Archive: 20/10/2014
iPads detect early signs of glaucoma in Nepal eye screening
Using a tablet screening app could prove to be an effective method to aid in the effort to reduce the incidence of avoidable blindness in populations at high-risk for glaucoma with limited access to health care, according ...
Oct 20, 2014
EU tackles Ebola response
European Union foreign ministers thrashed out measures to help halt Ebola's deadly spread on Monday, as Nigeria—Africa's most populous country—was expected to be declared free of the disease.
Oct 20, 2014
WHO declares Nigeria Ebola-free (Update)
Africa's most populous nation Nigeria was on Monday declared officially Ebola free but warned that it remained vulnerable as long as the virus was raging elsewhere in west Africa.
Oct 20, 2014
Brussels becomes latest EU airport to screen for Ebola
Belgium's Brussels Airport on Monday became the latest European hub to screen passengers for the deadly Ebola virus when a flight landed from Guinea via Sierra Leone, an airport spokeswoman said.
Oct 20, 2014
Earlier unknown molecular-level mechanism may contribute to the growth rate of breast cancer
Researchers at VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland, the University of Turku and the University of Oslo have discovered a previously unknown molecular-level mechanism that may partly explain the increased growth of cancer ...
Oct 20, 2014
Using feminist theory to understand male rape
Decades of feminist research have framed rape and sexual assault as a 'women's issue', leaving little room for the experiences of male victims. But a new study published in the Journal of Gender Studies suggests that feminist ...
Oct 20, 2014