Archive: 15/05/2015

Study highlights risk of norovirus from swimming

Simple tips can help swimmers stay safe in various swimming venues.

May 15, 2015

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New zebrafish model should speed research on parasite that causes toxoplasmosis

Researchers at Oregon State University have found a method to speed the search for new therapies to treat toxoplasmosis – by successfully infecting zebrafish with Toxoplasma gondii.

May 15, 2015

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Study explores the roots of happiness

If you have a spring in your step and a smile on your face, you're in good company. Americans are generally a pretty happy bunch, according to a new study that aims to further our collective understanding of happiness and ...

May 15, 2015

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Researchers create action guide on 'cognitive aging'

Misplaced your car keys lately? Can't remember if you locked the door when you left the house? Does an old friend's name elude you? Don't worry too much, it happens.

May 15, 2015

Hi-tech nanoknife treatment to kill kidney tumour

A pioneering procedure has been carried out in by a University of Leeds specialist using a hi-tech 'nanoknife' technology to destroy cancer cells using pulses of high voltage electrical current.

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Uncovering the scope of infanticide and infant abandonment in Malaysia

Infanticide refers to the non-accidental death of infants from one day to one year in age. Infant abandonment, on the other hand, has no universal definition. In Malaysia, recent perceived increases in infant abandonment ...

May 15, 2015

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Two physicians examine heart disease through a literary lens

Heart disease has topped mortality charts as the No. 1 killer of men and women for many decades, but a novel analysis of American literary fiction by two physicians finds the disorder's presence in great novels has remained ...

May 15, 2015