Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Roche develops monkeypox PCR tests
Swiss pharmaceutical giant Roche said Wednesday it had come up with PCR tests that can detect monkeypox, as the virus spreads outside endemic countries.
May 25, 2022
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Worldwide shortage of health workers threatens effective health coverage
More than 43 million additional health workers are needed to meet targets for universal health coverage around the world, according to a new peer-reviewed study by the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME) at ...
May 24, 2022
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Medications
Gabapentin may boost functional recovery after a stroke
The drug gabapentin, currently prescribed to control seizures and reduce nerve pain, may enhance recovery of movement after a stroke by helping neurons on the undamaged side of the brain take up the signaling work of lost ...
May 23, 2022
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Monkeypox: Gay and bisexual men aren't at greater risk from the disease, but they are from unfair stigma
The first case of monkeypox in the current outbreak was reported to the World Health Organization (WHO) on May 7. The person in question had recently returned to the U.K. from Nigeria, where they are believed to have contracted ...
May 23, 2022
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African scientists baffled by monkeypox cases in Europe, US
Scientists who have monitored numerous outbreaks of monkeypox in Africa say they are baffled by the disease's recent spread in Europe and North America.
May 20, 2022
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Book explores earlier international effort to combat disease
Fearing disease from a foreign country, public health officials clamped down on travel and trade, mandating lengthy quarantines. These measures dampened tourism, drove up the price of goods and slowed down their distribution.
May 18, 2022
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New study suggests more malaria-carrying mosquito bites happen during the day than thought
A team of researchers from Institut Pasteur de Bangui, the University of Montpellier and Centre International de Recherches Médicales de Franceville has found that contrary to conventional thought, malaria-carrying mosquito ...
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
COVID deaths in Europe pass two million mark: WHO
The number of people who have died from COVID-19 in Europe, the long-time epicentre of the pandemic, has passed two million, the World Health Organization (WHO) said Thursday.
May 12, 2022
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Medical research
Life after death for the human eye: Vision scientists revive light-sensing cells in organ donor eyes
Scientists have revived light-sensing neuron cells in organ donor eyes and restored communication between them as part of a series of discoveries that stand to transform brain and vision research.
May 11, 2022
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Neuroscience
Study shows oligodendrocytes arise in the human brain earlier in development
A team of researchers at Karolinska Institutet and Stockholm University in Sweden found that oligodendrocytes, a cell type in the central nervous system known to be targeted in multiple sclerosis (MS), arise in the human ...
May 6, 2022
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