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Dallas Cowboys' defense set back by injury to rookie defensive tackle
The Sports Xchange IRVING, Tex. -- One of the ways the Dallas Cowboys hoped for an improved pass rusher early in the season took a huge setback when rookie defensive...
Identifying how Merkel cell polyomavirus infection can cause a lethal carcinoma
A benign virus normally found in the skin can lead to a type of rare, lethal skin cancer. Specifically, infection by the Merkel cell polyomavirus can lead to Merkel cell...
Europe seeing 'constant' increase in gonorrhea rates, study says
Stephen FellerSTOCKHOLM, Sweden, May 31 (UPI) -- Researchers in Europe found in a review that gonorrhea rates continue to increase on the continent, possibly because of high-risk, unprotected sexual behavior.
Next-generation gene sequencing helps diagnose rare diseases in newborns
The use of next-generation gene sequencing in newborns in neonatal intensive care units may improve the diagnosis of rare diseases and deliver results more quickly to anxious families, according to...
Prevention of genetic breast cancer within reach
About one in eight women will develop invasive breast cancer over the course of her lifetime. Causes can be the use of synthetic sex hormones and other environmental factors, but...
Google searches for 'chickenpox' reveal big impact of vaccinations
Countries that implement government-mandated vaccinations for chickenpox see a sharp drop in the number of Google searches for the common childhood disease afterward, demonstrating that immunization significantly reduces seasonal outbreaks.
Crocodile safaris urged after Australia attack
An outspoken Australian politician Tuesday called for crocodile-shooting safaris to help control their numbers in the wild, after a woman was taken by one of the feared reptiles while swimming.
Narcotic painkillers prolong pain in rats, says study
Painkillers paradoxically prolong pain in rats, a study that could have far-reaching effects for humans, new research demonstrates. Roughly 20,000 Americans died in 2015 from overdoses of prescription opioid pain...
Heme, a poisonous nutrient, tracked by 'Green Lantern' sensor
The toxin heme is essential to life, but cells must make use of it sparingly and carefully, as poor heme management can lead to Alzheimer's, heart disease and cancer. Researchers...
FBI 'Ten Most Wanted' fugitive caught at U.S. border, wanted in girlfriend's death
Stephen FellerLOS ANGELES, May 30 (UPI) -- Law enforcement officials announced the arrest of a man on the FBI's Most Wanted list in the death of his pregnant girlfriend.
Saying sorry for medical errors
When it comes to medical errors, saying sorry may be the hardest thing. NightshiftMD says doctors need to break the wall of silence.
A combined approach to treating metastatic melanoma
Oncologists have successfully treated a patient with metastatic melanoma by combining two different types of immunotherapy.
After Gamergate, female video game developers on the rise
While the ongoing cyber harassment of female gamers indicates a reluctance by some to accept the growing number of women in the industry, mainstream institutions are welcoming all to the...
New therapy options bring about changes in stroke care
There are more well-founded therapy options for the treatment of strokes than ever before. Care has to be reorganized before these innovations are actually used on patients. Experts are discussing...
Europe needs to be prepared for Zika virus epidemic, experts say
The Zika epidemic has long assumed global proportions, experts say. Europe needs to get prepared to deal with the relentless spread of the health threat, in particular with a view...
Smell tests, biomarkers and colon biopsies: New approaches to early identification of Parkinson’s disease
Early diagnosis and starting treatment as early as possible are decisive factors in achieving improved quality of life for Parkinson’s sufferers.
Mouse study links heart regeneration to telomere length
Researchers at the Spanish National Center for Cardiovascular Research have discovered that the ends of heart muscle cell chromosomes rapidly erode after birth, limiting the cells’ ability to proliferate and...
Scientists uncover potential trigger to kill cancer
Melbourne researchers have discovered a new way of triggering cell death, in a finding that could lead to drugs to treat cancer and autoimmune disease. Programmed cell death, also called...
Intensive aquatic resistance training promotes cartilage health, quality in knee osteoarthritis
Postmenopausal women with mild knee osteoarthritis, who may avoid strenuous exercise due to pain, can safely promote cartilage health and improve aerobic fitness with intensive aquatic resistance training.
Pakistan says new sampling shows progress against polio
ISLAMABAD (AP) -- For the first time in Pakistan's history all the previous month's environmental samples for polio have tested negative - a...
Guarding against deadly blows to the chest in kids' sports
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Jack Crowley was 15 when a baseball hit him in the chest and stopped his heart. The Long Island teen...
Neutron reflectivity gives insight to the role of the N-terminal sequence in Alzheimer's beta-amyloid peptide assembly
IIn 2013 the UN published a report estimating that by 2050 over 20% of the world's population will be 65 or older - the advance of medicine and the increase...
Parasites' winner-takes-all mechanism to evade immune defenses
A genetic game of 'winner takes all' that sustains the parasitic infections which cause sleeping sickness in humans and nagana in cattle – devastating diseases particularly in rural areas of...
'We'd like to retire sometime soon': Few replacements for older Sydney doctors
A Sydney doctor is warning that a wave of physicians is approaching retirement at a time when thousands of people in Cape Breton can't find a family doctor.
'I went through horrible pain': Air Canada passenger says lack of legroom nearly killed him
Most people have heard of travellers getting blood clots after long flights — it's called deep vein thrombosis (DVT). But a Victoria man says it nearly killed him after he...
Carlos Correa's pinch HR in 13th leads Houston Astros past Los Angeles Angels
By Joseph D'Hippolito, The Sports Xchange ANAHEIM, Calif. -- Carlos Correa's abbreviated day off proved to be a boon to the Houston Astros.
Milwaukee Bucks working on Jason Kidd extension; hiring Justin Zanik
The Sports Xchange The Milwaukee Bucks are working toward an extension with coach Jason Kidd and are hiring Utah Jazz executive Justin Zanik.
Teenagers and young adults still fare worse than children for many common cancers, according to Europe-wide study
More young people of all ages are surviving cancer than ever before, but new research shows that adolescents and young adults have a lower chance of surviving eight relatively common...