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Some heart attack patients may not benefit from beta blockers

May 30, 2017 New research challenges established medical practice that all heart attack patients should be on beta blockers.

Fitness trackers accurately measure heart rate but not calories burned

May 29, 2017 Fitness trackers accurately measure heart rate but not calories burned, Stanford study finds.

Eye problems may be tied to Zika, lab study suggests

May 29, 2017 Scientists exploring how the Zika virus passes from pregnant monkeys to their fetuses believe the infection may be more dangerous to human pregnancies than previously believed.

Bioelectricity new weapon to fight dangerous infection

May 27, 2017 Changing the natural electrical signaling that exists in cells outside the nervous system can improve resistance to life-threatening bacterial infections, according to new research from Tufts University biologists.

Alzheimer's deaths jump 55 percent, says CDC

May 27, 2017 As more baby boomers age, deaths from Alzheimer's disease have jumped 55 percent, and in a quarter of those cases the heavy burden of caregiving has fallen on loved ones, U.S. health officials report.

Two doses of HPV shot enough to prevent genital warts

May 26, 2017 New research supports the recent U.S. recommendation for two, rather than three, doses of the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine to protect against genital warts in preteens and teens.

FDA OKs first cancer drug by genetic type, not organ of origin

May 26, 2017 Many new cancer drugs target genetic "biomarkers" that are specific to tumors - wherever in the body they may appear.

Zika reached Miami at least four times

May 25, 2017 With mosquito season looming in the Northern Hemisphere, doctors and researchers are poised to take on a new round of Zika virus infections.

Ground-breaking study: Bee propolis may have anti-cancer effects

May 25, 2017 Bee propolis is the gummy substances collected by bees from the buds and sap of conifer trees and plants.

No fruit juice before age 1, pediatricians say

May 24, 2017 Several new recommendations from the American Academy of Pediatrics may just send toddlers into tantrums.

Researchers made the devices sensitive enough to detect disease markers in breath

May 24, 2017 A small, thin square of an organic plastic that can detect disease markers in breath or toxins in a building’s air could soon be the basis of portable, disposable sensor devices.

Researchers look at Antarctic fungi for drug against dengue fever

May 23, 2017 Scientists from the Federal University of Minas Gerais (UFMG) are studying fungi from Antarctica in search of substances that can be used to prepare drugs against the dengue virus.