Archive: 15/10/2015

Assessing traumatic brain injuries

UConn researchers are working with college athletes to test a new device that can quickly assess concussions and other traumatic brain injuries.

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Why you should think twice about reaching for your phone at lunch

Does a doorhandle or a keyboard have more germs?

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Pregnancy and infant loss a painful reality for many

For most, pregnancy is a joyful time of anticipation of the arrival of a child. Unfortunately for some, the arrival is of painful loss.

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Beauty may come at a hidden health cost for African-Americans

When Teni Adewumi was growing up, she, like many of her family members and friends, spent countless hours in hair salons without ever thinking about the potential side effects of the harsh chemicals being used on their hair.

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A novel and effective hyperthermia method for Schistosomiasis japonica prevention and treatment

Schistosomiasis, or bilharzia, is a common parasitic disease which can cause bladder dysfunction and hematuria, and even correlate with bladder cancer and increase HIV susceptibility with urogenital lesions. Globally, it ...

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Valeant under US federal investigation over drug pricing

Canadian pharmaceutical group Valeant says it has received subpoenas from US federal prosecutors seeking information about the pricing and distribution of its drugs, along with how it makes them more affordable for patients.

Oct 15, 2015

Scientists develop genetic blueprint of inner ear cell development

Using a sensitive new technology called single-cell RNA-seq on cells from mice, scientists have created the first high-resolution gene expression map of the newborn mouse inner ear. The findings provide new insight into how ...

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Decoding the microbial signature of aggressive form of breast cancer

Cancer is a result of normal cellular functions going wildly awry on a genetic level. That fact has been known for some time, but increasing evidence is showing that the human microbiome, the diverse population of microorganisms ...

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Sierra Leone goes four weeks without new Ebola cases: official

Sierra Leone has not recorded a single new case of Ebola in the past four weeks, the authorities said, keeping the west African country on course to being declared free of the killer virus next month.

Oct 15, 2015

Study reveals high rates of preventable cancers in Indigenous peoples of high-income countries

Research published in The Lancet Oncology, led by the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) on the scale and profile of cancer in indigenous peoples of the USA, Canada, Australia and New Zealand has revealed ...

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Archive: 15/10/2015

Assessing traumatic brain injuries

Why you should think twice about reaching for your phone at lunch

Pregnancy and infant loss a painful reality for many

Beauty may come at a hidden health cost for African-Americans

A novel and effective hyperthermia method for Schistosomiasis japonica prevention and treatment

Valeant under US federal investigation over drug pricing

Scientists develop genetic blueprint of inner ear cell development

Decoding the microbial signature of aggressive form of breast cancer

Sierra Leone goes four weeks without new Ebola cases: official

Study reveals high rates of preventable cancers in Indigenous peoples of high-income countries

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