Archive: 12/10/2015

Comprehensive genomic study provides evidence that dengue has become endemic and diverse in China

The first-ever comprehensive genomic analysis of the virus that causes dengue fever suggests that it may survive year-round in southern China. The study, published in the American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, ...

Oct 12, 2015

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Advanced life support ambulance transport increases mortality

Patients with trauma, stroke, heart attack and respiratory failure who were transported by basic life support (BLS) ambulances had a better chance of survival than patients who were transported by advanced life support (ALS) ...

Oct 12, 2015

HIV drugs provide added benefit of protecting against hepatitis B virus

In a study involving 2,400 men who have sex with men who were also enrolled in the Multicenter AIDS Cohort Study, researchers report that men with HIV who were treated effectively with HIV therapy were the least likely (80 ...

Oct 12, 2015

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Red wine with dinner can improve cardiovascular health of people with type 2 diabetes

A glass of red wine every night may help people with type 2 diabetes manage their cholesterol and cardiac health, according to new findings from a two-year randomized controlled trial (RCT) led by researchers at Ben-Gurion ...

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Dissolving stent for heart arteries passes first large test

Now you see it, now you don't. A new type of heart stent that works like dissolving stitches, slowly going away after it has done its job, passed its first major test in a large study, doctors said Monday.

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Sitting no worse for health than standing, UK study claims

Sitting down is no worse for you than standing up as long as you take regular exercise, a British study said Monday, casting doubt on the health benefits of sit-stand work stations.

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Ebola treatment beds prevented 57,000 Ebola cases and 40,000 deaths in Sierra Leone

The introduction of thousands of Ebola treatment beds by the UK and Sierra Leone governments and NGOs prevented an estimated 57,000 Ebola cases and 40,000 deaths in Sierra Leone, according to new research published in the ...

Oct 12, 2015

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Computerized cognitive training improves childhood cancer survivors' attention and memory

Intensive, adaptive computer-based cognitive training presented as a video game helped improve working memory and other cognitive skills of childhood cancer survivors and holds hope for revolutionizing management of the late ...

Oct 12, 2015

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RNA editing technique treats severe form of muscular dystrophy

An RNA editing technique called "exon skipping" has shown preliminary success in treating a rare and severe form of muscular dystrophy that currently has no treatment, based on a new study from Northwestern Medicine and the ...

Oct 12, 2015

How hallucinations emerge from trying to make sense of an ambiguous world

Take a look at the black and white image. It probably looks like a meaningless pattern of black and white blotches. But now take a look at the image below and then return to the picture: it's likely that you can now make ...

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