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Cancer-fighting nanorobots programmed to seek and destroy tumors

February 13, 2018 Editor

In a major advancement in nanomedicine, Arizona State University (ASU) scientists, in collaboration with researchers from the National Center for Nanoscience and Technology (NCNST), of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, have successfully programmed nanorobots to […]

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Breastfeeding reduces hypertension risk

January 31, 2018 Editor

A study published in the American Journal of Hypertension indicates that women who breastfeed more children, and for longer periods of time, are less likely to suffer from hypertension after they reach menopause. This is less true […]

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Study finds bacteria in milk linked to rheumatoid arthritis

January 31, 2018 Editor

A strain of common bacteria in milk and beef may be a trigger for developing rheumatoid arthritis in people who are genetically at risk, according to a new study from the University of Central Florida. […]

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African heads of state endorse new measurement of progress on neglected tropical diseases

January 29, 2018 Editor

At the 30th African Union Heads of State Summit, the African Leaders Malaria Alliance (ALMA) added neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) to its annual scorecard on disease progress. The scorecard is personally reviewed by African heads of state every […]

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Scientists make cells that enable the sense of touch

January 13, 2018 Editor

Researchers at the Eli and Edythe Broad Center of Regenerative Medicine and Stem Cell Research at UCLA have, for the first time, coaxed human stem cells to become sensory interneurons — the cells that give […]

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Proper exercise can reverse damage to aging hearts

January 9, 2018 Editor

Exercise can reverse damage to aging hearts and help prevent risk of future heart failure — if it’s enough exercise, and if it’s begun in time, according to a new study by cardiologists at UT […]

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Antimalarial drugs: Potential new target identified

June 15, 2017 Editor

A newly described protein could be an effective target for combatting drug-resistant malaria parasites. The protein, the transcription factor PfAP2-I, regulates a number of genes involved with the parasite’s invasion of red blood cells, a […]

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Vitamin D and calcium from food is associated with lower risk of early menopause

May 12, 2017 Editor

A new study led by epidemiologists at the University of Massachusetts Amherst’s School of Public Health and Health Sciences suggests that high intake of dietary vitamin D and calcium may be modestly associated with lower […]

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Brain Ethics

January 30, 2017 Daniel Boadzie

Among all the marvelous things on earth, none is more outstanding than the human brain. Even after more than 6000 years of human civilization, we still do not fully comprehend how the mind works and […]

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Scientists have identified an antibody that neutralises 98% of HIV strains

November 17, 2016 Editor

We’re closer than ever to an HIV vaccine. Scientists have discovered an antibody produced by an HIV-positive patient that neutralises 98 percent of all HIV strains tested – including most of the strains that are […]