Archive: 26/09/2017

Opioid epidemic causing rise in hepatitis C infections and other serious illnesses

Many Americans now know that, over the past decade, opioid addiction and deaths from opioid overdose in the U.S. have skyrocketed.

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Memory for details matures gradually

In contrast to previous assumptions, the hippocampus, a brain structure that is central to learning and memory, does not complete its maturation until adolescence. Scientists of the Max Planck Institute for Human Development, ...

Sep 26, 2017

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Discovering potential therapeutic protein inhibitors for Chagas disease

Chagas disease is a potentially life-threatening illness caused by the parasite Trypanosoma cruzi, and is transmitted to humans through triatomine blood-sucking insects commonly referred to as "kissing bugs" or "vampire bugs." ...

Sep 26, 2017

Novel protein interactions explain memory deficits in Parkinson's disease

A study published in the journal Nature Neuroscience describes the identification of a novel molecular pathway that can constitute a therapeutic target for cognitive defects in Parkinson's disease. The study showed that abnormal ...

Sep 26, 2017

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Serum Institute's vaccine demonstrates significant efficacy against severe rotavirus

Results from a Phase 3 efficacy study in India of the Serum Institute of India Pvt. Ltd.'s rotavirus vaccine BRV-PV (known as ROTASIIL) were published in the journal Vaccine. The study showed the vaccine to be safe, well ...

Sep 26, 2017

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Republican health plan likely dead as key US senator defects

The latest bid backed by US President Donald Trump to dismantle his predecessor's health care law likely unraveled Monday when a crucial third Republican formally came out against the plan.

Sep 26, 2017

Study shows drug slows stomach emptying, may individualize obesity treatment

Liraglutide injection, a prescription medication used to treat type-2 diabetes and obesity is associated with marked slowing of stomach emptying and is an effective weight loss therapy. These are the findings of a randomized, ...

Sep 26, 2017

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80 percent of activity tracker users stick with the devices for at least six months

Use of activity trackers, such as wearable devices and smartphone apps, is on the rise, and a new study shows that 80 percent of users stuck with the device for at least six months. Though the gadgets may help motivate users ...

Sep 26, 2017

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Poll: More than two-thirds of Republicans want Congress to enact an ACA alternative

According to a new POLITICO/Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health poll, more than two-thirds (71%) of Republicans want Congress to try again to enact an alternative to the Affordable Care Act (ACA). In contrast, a majority ...

Sep 26, 2017

Tackle and scrum should be banned in school rugby, argue experts

Allyson Pollock and Graham Kirkwood at Newcastle University, say the evidence shows that collision sports, such as youth rugby, carry high rates of injury - and they call on the government to "put the interests of the child ...

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Archive: 26/09/2017

Opioid epidemic causing rise in hepatitis C infections and other serious illnesses

Memory for details matures gradually

Discovering potential therapeutic protein inhibitors for Chagas disease

Novel protein interactions explain memory deficits in Parkinson's disease

Serum Institute's vaccine demonstrates significant efficacy against severe rotavirus

Republican health plan likely dead as key US senator defects

Study shows drug slows stomach emptying, may individualize obesity treatment

80 percent of activity tracker users stick with the devices for at least six months

Poll: More than two-thirds of Republicans want Congress to enact an ACA alternative

Tackle and scrum should be banned in school rugby, argue experts

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