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First description of 2015 Zika virus outbreak in Rio de Janiero
Since the recent link to severe neurological defects in infants born to mothers infected during pregnancy, Zika virus (ZIKV) has become a public health and research priority. A new study...
Antibiotic resistance genes increasing
Antibiotic genes are increasing and are just a plane ride away. Around the world, antibiotic use and resistance is increasing while the discovery of new antibiotics has nearly halted.
Discovery in roundworms may one day help humans with spinal cord injury and paralysis
A newly discovered pathway leading to the regeneration of central nervous system (CNS) brain cells (neurons) in a type of roundworm (C. elegans) sheds light on the adult human nervous...
Liver disease risk increased by type 2 diabetes
People with type 2 diabetes are at greater risk of serious liver disease than those without the condition, new research has shown. Researchers warn that hospital admissions and deaths caused...
Here's How You Can Prevent Foot Blisters While Running
Running can take a toll on your feet, often in the form of painful blisters, but now, scientists say they've shown there's a simple way to prevent this common injury.
HIV vaccine candidate shows promise with monkeys
Stephen FellerSAN ANTONIO, April 11 (UPI) -- A candidate HIV vaccine prevented female monkeys in a study from acquiring the AIDS virus despite being repeatedly exposed to it, according to...
Mapping the routes to drug resistance in cancer
When a targeted therapy blocks a pathway that enables tumors to grow, the cells usually manage to get around that obstacle. The result is drug resistance. Researchers have now found...
Plant-based drug may halt multiple sclerosis progression
Stephen FellerBRISBANE, Australia, April 11 (UPI) -- Plant-derived drug T20K stopped progression of multiple sclerosis in mice, suggesting the drug could do the same for people with the disease, researchers...
A better way to keep shrimp juicy, tasty
Normally, phosphate or table salt is used to retain moisture in meat and seafood. But adding salt to the food puts more salt in a person’s diet, and that’s unhealthy....
Face- and eye-muscle research sheds new light on Duchenne muscular dystrophy
Researchers have investigated the biochemical and physiological characteristics of orbicularis oculi, a group of facial muscles that control the eyelids and are selectively spared or involved in different neuromuscular disorders....
Scientists Detect Which Patients Are Resistant To Genetic Diseases
Health What genes can thwart a potent disease? In a new study, researchers discovered a handful of individuals who had a mutation but didn’t...
Beta cells from love handles
A synthetic genetic program has been used to instruct stem cells taken from fatty tissue to become cells that are almost identical to natural beta cells. This brings them a...
Ed Snider, owner of Philadelphia Flyers, dies at 83
The Sports Xchange Ed Snider, the owner and founder of the Philadelphia Flyers for 50 years, died Monday after a two-year battle with cancer. He was 83.
Sweet Siren call of surface lures bacteria to their death
Chemoattractant can exponentially increase the killing power of antibacterial surfaces with uses in medicine and food safety
Longtime soldier says military pushed him out due to his mental illness
The Canadian military has discharged a soldier suffering from severe depression without a medical release, which means he is not eligible for long-term disability support, re-education, retraining or other benefits.
More options for personalized medicine
Researchers have developed a particularly flexible additive manufacturing method that allows them to produce bone implants, dentures, surgical tools, or microreactors in almost any conceivable design.
Breakthrough toothpaste ingredient hardens your teeth while you sleep
A new toothpaste ingredient which puts back the lost minerals from tooth enamel and helps prevent decay and treat sensitivity while you sleep is available online and from specialist dental...
Veterinary medicine researchers pave way to identify antiviral treatment for deadly infectious cat disease
A new research project in the College of Veterinary Medicine at Kansas State University has been successful in treating a deadly cat disease that has previously been nearly 100 percent...
Health risk from Peruvian oil spills still unclear
Two months after leaks, local people do not know if it is safe to drink, bathe in or fish in river water.
Notebook: Teaching Men to Be Emotionally Honest
With so much research showing that young males suffer beneath the gravity of conventional masculinity, why isn’t there more help for them on campus?
Health Canada expands medical marijuana guide with new warnings
Health Canada is about to publish an expanded guide for health-care professionals on medical marijuana. The revised manual has new sections on the dangers of cannabis for adolescents and the...
Shining new light on diabetes treatment
Researchers have developed a light-activated tool to show how drugs need to be adapted to combat type 2 diabetes.
Robots can help young patients engage in rehab
Anyone who has undergone any intensive physical rehabilitation knows the frustration, boredom and discomfort that comes with repeated exercises over days, weeks and even months. For young children and their...
Heatwave shuts more than 250 Malaysian schools: reports
More than 250 Malaysian schools were closed on Monday due to a heatwave brought on by the El Nino weather phenomenon which is severely affecting food production and causing chronic...
Jeremy Hellickson helps Philadelphia Phillies beat New York Mets
By Jerry Beach, The Sports Xchange NEW YORK -- Jeremy Hellickson is having a far better April than usual for the Philadelphia Phillies.
NFL prospect Tyler Higbee arrested on assault, drinking charges
The Sports Xchange NFL draft prospect Tyler Higbee was arrested Sunday morning.
Milwaukee Brewers beat Houston Astros, Dallas Keuchel
By Andrew Wagner, The Sports Xchange MILWAUKEE -- Two pitches into his second start of the season, Jimmy Nelson looked like he might be in for a rough day.
St. Louis Cardinals complete sweep of Atlanta Braves
By Guy Curtright, The Sports Xchange ATLANTA -- A weekend trip to Atlanta proved to be just what the St. Louis Cardinals needed after being swept in an opening three-game...