Neuroscience
Study finds new brain pathway for escaping predators
How the zebrafish brain perceives and reacts to predators has been determined by researchers at the University of Queensland.
Jul 5, 2018
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
New research: High burden of hepatitis C among people who inject drugs
New research: High burden of hepatitis C among people who inject drugs highlights the urgent need for harm reduction and treatment strategies
Jul 23, 2018
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Oncology & Cancer
Study finds mammograms lead to unneeded treatment
Mammograms have done surprisingly little to catch deadly breast cancers before they spread, a big U.S. study finds. At the same time, more than a million women have been treated for cancers that never would have threatened ...
Nov 21, 2012
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Obama's 2008 election improved mental health of black men, research shows
Barack Obama's election to the nation's highest office in 2008 improved the mental health of black men, according to new research from Rice University.
Mar 24, 2020
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
On the frontline against monkeypox in Central African Republic
In a remote southwestern pocket of the Central African Republic, doctor Patrick Karume and his small team are on the jungle frontline to quarantine a rare outbreak of monkeypox.
Oct 25, 2018
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HIV & AIDS
Chemsex and PrEP reliance are fuelling a rise in syphilis among men who have sex with men
No one is entirely sure about the origins of syphilis, a sexually transmitted infection caused by the bacterium Treponema pallidum. The first recorded outbreak in Europe appeared during the 1495 invasion of Naples, where ...
Nov 28, 2018
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Public health research seeks to understand how natural disasters impact spread of Zika
On April 16, 2016, a 7.8 magnitude earthquake rocked the South American country of Ecuador. It was the most severe seismic event in nearly 40 years – killing roughly 700 people and displacing more than 70,000.
Dec 27, 2017
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Medications
FDA asks maker of opioid painkiller opana ER to pull drug from market
(HealthDay)—Sales of reformulated Opana ER, a prescription opioid painkiller, should be halted in the United States, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration says.
Jun 9, 2017
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HIV & AIDS
High risk of 'losing control' of AIDS epidemic: experts
The AIDS epidemic risks resurging and spiralling out of control unless billions of extra dollars are pumped into prevention and treatment, experts warned Sunday on the eve of a major world conference.
Jul 22, 2018
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Other
Fauci to step down after decades as top US infection expert
Dr. Anthony Fauci, the nation's top infectious disease expert who became a household name—and the subject of partisan attacks—during the COVID-19 pandemic, announced Monday he will leave the federal government in December ...
Aug 22, 2022
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