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Use of anti-anxiety drugs for pain rising in US

February 5, 2019 A growing number of people in the U.S. are taking anti-anxiety drugs like Valium and Xanax not just for anxiety or depression but also for chronic pain, researchers say.

Scientists develop structural brain atlases for Chinese children

February 4, 2019 Scientists have developed structural brain atlases for the Chinese pediatric population, offering a basic tool for future studies on Chinese children\'s brain development.

Antibiotic resistant superbug genes from India found in Arctic

February 4, 2019 Antibiotic resistant \"superbug\" genes originated in India were found in the High Arctic, a new study has shown.

Sepsis, a deadly condition that must be treated fast

February 2, 2019 Sepsis, septicaemia or blood poisoning as it is known, is a serious complication of an infection that can\'t wait: without fast help it can lead to multiple organ failure and death.

Obesity is first and foremost a brain disease

February 1, 2019 Obesity as research in the past decade has shown is first and foremost a brain disease.

Everyone will be able to hear your thoughts: Brain signals converted to speech

January 31, 2019 In a scientific first, Columbia neuroengineers have created a system that translates thought into intelligible, recognizable speech.

Since 'dying-well' law passed, nearly 35,000 South Koreans opted to die

January 30, 2019 Tens of thousands of terminally ill patients decided to die without life-saving medical assistance over the past year after a new that allowed \"dying with dignity\" came into effect, a news report said on Wednesday.

Smart bands don’t measure calorie burn accurately

January 30, 2019 A recent study has revealed that smart bands, wristwatch-like devices that measure physical activity, fall short of precisely measuring the quantity of calories burned.

Ingestible, expanding pill monitors the stomach for up to a month

January 30, 2019 MIT engineers have designed an ingestible, Jell-O-like pill that, upon reaching the stomach, quickly swells to the size of a soft, squishy ping-pong ball big enough to stay in the stomach for an extended period of time.

U.S. health officials warn of measles outbreak in northwest

January 29, 2019 U.S. public health officials have been worrying about recent measles outbreak in the northwest of the country, citing the low vaccination rate in the region.

2 dead, over 3,700 affected by dengue in Sri Lanka

January 29, 2019 Two people have died and over 3,700 affected by the dengue virus across Sri Lanka within the first three weeks of January, the Epidemiology Unit said here on Tuesday.

Death toll 405 from Ebola in Congo

January 29, 2019 The death toll now stands at 405 in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) from Ebola since the start of an outbreak in late July last year, the country’s Health Ministry said Monday.