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Biopsies during early treatment predict response to melanoma immunotherapy

August 27, 2016 Immune response measured in tumor biopsies during the course of early treatment predicts which melanoma patients will benefit from specific immune checkpoint blockade drugs.

'Unprecedented' overdose epidemic from fentanyl in U.S.

August 26, 2016 Painkillers containing illegally made fentanyl, a synthetic drug up to 100 times more potent than morphine, are responsible for a surge in overdose deaths in the United States.

Small device detects initial signal of epileptic attack

August 26, 2016 Researchers at Linköping University have developed in collaboration with French colleagues a small device that both detects the initial signal of an epileptic attack and doses a substance that effectively stops it.

Two minutes to save thousands of children each year

August 25, 2016 A simple new method for assessing dehydration from diarrhea, which kills hundreds of thousands of children each year worldwide, has proven accurate and reliable.

Too much activity in some brain areas bad for memory and attention

August 25, 2016 Neurons in the brain interact by sending each other chemical messages, so-called neurotransmitters.

New case of Zika in Florida, DOH going door-to-door

August 24, 2016 The Florida Department of Health (DOH) is investigating a new non-travel related case of Zika in Palm Beach County.

Diabetes seems to be climbing quickly in U.S. teens

August 24, 2016 Two years ago, a major survey by researchers with the Colorado School of Public Health in Aurora reported that as of 2001, 0.34 percent of teenagers had been diagnosed with type 2 diabetes.

Masks offer poor protection against air pollution

August 24, 2016 Scientists at the University of Massachusetts Amherst found that inexpensive cloth masks vary widely in effectiveness and could be giving users a false sense of security, especially in highly polluted areas.

Florida DOH identifies transmission of Zika in Pinellas county

August 23, 2016 The Florida Department of Health (DOH) is investigating five new non-travel related cases of Zika. One of these cases is in Pinellas County and four cases are in the impacted area in Wynwood.

Researchers found way to protect primates against Ebola Sudan

August 23, 2016 Researchers at The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston, in collaboration with Arbutus Biopharma Corporation, have protected nonhuman primates against Ebola Sudan four days following exposure to the virus.

Many stroke patients experience delays in seeking, receiving care

August 23, 2016 A new study reveals that many patients are not aware that they are having a stroke when they are experiencing symptoms.

Calcium supplements good for women's bones, bad for brain

August 22, 2016 Taking calcium supplements with the hope of keeping osteoporosis at bay may raise an older woman's risk of dementia, a new study suggests.