Archive: 12/03/2015

Ebola outbreak of 2014 may have laid tracks for deadly measles epidemic in Africa

The Ebola outbreak that has swept West Africa since 2014 may have cleared the way for a more familiar killer that could claim thousands of more lives—measles.

Mar 12, 2015

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Inflammatory factor IL-3 may play essential role in development of sepsis

A new study finds that Interleukin-3 (IL-3), an inflammatory factor most associated with allergic reactions, appears to have an important role in the overwhelming, life-threatening immune reaction called sepsis. In the March ...

Mar 12, 2015

Political liberals display greater happiness, study finds

What does it mean to be happy? Is it how happy you say you are, or is it how happy you act? Previous research has found that political conservatives report being happier than political liberals. But UC Irvine psychologists ...

Mar 12, 2015

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Predicting your risk of infection

Research publishing this week in PLOS Computational Biology analyses the livestock trade in Italy and sexual encounters in a Brazilian prostitution service to find a correlation between loyalty and infection risk.

Mar 12, 2015

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New technique could lead to long-lasting localized stimulation of brain tissue without external connections

Researchers at MIT have developed a method to stimulate brain tissue using external magnetic fields and injected magnetic nanoparticles—a technique allowing direct stimulation of neurons, which could be an effective treatment ...

Mar 12, 2015

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Hospital ratings on social media appear to reflect quality of care, study says

Social media has become an important way for institutions to communicate - both sending messages and receiving feedback - with clients and with the general public. Hospitals and other health care organizations use social ...

Mar 12, 2015

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High cholesterol, triglycerides can keep vitamin E from reaching body tissues

In the continuing debate over how much vitamin E is enough, a new study has found that high levels of blood lipids such as cholesterol and triglycerides can keep this essential micronutrient tied up in the blood stream, and ...

Mar 12, 2015

Sierra Leone sees worrying spike in Ebola cases over week

Sierra Leone has seen a worrying spike in confirmed Ebola cases over the past week in four districts, the head of the national Ebola response center said Thursday.

Mar 12, 2015