Archive: 24/02/2016

Scientists tune switch for contraction to fix heart disease

For the first time, scientists at The Ohio State University have engineered new calcium receptors for the heart to tune the strength of the heartbeat in an animal model. The research is published online by the journal Nature ...

Feb 24, 2016

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US, Brazilian health teams brave slums to start Zika study

Teams of U.S. and Brazilian health workers ventured into dicey slums, fought through snarled traffic and braved torrential downpours on the first day of their effort to determine if the Zika virus is causing babies to be ...

Feb 24, 2016

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WHO chief 'confident' Olympics will be safe despite Zika

The head of the World Health Organization expressed confidence Tuesday that Brazil can host the Rio Olympics safely despite the Zika threat, while warning of a long battle against the mosquito-borne virus.

Feb 24, 2016

Trial for potential new drug that could help immune system fight cancer

Cancer Research UK's Centre for Drug Development (CDD), in partnership with Amgen Inc., has launched a new clinical trial to test a drug that could stop a patient's immune system from protecting tumours.

Feb 24, 2016

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Innovative collaboration leads to improved discharge outcomes for children with asthma

A new study demonstrates that pediatric patients with asthma who left the hospital with their prescription medications made fewer emergency department (ED) visits after they were discharged than if they were discharged still ...

Feb 24, 2016

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