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Killing superbugs with star-shaped polymers, not antibiotics
(e) Science News - Health & MedicineThe study, published today in Nature Microbiology, holds promise for a new treatment method against antibiotic-resistant bacteria (commonly known as superbugs). read more
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Termination of lethal arrhythmia with light
(e) Science News - Health & MedicineA research team from the University of Bonn has succeeded for the first time in using light stimuli to stop life-threatening cardiac arrhythmia in mouse hearts. Furthermore, as shown in computer simulations at Johns Hopkins University, this technique could also[…]
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Historical analysis examines sugar industry role in heart disease research
(e) Science News - Health & MedicineUsing archival documents, a new report published online by JAMA Internal Medicine examines the sugar industry's role in coronary heart disease research and suggests the industry sponsored research to influence the scientific debate to cast doubt on the hazards of[…]
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Study reveals how ionising radiation damages DNA and causes cancer
Biology News Net - Health & MedicineFor the first time, researchers from the Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute and their collaborators have been able to identify in human cancers two characteristic patterns of DNA damage caused by ionising radiation. These fingerprint patterns may now enable doctors to[…]
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Study details Zika virus disrupting fetal brain development during pregnancy
(e) Science News - Health & MedicineFor the first time, abnormal brain development following a Zika infection during pregnancy has been documented experimentally in the offspring of a non-human primate. read more
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New study finds rate of injuries among youth soccer players doubled
(e) Science News - Health & MedicineSoccer is an increasingly popular sport in the United States, both professionally and recreationally, with over 3 million registered soccer players under 19 years of age playing in leagues every year. A new study conducted by the Center for Injury[…]
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New 'Trojan horse' antibody strategy shows promise against all Ebola viruses
Biology News Net - Health & MedicineIn research published online today in Science, a team of scientists describe a new therapeutic strategy to target a hidden Achilles' heel shared by all known types of Ebola virus. Two antibodies developed with this strategy blocked the invasion of[…]
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Biochemists' discovery could lead to vaccine against 'flesh-eating' bacteria
Biology News Net - Health & MedicineBiochemists at the University of California San Diego have uncovered patterns in the outer protein coat of group A Streptococcus that could finally lead to a vaccine against this highly infectious bacteria--responsible for more than 500,000 deaths a year, including[…]
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NIH researchers discover otulipenia, a new inflammatory disease
Biology News Net - Health & Medicine
The just-discovered disease is a rare and sometimes lethal inflammatory disease that causes fever, skin rashes, diarrhea and joint pain in young children. National Institutes of Health researchers have discovered a rare and sometimes lethal inflammatory disease - otulipenia -[…] -
Yale study identifies how Zika virus infects the placenta
Biology News Net - Health & MedicineIn a new study, Yale researchers demonstrate Zika virus infection of cells derived from human placentas. The research provides insight into how Zika virus may be transmitted from expectant mother to fetus, resulting in infection of the fetal brain.
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