Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Melanesian offspring prove less susceptible to malaria
Melanesian children have lower fatality rates due to severe malaria than children in other geographic regions, according to UWA researchers.
Apr 21, 2014
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NOX4 implicated in fibrosis
Genkyotex, a developer of selective NOX enzyme inhibitors, announced today the publication of data showing that GKT137831, a first in class NOX1 and 4 inhibitor, was able to reverse lung fibrosis associated with aging in ...
Apr 11, 2014
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Senegal has 'well-oiled system' to stop Ebola: minister
Senegal vowed Tuesday it is prepared for any spread of the deadly Ebola virus, as the suspected death toll in an outbreak raging in Guinea and Liberia rose to 111.
Apr 8, 2014
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
West Africa Ebola outbreak among 'most challenging' ever: WHO (Update)
West Africa's Ebola unprecedented outbreak is among the "most challenging" for health workers since the deadly disease emerged elsewhere in Africa four decades ago as the suspected death toll topped 100, the WHO said Tuesday.
Apr 8, 2014
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What bank voles can teach us about prion disease transmission and neurodegeneration
When cannibals ate brains of people who died from prion disease, many of them fell ill with the fatal neurodegenerative disease as well. Likewise, when cows were fed protein contaminated with bovine prions, many of them developed ...
Apr 3, 2014
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Five new Ebola cases in Guinea in 24 hours
Five new cases of the deadly Ebola virus have been recorded in Guinea in the past 24 hours, the World Health Organization said Wednesday.
Apr 2, 2014
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Eight cases of Ebola turn up in Guinea's capital
Health officials in the West African nation of Guinea say they're now treating eight cases of Ebola in the capital.
Mar 28, 2014
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Ebola victims quarantined in Guinea
Health workers in protective hazmat suits treated patients in quarantine centers on Tuesday in a remote corner of Guinea where Ebola has killed at least 60 people in West Africa's first outbreak of the deadly virus in two ...
Mar 26, 2014
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Medical research
Study identifies DNA region linked to severity of herpes simplex infections
(Medical Xpress)—In a study that has important implications for how the herpes simplex virus causes blindness and fatal brain disease, researchers at the University of Cincinnati (UC) and Cincinnati Children's Hospital ...
Mar 21, 2014
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Mapping global road risk
(Medical Xpress)—The next time you go to Africa or the Middle East, you may want to stay off the roads.
Feb 21, 2014
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