Vaccination
Research raises questions about how eager people will be to receive COVID-19 vaccine
New research shows consumers strongly prefer "natural," not synthetic, products to prevent ailments.
Sep 11, 2020
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Brazil during the 1918 flu epidemic
While the impact of the 1918 Spanish flu on the developed world has been extensively researched, a lot less is known about its health effects on the Global South.
Jun 11, 2020
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
A new treatment strategy against MERS
First identified in 2012, the MERS-coronavirus is capable of causing severe and often fatal pneumonia. There are no effective treatments for MERS. Researchers from the German Center for Infection Research (DZIF) at Charité ...
Jan 29, 2020
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Health
Experts explore efforts to tackle tobacco harm
The impact of the tobacco display ban on young people's attitudes to smoking has been analyzed by University of Stirling experts.
Jan 24, 2020
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Oncology & Cancer
Researchers identify new mechanism involved in promoting breast cancer
A new approach to studying the effects of two common chemicals used in cosmetics and sunscreens found they can cause DNA damage in breast cells at surprisingly low concentrations, while the same dose did not harm cells without ...
Jan 15, 2020
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Health
Congress could raise age to buy tobacco products to 21
A provision to raise the U.S. minimum age to buy tobacco products from 18 to 21 years has been inserted into the end-of-year spending bill in Congress.
Dec 18, 2019
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Medical research
Scientists discover new way to promote insulin production in pre-diabetes phase
Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore) scientists have discovered that a type of immune cell known as a pancreatic islet macrophage is capable of promoting insulin production during the pre-diabetes phase.
Nov 15, 2019
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Neuroscience
SYNGO Consortium releases public data resource for universal reference in synapse research
Synapses, the junctions that serve as specialized contacts between nerve cells, are the brain's fundamental information processing units. A loss of coordinated activity at the synapse lies at the root of many brain disorders ...
Jun 3, 2019
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Finding a safer way to make the polio vaccine
Researchers at the University of Leeds are developing a cheaper and safer way of making the polio vaccine.
May 16, 2019
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Medical research
A 'fountain of youth' pill? Sure, if you're a mouse
Renowned Harvard University geneticist David Sinclair recently made a startling assertion: Scientific data shows he has knocked more than two decades off his biological age.
Feb 15, 2019
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