Archive: 29/03/2016

Gene study could help heart patients cut craving for salt

Scientists have shed light on why some people crave salty food, even when they know it can seriously damage their health.

Mar 29, 2016

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Bloomberg, others donate $125M for new cancer institute

Former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg and others have donated $125 million to create a cancer-fighting institute at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, the school said Tuesday.

Mar 29, 2016

Deploying mosquitoes against Zika

A mosquito genetically modified to fight Zika virus, dengue fever, and other mosquito-borne ailments is being reviewed by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for possible release in Florida. The mosquito is programmed to ...

Mar 29, 2016

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Researchers found new clue to fighting acute myeloid leukaemia

A study led by researchers from the Cancer Science Institute of Singapore (CSI Singapore) at the National University of Singapore (NUS) has uncovered a new clue that may help fight acute myeloid leukaemia (AML), the most ...

Mar 29, 2016

Simulations show how helmets would have protected bike crash victims' brains

Bicycle helmets can reduce the risk of concussions by 54 percent, and drastically cut the risk of skull fractures, according to a study at Sweden's KTH Royal Institute of Technology.

Mar 29, 2016

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Postmortem on Ebola outbreak in Sierra Leone offers new insights into effective intervention strategies

(Medical Xpress)—A team of researchers from China, the U.S. and Sierra Leone has performed a postmortem on the Ebola outbreak that occurred during 2014/15 infecting approximately 8,700 people in Sierra Leone and killing ...

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New method to identify asymmetrical fingerprints can forecast risk for diabetes, study finds

The same technology used by forensic investigators to capture fingerprints also can help doctors predict whether patients might be at risk for developing diabetes, a new study finds.

Mar 29, 2016

Trust is key to boosting diversity in genetics research

Gene therapies could one day offer life-saving treatments for diabetes, cancer, sickle cell disease and other illnesses that disproportionately affect ethnic minorities, yet many black Americans have profound reason to be ...

Mar 29, 2016