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July 2, 2016
It is hard to recall when one medicine, except Viagra, attracted so much attention like naloxone did in the last few months. Approved for opioid overdose by the FDA in 1971 as Narcan, this well-made drug blocks the effects of opioids usually within minutes if given soon enough.
July 1, 2016
Scientists from Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology (PhysTech) and Russian Academy of Sciences have come up with a way to obtain glaziovianin A, a natural component known for its anti-cancerous properties, from parsley and dill.
July 1, 2016
A second U.S. patient has been infected with a superbug that is highly resistant to last-resort antibiotics, scientists said.
July 1, 2016
A consensus statement which includes a University of Exeter researcher says exercise boosts kids' and young people's brain power and academic prowess.
June 30, 2016
In what is believed to be the largest study of its kind, scientists at The Johns Hopkins University and the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory led a study that examined the proteomes of 169 ovarian cancer patients to identify critical proteins expressed by their tumors.
June 30, 2016
A new twist on the use of renewable energy is saving children's lives in Africa. The innovation - a solar powered oxygen delivery system - is providing concentrated oxygen in hospital for children suffering from severe pneumonia.
June 29, 2016
Less calories in combination with a high dietary fibre content result in more satiation than high-calorie foods with less dietary fibres.
June 29, 2016
A University of South Florida professor and an international team of experts have found that older people with high levels of low-density lipoprotein (LDL-C), live as long, and often longer, than their peers with low levels of this same cholesterol.
June 28, 2016
Matthew Gdovin, an associate professor in the University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA) Department of Biology, has developed a newly patented method to kill cancer cells.
June 28, 2016
A new study finds no evidence that degenerative brain disorders can be transmitted via donated blood.
June 27, 2016
Certain viruses, such as influenza, could survive on children's toys long enough to result in exposures, placing children at risk for getting infectious diseases, according to researchers at Georgia State University.
June 27, 2016
An old technology that uses natural bacteria predators, called bacteriophages, is the focus of new research at the University of Nevada, Reno.