Archive: 02/07/2013
Six-year-old Cambodian girl dies from bird flu
A six-year-old Cambodian girl has died from bird flu, bringing the country's toll from the deadly virus to nine so far this year, the World Health Organisation said Tuesday.
Jul 2, 2013
Study finds acute ischemic stroke (AIS) outcomes vary by race
(Medical Xpress)—Older white patients in the U.S. have the highest rate of mortality from certain types of stroke among all racial and ethnic groups, a study by health researchers at the University at Albany finds.
Jul 2, 2013
Irreversible tissue loss seen within 40 days of spinal cord injury
The rate and extent of damage to the spinal cord and brain following spinal cord injury have long been a mystery. Now, a joint research effort by UCL, the University of Zurich and University Hospital Balgrist has found evidence ...
Jul 2, 2013
Australian researchers close in on malaria vaccine
Australian researchers said Tuesday they were closing in on a potential vaccine against malaria, with a study showing their treatment had protected mice against several strains of the disease.
Jul 2, 2013
Patents making new AIDS drugs expensive, MSF says
New potentially life-saving HIV drugs are "beyond reach" due to restrictive patents, Doctors Without Borders (MSF) said Tuesday, even though basic medication for the disease has become cheaper.
Jul 2, 2013
Teens' self-consciousness linked with specific brain, physiological responses
Teenagers are famously self-conscious, acutely aware and concerned about what their peers think of them. A new study reveals that this self-consciousness is linked with specific physiological and brain responses that seem ...
Jul 2, 2013