Archive: 11/02/2016

Mystery illness sickens 174 students at Pennsylvania college

The number of students sickened by a mystery illness at Ursinus College in eastern Pennsylvania has risen to over 170.

Feb 11, 2016

Interview: IOC medical chief seeks to allay Zika fears

Seeking to allay fears over the Zika outbreak, the IOC medical director said "everything that can be done is being done" to combat the virus in Brazil and provide safe conditions for athletes at the Olympics in Rio de Janeiro.

Feb 11, 2016

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Sierra Leone releases last four people from Ebola quarantine

Four people who had been in contact with Sierra Leone's last known Ebola case were declared free of the disease and released from quarantine Thursday, health authorities said.

Feb 11, 2016

CDC ships Zika test for pregnant women; Puerto Rico at risk

The government is shipping Zika virus tests for pregnant women to health departments around the country, but warning there could be temporary shortages, as travelers try to tell if they returned with an infection that could ...

Feb 11, 2016

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To preserve its memories, the brain must regulate its neural networks

Memory, i.e. our ability to record, to preserve and to recall our past experiences, makes up one of the most fundamental and fascinating abilities of our brain. For over forty years, neuroscientists have been interested in ...

Feb 11, 2016

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Doctors' reminders help keep people more engaged in their health care

Research led by UCLA professor on 'OpenNotes' model finds that follow-up emails are critical to keeping patients in the know

Feb 11, 2016

Team finds a potential therapy for the most aggressive type of lung cancer in preclinical models

Lung cancer is one of the most prevalent types of cancer, with more than 20,000 new cases diagnosed each year in Spain. Lung adenocarcinomas carrying oncogenic KRAS, the engine driving these tumours in 30% of cases, constitute ...

Feb 11, 2016

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Internet is growing market for illegal drugs, says EU watchdog

The Internet is now a growing and varied market place for trading illegal drugs in Europe, the European Union's watchdog agency said on Thursday.

Feb 11, 2016

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Younger T cells may improve immunotherapy for children's cancer

Pediatric oncologists from The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) have investigated techniques to improve and broaden a novel personalized cell therapy to treat children with cancer. The researchers say that a patient's ...

Feb 11, 2016

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Early diet of infants, not maternal obesity, influences development of gut microbiome

After the age of nine months, the development of the infant gut microbiota is driven by the transition to family foods, not maternal obesity, according to results from a new study. The study was published online this week ...

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Archive: 11/02/2016

Mystery illness sickens 174 students at Pennsylvania college

Interview: IOC medical chief seeks to allay Zika fears

Sierra Leone releases last four people from Ebola quarantine

CDC ships Zika test for pregnant women; Puerto Rico at risk

To preserve its memories, the brain must regulate its neural networks

Doctors' reminders help keep people more engaged in their health care

Team finds a potential therapy for the most aggressive type of lung cancer in preclinical models

Internet is growing market for illegal drugs, says EU watchdog

Younger T cells may improve immunotherapy for children's cancer

Early diet of infants, not maternal obesity, influences development of gut microbiome

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