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Ibuprofen can damage men’s endocrine system

February 20, 2018
Ibuprofen can reduce the production of testosterone in men, shows new research.

Blood and urine tests developed to indicate autism in children

February 20, 2018
ASDs are defined as developmental disorders mainly affecting social interaction and they can include a wide spectrum of behavioural problems.

Study shows link between chronic pain and common flavor enhancer

February 19, 2018
Chronic pain is among the most vexing health problems, including in the developing world, where most research suggests that the prevalence of pain is similar to the United States and other developed nations.

Alzheimer's disease reversed in mouse model

February 15, 2018
A team of researchers from the Cleveland Clinic Lerner Research Institute have found that gradually depleting an enzyme called BACE1 completely reverses the formation of amyloid plaques in the brains of mice with Alzheimer\'s disease, thereby improving the animals\' cognitive function.

Cancer-fighting nanorobots programmed to seek and destroy tumors

February 14, 2018
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 shrink tumors by cutting off their blood supply.

Blocking action of gene enhancers halts spread of tumor cells

February 13, 2018
In one of the first successes of its kind, researchers from Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine and six other institutions have inhibited the spreading of cancer cells from one part of the body to another.

Experimental therapy restores nerve insulation damaged by disease

February 13, 2018
When the body attacks its own healthy tissues in an autoimmune disease, peripheral nerve damage handicaps people and causes persistent neuropathic pain when insulation on healing nerves doesn\'t fully regenerate.

New York to provide vaccines to children regardless of their ability to pay

February 12, 2018
Governor Andrew M. Cuomo announced he is advancing a 30-day budget amendment to encourage pharmacies to enroll in the New York State Vaccines for Children Program, which provides vaccines to children and individuals regardless of their ability to pay.

Japanese adults shrinking, more babies born with 2,500 grams

February 12, 2018
While the average height of Japanese adults had grown some 15 centimeters over the past century with improved nutrition and public health conditions, it has started to decline for those born in 1980 or later, research showed.

Can ultraviolet light fight the spread of influenza?

February 12, 2018
Continuous low doses of far ultraviolet C (far-UVC) light can kill airborne flu viruses without harming human tissues, according to a new study at the Center for Radiological Research at Columbia University Irving Medical Center (CUIMC).

One in ten people at work in Denmark on medication

February 12, 2018
A large proportion of people working in Denmark take medicine daily to help them cope with the strain of work and everyday life, according to a study.

CDC reports flu season is similar to 2009 swine flu

February 10, 2018
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced Friday that the current influenza season is by some measurements on par with the “swine flu” epidemic of 2009.
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