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Koala chlamydia vaccine
A vaccine has been developed to protect koalas from chlamydia, a disease devastating the wild koala population, and has been preliminarily successful.
Protein Found To Identify Malignant Melanoma
Researchers found a new protein produced excessively in malignant melanoma, a discovery that is particularly relevant as skin cancer rates climb dramatically among young women. The protein, IMP-3, is not...
NIAID will not move forward with the PAVE 100 HIV Vaccine Trial
After soliciting and considering broad input from the scientific and HIV advocacy communities, the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH),...
Virulence factor that induces fatal Candida infection identified
Scientists here have found that certain substances from bacteria living in the human intestine cause the normally harmless Candida albicans fungus to become highly infectious.
Sleeping too much or too little increases post-menopausal stroke risk
The amount of sleep postmenopausal women get - either too little or too much - could affect their risk of having a stroke, suggests new research.
Obesity creeps up in US: report
Obesity continued to creep up in the United States last year and now affects more than one in four US adults, a US government report showed Friday.
Study identifies cells for spinal-cord repair
A researcher at MIT`s Picower Institute for Learning and Memory has pinpointed stem cells within the spinal cord that, if persuaded to differentiate into more healing cells and fewer scarring...
Study: Medical care, spending don't match
NEW YORK, July 18 (UPI) -- The United States may spend a lot on healthcare but that doesn't mean Americans receive high-quality medical care, a health policy research...
U.S.: Warming worsens health 'disparities'
Global warming will affect the health and welfare of every American, but the poor, elderly, and children will suffer the most, according to a new White House science report released...
Iqaluit undertaker calls for new morgue outside hospital
A growing population in Iqaluit means that morgue facilities need to be expanded outside the hospital, local undertaker Bryan Pearson says.
Heading circulatory disease off at the pass
Researchers at Oregon Health & Science University have devised an ultrasound imaging technique that picks up subtle early evidence of peripheral arterial disease (PAD) that current conventional tests miss.
BWH Asthma Research Center Awarded $2 Million Grant for Gene-based Clinical Trial; participants sought from Partners’ Network
The Brigham and Women’s Hospital Asthma Research Center (ARC) has received a $2 million Genetics Enters Medicine (GEM) grant from Partners to study the influence of one’s genetic profile on...
Old Eyes Can Learn New Tricks; Findings Offer Hope For Adults With 'Lazy Eye'
New evidence that the brain regions responsible for vision are capable of adapting in adults offers new hope for those with an untreated condition commonly known as lazy eye. Also...
New test for deadly toxin
A new assay for a lethal toxin could help scientists develop better inhibitors of the poison
Instant insight: Beryllium: friend or foe?
Brian Scott and colleagues examine the molecular basis of chronic beryllium disease
Doctors' orders lost in translation
When patients are discharged from the emergency department, their recovery depends on carefully following the doctors' instructions for their post care at home. Yet a vast majority of patients don't...
Highest radon levels found in 3 P.E.I. schools
Recent testing for radon gas in P.E.I. public buildings found the highest levels were in three schools.
Fiber intake linked to preeclampsia risk
SEATTLE, July 17 (UPI) -- Women who increase their daily intake of diary fiber during the first trimester of pregnancy could reduce their risk of preeclampsia, U.S. researchers...
Liver Unit Reports High Success Rate For Children Receiving Living Donor Transplants
Ninety-six percent of children who received liver transplants from living relatives were still alive five years after surgery. And the 98 percent year one survival rates recorded by the UK...
Using Genetics To Improve Traditional Psychiatric Diagnoses
Psychiatry has begun the laborious effort of preparing the DSM-V, the new iteration of its diagnostic manual. In so doing, it once again wrestles with the task set by Carl...
Mini ECG Gets Heart Attack Rehab Patients Mobile
Scientists have teamed a mobile phone with a miniature heart monitor and a GPS device in research aimed at tackling the low participation rates of heart patients in cardiac rehabilitation.
Protein transports nutrients believed to protect against eye disease
Scientists have identified the protein responsible for transporting nutrients to the eye that are believed to protect against the development of age-related macular degeneration, a leading cause of vision loss...
Brand names subconsciously afftect people's shopping goals
Even 60 milliseconds of exposure to a brand name such as Wal-Mart or Tiffany can alter consumers' subconscious goals, according to new research in the Journal of Consumer Research.
New Therapies Revealed For Diabetes-induced Microvascular Disease
New findings could lead to future treatments to prevent lower limb amputations in diabetes. Diabetes can have serious complications like gangrene and skin ulcers due to a restriction of blood...
Media workers killed
Media workers are being killed due to their jobs in many countries, particularly those with uncontrolled armed groups, and by the highest numbers in Iraq.
Cleveland Clinic taking kidneys through navel
(AP) -- Brad Kaster donated a kidney to his father this week, and he barely has a scar to show for it. The kidney was removed through a single...
L.A. city attorney sues insurer over health policy cancellations
Delgadillo's suit contends Blue Shield of California has illegally rescinded the coverage of more than 850 policyholders since 2002. ...
Gene Variation May Raise Risk of H.I.V., Study Finds
A genetic variation could account for 11 percent of the caseload of H.I.V. in Africa, explaining why the disease is more common there than expected, researchers say.