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The second meeting of the Emergency Committee (EC) regarding yellow fever was convened by the Director-General under the International Health Regulations (2005) (IHR 2005) by teleconference on 31 August 2016, from 13:00 ...

(George Washington University Milken Institute School of Public Health) One of the first efforts to systematically assess how cities are preparing for climate change shows that city planners have yet to fully assess thei...

Singapore has 82 locally-transmitted Zika cases -- nearly twice the number of the U.S., despite only having a mere fraction of the population.

News A common cell signaling pathway that controls differentiation of stem cells may also control the formation of tumor cells in fat. Contributed Author:  Purdue University Topics:  Oncology

News Whitehead Institute scientists have developed a method to quickly isolate and systematically measure metabolite concentrations within the cellular organelles known as mitochondria. Contributed Author:  Whitehead In...

News Researchers at the University of California San Diego have come across an efficient method to get human pluripotent stem cells to regenerate bone tissue. Staff Author:  Dan Marsicano Topics:  Regenerative Medicine

News In this situation, a group of researchers from the UNAM created a solution made of silver nanoparticles, which in clinical trials has healed ulcers people with diabetic foot, avoiding the amputation of more than 90 ...

News Because this gene, ACSL5, codes for a protein that regulates how the body recognizes insulin, that protein may represent an important target for future treatments for the disease. Contributed Author:  Children's Ho...

News The specialized vehicle is the world's largest mobile stroke unit and contains the most advanced computerized tomography (CT) imaging capabilities ever in a mobile setting. Contributed Author:  Wichita State Univer...

News CRISPR/Cas9 is likely one of the most revolutionary tools in biotechnology, with tremendous implications for a broad range of biological and medical disciplines. Contributed Author:  Technische Universitaet Dresden...

New guidelines for treatment of sexually transmitted infections like chlamydia, gonorrhea and syphilis were introduced by the WHO. The emergence of multi-drug resistant organisms due to drug misuse or overuse happens to ...

News New UBC research has found that amplified electroencephalograms (EEGs) can produce diagnostic results of a brainwave associated with migraines and epilepsy that are comparable to the current, more invasive, standard...

News A research team, led by Cardiff University, has made a significant step towards the development of a simple blood test to predict the onset of Alzheimer's disease. Contributed Author:  Cardiff University Topics:  ...

News Using advanced stem cell technology, scientists from the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai have created a model of a heart condition called hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. Contributed Author:  The Mount Sinai Ho...

The first-ever human head transplant is set to be performed by Dr. Sergio Canavero, an Italian neuroscientist, in early 2017. Valery Spiridonov, a 31-year-old Russian, has volunteered himself for the world's first head t...

What happens when the CDC runs out on funds? It will no longer be able to support efforts to fight Zika, like tests carried out in Miami Beach in the wake of an outbreak in Florida.

Forty four hepatitis A cases reported in Virginia are linked to Egyptian strawberries used in Tropical Smoothie Cafe. The illness reportedly began as early as May and has lasted up until August.

(Society for Neuroscience) Check out these newsworthy studies from the Aug. 31, 2016, issue of the Journal of Neuroscience.

(Salk Institute) Partnership of government, academics and industry will develop new ways of studying and screening drugs for major psychiatric illnesses

(Technische Universität Dresden) As for many other biomedical and biotechnology disciplines, the genome scissor 'CRISPR/Cas9' also opens up completely new possibilities for cancer research. Scientists of the National Ce...

(University of Vermont) New study results provide insight into a long-observed, but little-understood connection between chronic pain and anxiety and offer a potential target for treatment. Researchers found that increas...

(University of California - Davis Health System) A new report from the UC Davis Institute for Population Health Improvement shows the impact of cancer screening over the past 15 years, identifying areas where increased s...