Archive: 20/05/2016

Research behind global switch to new polio vaccine strategy released in the Lancet

A groundbreaking study released today shows that a single injectable dose of inactivated polio vaccine (IPV) along with bivalent oral polio vaccine could protect up to 90 percent of children from polio and strengthen community ...

May 20, 2016

A global early warning system for infectious diseases

In the recent issue of EMBO Reports, Barbara Han of the Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies and John Drake of the University of Georgia Odum School of Ecology call for the creation of a global early warning system for infectious ...

May 20, 2016

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Zika hackathon fights disease with big data

More than 50 data scientists, engineers, and UT Austin students gathered on Sunday, May 15, 2016 to use Big Data to fight the spread of Zika for the "Austin Zika Hackathon" at the Cloudera offices downtown.

May 20, 2016

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Understanding the mechanics of the urinary bladder

Dr. S. Roccabianca and Dr. T.R. Bush, researchers from Michigan State University compiled an extensive review of the key contributions to understanding the mechanics of the bladder ranging from work conducted in the 1970s ...

May 20, 2016

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Researchers reveal how a new class of drugs kills cancer cells

A team of Walter and Eliza Hall Institute researchers has worked out how a new class of anti-cancer drugs kills cancer cells, a finding that helps explain how cancer cells may become resistant to treatment.

May 20, 2016

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Only 11 of 28 EU nations meet anti-smoking reform deadline

The European Union says that only 11 of 28 nations have fully adopted tough anti-smoking rules that were approved two years ago and have a Friday deadline.

May 20, 2016

To operate or not to operate: A serious question with no clear answers

What goes into a surgeon's decision to operate or recommend an alternative treatment option?

May 20, 2016

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Health enthusiast goes 'all in' to create GMO-free energy bar

Northeastern University student Josh Eichel has harnessed his passion for health and wellness to create his own line of all-natural energy bars, the flagship product of his company All In Nutrition.

May 20, 2016

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Ten dead from haemorrhagic fever outbreak in South Sudan: WHO

At least 10 people have died and 40 were suffering from an outbreak of haemorrhagic fever in South Sudan, the latest calamity in the war-torn country, the World Health Organization said.

May 20, 2016

Virtual farm game to help young cancer patients deal with treatment

A virtual reality game that helps youths deal with cancer treatment —created by two Simon Fraser University students who spent time in hospital as youths, one as a cancer patient—is the latest pain management tool being ...

May 20, 2016

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Archive: 20/05/2016

Research behind global switch to new polio vaccine strategy released in the Lancet

A global early warning system for infectious diseases

Zika hackathon fights disease with big data

Understanding the mechanics of the urinary bladder

Researchers reveal how a new class of drugs kills cancer cells

Only 11 of 28 EU nations meet anti-smoking reform deadline

To operate or not to operate: A serious question with no clear answers

Health enthusiast goes 'all in' to create GMO-free energy bar

Ten dead from haemorrhagic fever outbreak in South Sudan: WHO

Virtual farm game to help young cancer patients deal with treatment

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