective doses of antibody drug conjugates (ADCs), a ...
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Vegan Diet Helps People With Type 1 Diabetes Cut Insulin Costs by 27%

A low-fat vegan diet that doesn’t limit calories or carbohydrates could help people with type 1 diabetes reduce insulin use ...
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Heart Disease Is Predictable and May Be Preventable

A study is calling attention to the predictable nature of heart disease. Researchers analyzed data from hundreds of thousands of cases of cardiovascular disease, heart failure, and stroke, and they ...
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California Court Ruling Endangers Public Health by Failing to Require Processed Meat on Prop 65 List of Carcinogens

SACRAMENTO—In a major blow to public health, the Superior Court of California has ruled that the State of California may ignore the dangers of processed meat, a product that the World Health ...