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Cancer-killing treatment approved in Australia

December 19, 2018
A \"revolutionary\" cancer drug that supercharges immune cells to hunt and kill cancer cells has been approved for human use in Australia.

Marijuana may worsen glaucoma

December 18, 2018
One of the most commonly proposed uses of medical marijuana is to treat glaucoma.

Paraguay study links agrotoxins to DNA damage

December 18, 2018
A new study financed by Paraguay’s Catholic University and the National Council of Science and Technology showed significant damage in the DNA of children exposed to widespread fumigation techniques in the use of agriculture.

Researchers uncover molecular mechanisms linked to autism and schizophrenia

December 17, 2018
Since the completion of the groundbreaking Human Genome Project in 2003, researchers have discovered changes to hundreds of places in the DNA, called genetic variants, associated with psychiatric diseases such as autism spectrum disorder and schizophrenia.

Potential range for new invasive tick covers much of eastern US

December 14, 2018
Since the arrival of the Asian longhorned tick in North America was first reported in New Jersey in early 2018, it has been found in eight other states in the U.S.

Ebola-fight protein discovered in human cells

December 14, 2018
Researchers have discovered a human protein that helps fight the Ebola virus, according to a study jointly conducted by Northwestern University, Georgia State University, University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) and the Gladstone Institutes.

Hearing loss risk factor for premature death

December 13, 2018
A new study links hearing loss with an increased risk for mortality before the age of 75 due to cardiovascular disease.

Subway train travel linked to spread of flu-like illnesses

December 13, 2018
Despite the commuter cold being a widely accepted concept, it has never been proven that public transport contributes to the spread of airborne infections.

Women and men with heart attack symptoms get different treatment from EMS

December 12, 2018
Women are more likely than men to die of coronary heart disease, and past research has found that they are less likely to receive evidence-based therapies for heart attacks.

Japan to provide free rubella vaccinations as outbreak threatens tourism, Olympics

December 12, 2018
The Japanese government said that it will provide free rubella vaccinations for three years to males who were not vaccinated in their childhood.

Increased risk for breast cancer after childbirth may last more than 20 years

December 11, 2018
The increased risk for breast cancer that occurs after childbirth can last more than 20 years.

Australian scientists develop 10-minute cancer test

December 10, 2018
One day you could take a 10-minute test with a 90 percent success rate, thanks to a new cancer-detection approach that can uncover traces of the disease in a patient\'s bloodstream developed.
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