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'Lack of cleaning' in brain cells is central to Alzheimer's disease

February 15, 2019
Scientists around the world are still struggling to understand Alzheimer\'s better in order to be able to treat and potentially prevent the development of the debilitating disease in the future.

Blood test may detect lung cancer, study shows

February 14, 2019
Recent research by British scientists suggests that analysing blood levels of deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) could improve early detection of lung cancer, published Wednesday in the journal Disease Models and Mechanisms.

AI system can diagnose childhood diseases like doctors

February 13, 2019
A team of Chinese and U.S. researchers have developed an artificial intelligence (AI) system that can \"read\" health records and give diagnoses as accurately as experienced human doctors.

Mongolia declares outbreak of meningococcal disease

February 13, 2019
Mongolia\'s National Center for Communicable Disease (NCCD) on Monday declared an outbreak of the life-threatening meningococcal disease.

FDA Commissioner: Epidemic use of e-cigarettes among children

February 12, 2019
\"The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released additional data from joint FDA/CDC 2018 National Youth Tobacco Survey.

Resurgence of measles in Philippines kills 70 so far this year

February 11, 2019
The Philippine government has recorded at least 70 measles-related deaths in several regions in the country in just over one month, the health department said on Monday.

France resistant flu epidemic worsens as more than 1,000 die

February 10, 2019
The seasonal flu epidemic in France is the most serious of recent years, with more than 1,000 people having already died, and two strains of the virus appearing largely resistant to the flu vaccination.

Scientists develop human diet drugs to prevent mosquitoes

February 8, 2019
American scientists have identified drugs that can reduce female mosquito\'s hunger for blood, thus lessening the spread of mosquito-borne diseases.

Nonsmokers: HPV infection may be behind rise in vocal-cord cancers

February 8, 2019
A remarkable recent increase in the diagnosis of vocal-cord cancer in young adults appears to be the result of infection with strains of human papilloma virus (HPV) that also cause cervical cancer and other malignancies.

Aspirin cuts risk of colorectal cancer 40 percent

February 8, 2019
Colorectal cancer is the third most common cause of cancer deaths in the United States and advanced colorectal polyps are a major risk factor.

Hidden route for fatty acids can make cancers resistant to therapy

February 7, 2019
Fatty acid metabolism is an essential process in tumor growth and proliferation.

China investigating HIV positive human immunoglobulin case (UPDATE)

February 7, 2019
\r\nUPDATE Chinese investigators said Thursday tests on a batch of a plasma product feared to have been contaminated with HIV have turned up negative for the virus that causes AIDS.<br><br>\r\nA statement from the National Medical Products Administration said tests for HIV, hepatitis B and hepatitis C all turned out negative.<br><br>\r\nChina\'s health authorities Wednesday launched an investigation into a batch of human immunoglobulin for intravenous injection, which were reported to be HIV antibody positive.
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