Alzheimer's disease & dementia
Families hit by rare early Alzheimer's push for research
Alzheimer's has ravaged generations of Dean DeMoe's family—his grandmother, father, siblings—all in their 40s and 50s.
Jul 19, 2015
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
'Dog coronavirus found in humans' – why you shouldn't worry
Scientists have found a new canine coronavirus in a handful of people hospitalized with pneumonia. This may sound alarming, but once we unpack it, you will see that there's no reason to lose any sleep.
May 28, 2021
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Medical economics
Want to develop vaccines in Africa? Then invest in expertise and infrastructure
In little more than a year from the onset of COVID-19, scientists successfully developed vaccines against the SARS-CoV-2 virus for world-wide use.
Sep 27, 2021
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HIV & AIDS
Studies target high rates of HIV medication errors among hospitalized patients
Research presented at IDWeek 2012 concludes that despite advances in electronic medical records, mistakes are still commonly made in the prescription of antiretroviral medications for hospitalized HIV-positive patients. At ...
Oct 19, 2012
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Health
World experts enlist to help Malaysia mitigate problem of poorer nutrition as incomes rise
With health problems like obesity and diabetes on the rise due to changing diets in emerging economies, Malaysia is forging new linkages between domestic and international scientists and institutions in hopes of mitigating ...
Nov 1, 2012
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Medical research
Scientists to resume work with lab-bred bird flu
International scientists who last year halted controversial research with the deadly bird flu say they are resuming their work as countries adopt new rules to ensure safety.
Jan 23, 2013
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Health
Saving lives could start at shift change: A simple way to improve hospital handoff conversations
At hospital shift changes, doctors and nurses exchange crucial information about the patients they're handing over—or at least they strive to. In reality, they might not spend enough time talking about the toughest cases, ...
Nov 12, 2012
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
UK govt plan to end virus orders queried as cases top 50,000
The U.K. recorded more than 50,000 new coronavirus cases for the first time in six months Friday amid a warning from the British government's top medical adviser that the number of people hospitalized with COVID-19 could ...
Jul 16, 2021
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Evaluating the impact of COVID-19 travel bans
Australian scientists have modeled a way to determine how many cases of COVID-19 could be traveling on any international flight, based on data from the first six months of the pandemic, which could help Australian authorities ...
Aug 25, 2021
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HIV & AIDS
Scientists urge fresh push for AIDS cure
International scientists announced Thursday a new push for a cure to AIDS, citing promising research and a three-decade epidemic that is outpacing medications to curb it.
Jul 19, 2012
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