Trauma

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Trauma can affect the body's ability to regulate its stress response, even long after the event has passed, leading to persistent physical symptoms. elaborate share

Psychiatry

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The first psychiatric hospital in the United States, the Pennsylvania Hospital, opened in 1751. elaborate share

Gene Therapy

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Gene therapy's first successful human trial, in 1990, treated a young girl with a severe immune deficiency. elaborate share

Pandemics

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The 1918 influenza pandemic, often called the Spanish Flu, infected an estimated 500 million people—about one-third of the world's population at the time. elaborate share

Amgen

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Amgen was one of the first biotechnology companies to successfully commercialize a protein therapeutic. elaborate share

Longevity Research

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Some longevity research focuses on studying populations with exceptionally high numbers of centenarians (people who live to 100 or older) to identify genetic and lifestyle factors contributing to their extended lifespans. elaborate share