Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Researchers identify role that skin plays in Zika virus
When a mosquito infected with Zika virus bites someone, the skin is the first line of defense against infection.
Apr 3, 2020
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
New estimates of excess mortality from COVID-19 suggest stronger suppression measures needed
A mitigation strategy aimed at slowing the spread of coronavirus could lead to at least 35,000-70,000 excess deaths over one year, find researchers from UCL, University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, the University ...
Mar 24, 2020
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Vaccination
Here's why the WHO says a coronavirus vaccine is 18 months away
The World Health Organisation said this week it may be 18 months before a vaccine against the coronavirus is publicly available.
Feb 14, 2020
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Health
Medicaid expansion reduce cancer, saves black lives
Expanding Medicaid in North Carolina could sharply lessen the burden of colon cancers in the state and save the lives of thousands of Black men as well as improving access to care for men of all races, researchers report ...
Jan 30, 2020
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
What changes in temperature mean for Africa's tsetse fly
In a world of changing climate, would nature's insect "vampire," the tsetse fly, perish or change its hunting ground?
Jan 16, 2020
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Medications
A new link between migraines, opioid overuse may be key to treating pain
About 10% of the world population suffers from migraine headaches, according to the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke. To alleviate migraine pain, people are commonly treated with opioids. But, while ...
Nov 20, 2019
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Whether a fashion model or not, some body image concerns are universal
When researchers from UCLA and the Laureate Institute for Brain Research in Tulsa, Oklahoma, wanted to test an app they created to measure body image perception, they went to the body image experts—fashion models.
Oct 29, 2019
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Cardiology
Research uncovers new sex-specific factor in CV disease
A common receptor may serve differentiated roles related to aging-associated cardiovascular disease (CV) in males and females. Jennifer DuPont, Ph.D., will present the findings of this first-of-its-kind study today at the ...
Oct 7, 2019
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Neuroscience
Relay station in the brain controls our movements
The relay station of the brain, the substantia nigra, consists of different types of nerve cells and is responsible for controlling the execution of movements. Researchers at the University of Basel's Biozentrum have now ...
May 15, 2019
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HIV & AIDS
Mathematicians develop model of spatial distribution of HIV and other viruses in the body for the first time
RUDN mathematicians created a mathematical model to describe spatial distribution of viruses in the body. It analyzes the growth of a virus population in space and time and evaluates the influence of their reaction with the ...
Mar 4, 2019
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