Archive: 12/02/2016

Zika virus persisted in man's semen for two months: report

A man in Britain who was infected with Zika while traveling to the Cook Islands showed evidence of the mosquito-borne virus in his semen for two months, health officials said Friday.

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Focus on basic determinants to address stunting globally, professor says

Mother and child malnutrition in low- and middle-income countries encompasses a range of conditions including maternal wasting, micronutrient deficiencies, foetal growth restriction and stunting - a height that is below the ...

Feb 12, 2016

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Researchers identify 'neurostatin' that may reduce the risk of Alzheimer's disease

Researchers have identified a drug that targets the first step in the toxic chain reaction leading to the death of brain cells, suggesting that treatments could be developed to protect against Alzheimer's disease, in a similar ...

Feb 12, 2016

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Gene technology to help healthy skin in Aboriginal Australians

Australian researchers have used cutting-edge genome technologies to reveal the genetic makeup of a widespread skin parasite causing serious health problems in Aboriginal communities.

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Five heart-healthy things cardiologists tell their family, friends

Yeah, yeah, you already know the basics. Don't smoke. Lay off the bacon-wrapped steak.

Feb 12, 2016

Treatment gives hope to teen with disorder known as childhood Alzheimer's

The mother and father watched as their 16-year-old daughter ate her pork chop and green beans across the kitchen table of their Mount Prospect home, grateful each time she swallowed without struggle.

Feb 12, 2016

Kroger to offer anti-overdose drug without prescription

Ohio-based grocery chain Kroger Co. said Friday it will make the overdose-reversal drug naloxone available without a prescription in its pharmacies across Ohio and northern Kentucky, a region hard-hit by deadly heroin.

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Study finds mechanism by which obesity promotes pancreatic and breast cancer

Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) investigators may have uncovered a novel mechanism behind the ability of obesity to promote cancer progression. In their report published online in the journal Clinical Cancer Research, ...

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What the Super Bowl constipation ad didn't say

Even by Super Bowl standards, the constipation ad shown Sunday was an eye-grabber.

Feb 12, 2016

As Zika rages, scientists step up antiviral drug research

Samples of Zika virus from the outbreak raging across Brazil and Latin America arrived at the University of Washington last month, where they were quickly locked in a biosafety freezer, awaiting research aimed at stopping ...

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Archive: 12/02/2016

Zika virus persisted in man's semen for two months: report

Focus on basic determinants to address stunting globally, professor says

Researchers identify 'neurostatin' that may reduce the risk of Alzheimer's disease

Gene technology to help healthy skin in Aboriginal Australians

Five heart-healthy things cardiologists tell their family, friends

Treatment gives hope to teen with disorder known as childhood Alzheimer's

Kroger to offer anti-overdose drug without prescription

Study finds mechanism by which obesity promotes pancreatic and breast cancer

What the Super Bowl constipation ad didn't say

As Zika rages, scientists step up antiviral drug research

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