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Zombie cells found in brains of mice prior to cognitive loss

September 20, 2018 Zombie cells are the ones that can\'t die but are equally unable to perform the functions of a normal cell.

A child under 15 dies every five seconds around the world

September 19, 2018 An estimated 6.3 million children under 15 years of age died in 2017, or 1 every 5 seconds, mostly of preventable causes, according to new mortality estimates released by UNICEF, the World Health Organization (WHO), the United Nations Population Division and the World Bank Group.

FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb on launch of The Real Cost youth e-cigarette prevention campaign

September 19, 2018 \"In recent days, I\'ve warned about an epidemic of use of e-cigarettes among teens,\" FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb said.

E. coli's adaptation to extreme temperatures helps explain resistance to certain drugs

September 18, 2018 Long before bacteria had to contend with antibiotic drugs, they had to survive extreme temperatures as Earth warmed and cooled over millennia. Could the adaptations they evolved to temperature - especially heat - help explain why certain strains are resistant to certain drugs?

Sugar pills relieve pain for chronic pain patients

September 17, 2018 Someday doctors may prescribe sugar pills for certain chronic pain patients based on their brain anatomy and psychology.

New study introduces approach that can roughly double success rates of kidney transplants

September 17, 2018 Patients with terminal kidney failure require either frequent dialysis or a new, donated kidney to survive.

Portugal approves sale of test kits for HIV, hepatitis in pharmacies

September 14, 2018 Kits to test HIV, hepatitis B and C will be allowed to be sold in Portugal\'s pharmacies without prescription under new legislation approved by the government on Thursday.

Canada concerned about the risk of Salmonella illness from frozen raw breaded chicken products

September 14, 2018 Most frozen breaded chicken products available for sale in grocery stores in Canada contain raw chicken that can cause Salmonella illness and therefore pose an increased health risk to Canadians who handle, prepare or consume them.

World's first non-antibiotic treatment for tuberculosis unveiled in UK

September 13, 2018 Scientists in Manchester revealed they have developed the world\'s first non-antibiotic treatment for tuberculosis.

Italy health authorities investigate pneumonia outbreak

September 12, 2018 Health authorities in northern Italy are investigating whether bacteria—including the one that causes Legionnaires\' disease—inhaled from the water supply is behind an outbreak of pneumonia that has afflicted nearly 150 people.

Zimbabwe declares cholera emergency in capital Harare

September 11, 2018 Zimbabwe has declared a cholera outbreak in the capital Harare an emergency after 20 died from the disease and more than 2,000 people were infected after drinking contaminated water, new health minister Obadiah Moyo said on Tuesday.

New theory for phantom limb pain points way to more effective treatment

September 11, 2018 Dr Max Ortiz Catalan of Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden, has developed a new theory for the origin of the mysterious condition, \'phantom limb pain\'.