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Half of commercial rapid rabies tests don't detect rabies

June 27, 2016 Rabies virus (RABV) transmitted by dogs is responsible for an estimated 60,000 human deaths per year, especially in Asia and Africa.

12,000 pregnant women with Zika - no microcephaly

June 25, 2016 Brazil's microcephaly epidemic continues to pose a mystery - if Zika is the culprit, why are there no similar epidemics in other countries also hit hard by the virus?

UN finds coffee poses no cancer risk, hot drinks under warning

June 25, 2016 An international working group of scientists convened by the World Health Organization (WHO) has concluded that coffee should no longer be considered a carcinogen.

Researchers find improvements in many aspects of U.S. diet

June 24, 2016 In nationally representative surveys conducted between 1999 and 2012, several improvements in self-reported dietary habits were identified.

Nearly 10 million adults in United States severely nearsighted

June 24, 2016 A new study estimates that 9.6 million adults in the United States are highly myopic, or severely nearsighted.

Children acquire tooth decay bacterium from several sources

June 23, 2016 A new research provides compelling evidence that children acquire Streptococcus mutans, the bacterium most frequently associated with dental caries, from intra- and extra-familial sources besides their mother.

Diabetes increases risk of dying from heart attack by 50%

June 23, 2016 Having diabetes increases the risk of dying from the effects of a heart attack by around 50 percent.

High blood sugar could mean lower risk of one type of brain tumor

June 22, 2016 In a surprising twist, benign brain tumors that have previously been tied to obesity and diabetes are less likely to emerge in those with high blood sugar, new research has found.

Surprise: Itchy inflammation of mosquito bites helps viruses replicate

June 22, 2016 Mosquito bite sites are not just itchy, irritating nuisances - they also make viral infections spread by the insects far worse, new research has found.

Breast cancer cells use newfound pathway to survive without oxygen

June 21, 2016 Researchers have identified a new signaling pathway that helps cancer cells cope with the lack of oxygen found inside tumors.

Number of kids active through sports falls every year

June 21, 2016 Youth ages 6 to 12 who were active through sports on a regular basis fell again, to 26.6 percent, down from 30.2 percent in 2008.

Unprecedented improvements in patients with early Alzheimer's

June 21, 2016 Results from quantitative MRI and neuropsychological testing show unprecedented improvements in ten patients with early Alzheimer's disease (AD) or its precursors following treatment with a programmatic and personalized therapy.