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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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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 ...
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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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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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Stefanie Ignoffo

Stefanie Ignoffo is a plant interventionist, Lifestyle Medicine Coach, Food For Life Instructor with the Physicians Committee For Responsible Medicine and founder of Plantspiration NFP Inc.. Stefanie ...
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Fresh Evidence Presented to Court: Macalester College Misleads, Pressures Students about Animal Use

In a filing in Hennepin County Court, Oct. 10, 2025, Dr. Neal Barnard has presented fresh evidence that Macalester College’s ...
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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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NASA Is Sending Organ Chips to Space

Study in a Sentence: NASA’s A Virtual Astronaut Tissue Analog Response (AVATAR) program is sending human organ chips to space to investigate the effects of space radiation and microgravity on human ...