Archive: 18/05/2016
WHO urges European vigilance against Zika virus (Update)
The World Health Organization on Wednesday urged Europe to be vigilant ahead of a possible summer outbreak of the Zika virus, especially in the Black Sea coastal areas of Georgia and Russia.
May 18, 2016
Experts urge more research to discover how many babies die from antibiotic resistance
No one knows how many newborns are dying each year due to antibiotic resistant infections, because of a lack of funding to research the issue fully, Professor Mike Sharland from St George's, University London said.
May 18, 2016
New findings on the role of the mother in type 2 diabetes
Research from Lund University in Sweden can explain why type 2 diabetes is inherited to a greater extent from an individual's mother. The heredity of a previously known risk gene, THADA, has proven to be dominant if it comes ...
May 18, 2016
Study findings could help prevent female genital mutilation in U.K., researchers say
Researchers from the University of the West of England (UWE Bristol) and City University London say the findings of a study on female genital mutilation could help prevent the practise in the UK.
May 18, 2016