Archive: 06/09/2018

Complete make-over in fight of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis

Several new medicines have been found to be more effective than traditional ones used to treat multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB), according to a new international collaborative study led by Dr. Dick Menzies, senior ...

Sep 6, 2018

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Researchers correlate spinal muscular atrophy disease expression with haplotypes

A natural history study has provided the first comprehensive clinical description of spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) within the Amish and Mennonite communities and correlates ancestral chromosome 5 haplotypes and SMN2 copy ...

Sep 6, 2018

Building a better brain-in-a-dish, faster and cheaper

Writing in the current online issue of the journal Stem Cells and Development, researchers at University of California San Diego School of Medicine describe development of a rapid, cost-effective method to create human cortical ...

Sep 6, 2018

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Obese/overweight pregnant women can safely control weight gain through diet and exercise

Many overweight and obese women gain too much weight during pregnancy, further ratcheting up their already-increased risk of serious complications for themselves and their babies.

Sep 6, 2018

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A first step toward cracking the genetics of strabismus

Strabismus is a common condition in which the eyes do not align properly, turning inward, outward, upward or downward. Two to four percent of children have some form of it. Some cases can be treated with glasses or eye patching; ...

Sep 6, 2018

California's large minority population drives state's relatively low death rate

High poverty rates, low education and lack of insurance are all social determinants that are expected to lead to high mortality rates and negative health outcomes. Despite a 62 percent minority population with these characteristics ...

Sep 6, 2018

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Scientists test new cancer vaccine against melanoma

An experimental cancer vaccine that boosts the immune system's ability to fight cancers could work in tandem with other cancer therapies to fight aggressive tumors, scientists reported recently in the Proceedings of the National ...

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Novel epigenetic control found for critical brain proteins in memory strengthening

Understanding how memories form and are retrieved has applications to psychiatric, neurological and neurodegenerative disorders, and may be helpful to attenuate maladaptive memories in psychiatric disorders.

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Ebola death toll rises to 88 in DR Congo

The death toll from an outbreak of Ebola in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo has risen to 88, the health ministry said Thursday, as the virus spread to the city of Butembo, an important commercial hub of one million ...

Sep 6, 2018

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Sleepiness common among black women, may be linked to high blood pressure

Poor sleep habits may be related to low levels of physical activity, high blood pressure and obesity among black women, according to new research presented at the American Heart Association's Joint Hypertension 2018 Scientific ...

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Archive: 06/09/2018

Complete make-over in fight of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis

Researchers correlate spinal muscular atrophy disease expression with haplotypes

Building a better brain-in-a-dish, faster and cheaper

Obese/overweight pregnant women can safely control weight gain through diet and exercise

A first step toward cracking the genetics of strabismus

California's large minority population drives state's relatively low death rate

Scientists test new cancer vaccine against melanoma

Novel epigenetic control found for critical brain proteins in memory strengthening

Ebola death toll rises to 88 in DR Congo

Sleepiness common among black women, may be linked to high blood pressure

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