Archive: 29/09/2016
New computational tool could help match kidney donors to recipients
A new scoring system that compares the genetic matching of kidney donors and recipients could help improve predictions of transplant success, according to a study published in PLOS Computational Biology.
Sep 29, 2016
New field test allows rapid diagnosis of Chikungunya virus infection
CHIKV infection causes symptoms that are similar to Dengue and Zika as well as other viral diseases, including influenza. Accurate diagnosis of CHIKV is important for effective outbreak responses, including patient management ...
Sep 29, 2016
New research shows HPV vaccine reduces cervical pre-cancers in young women
Every 20 minutes, someone in the United States receives a cancer diagnosis related to human papillomavirus. HPV causes cancer of the cervix, anus and throat. The HPV vaccine can prevent infections causing most of these kinds ...
Sep 29, 2016
Identifying children and saving lives one thumbprint at a time
Every day 353,000 children are born around the world, a majority of them in developing countries where there is a lack of proper record keeping, resulting in a lack of proper health care. By the age of five, more than 5 million ...
Sep 29, 2016