Archive: 01/03/2019

Measles cases soar worldwide, UN warns of 'complacency'

Just 10 countries were responsible for three-quarters of a global surge in measles cases last year, the UN children's agency said Friday, including one of the world's richest nations, France.

Mar 1, 2019

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Science Says: People tend to believe informants like Cohen

We tend to believe informants like Michael Cohen, studies show and psychologists say.

Mar 1, 2019

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Conceiving within a year of stillbirth does not increase risks for next pregnancy

Conceiving within a year of stillbirth is common and is not associated with increased risk of stillbirth, preterm birth, or small-for-gestational-age birth in the following pregnancy, compared with an interpregnancy interval ...

Mar 1, 2019

Major genetic study confirms that many genes contribute to risk for Tourette's syndrome

A meta-analysis of multiple studies into the genetic background of Tourette's syndrome (TS)—a neurodevelopmental disorder characterized by chronic involuntary motor and vocal tics—finds that variants in hundreds of genes, ...

Mar 1, 2019

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Novel sleep index, wakefulness may predict if patients able to breathe on their own

Critically ill patients are more likely to be successfully weaned from a mechanical ventilator, or breathing machine, if they have higher levels of wakefulness and both their right and left brains experience the same depth ...

Mar 1, 2019

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Researchers develop genetic test to detect antimicrobial resistance

Researchers at American University have developed a new, highly sensitive rapid genetic test that can determine whether bacteria carries a gene that causes resistance to two common antibiotics used to treat strep throat and ...

Mar 1, 2019