Archive: 01/12/2015

How an approach called 'shock and kill' could cure HIV

Current HIV medications can effectively prevent the disease's progression, but the virus can lurk for a lifetime in the body.

Dec 1, 2015

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Swaziland likely to be first to eliminate malaria in Southern Africa

The Malaria Elimination Group, an independent international advisory group on malaria elimination convened by the Global Health Group at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF), gathered in the Ezulwini Valley ...

Dec 1, 2015

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Research team tracks twists and turns on the road to malignancy

Gliomas can begin as benign growth in brain tissue but almost all eventually morph into malignant cancers called GBMs. Despite medical and surgical advances, GBMs remain one of the most deadly cancers in humans.

Dec 1, 2015

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New study reveals why and when straight women form close friendships with gay men

A new study led by psychology researchers with The University of Texas at Arlington sheds new light on why many heterosexual women develop close friendships with gay men.

Dec 1, 2015

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Distracted dining? Steer clear of it!

A new University of Illinois study reveals that distracted dining may be as dangerous to your health as distracted driving is to your safety on the highway.

Dec 1, 2015

Watching eyes prevent littering

People are less likely to drop litter if it has printed eyes on it, researchers at Newcastle University, UK, have found. An image of watching eyes reduced the odds of littering by around two thirds.

Dec 1, 2015

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Russia HIV infection bucks trends as World Aids Day marked

On a frigid evening on the outskirts of Moscow, two HIV-prevention activists unzip backpacks, pull out packs of hypodermic needles and start discretely approaching people leaving a nearby pharmacy with an offer that could ...

Dec 1, 2015

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When memory loss should concern you

Although there is currently no cure for Alzheimer's Disease, Dr. Patrick Coll of UConn's Center on Aging recommends early screening for those with memory loss, to diagnose whether it is caused by dementia and try to slow ...

Dec 1, 2015

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Teens know dangers of driving and cellphone use, yet do it anyway, research shows

What happens when "Tom Hanks," "Tom Cruise" and "Kesha" sit around a table? When the talkers are actually teens using researcher-requested pseudonyms they chose to anonymously discuss their driving habits, the results are ...

Dec 1, 2015

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New technology to project expansive virtual reality images to reduce MRI anxiety

Toshiba Corporation and Toshiba Medical Systems Corporation have developed a technology for displaying expansive virtual reality images inside the bore of MRI systems. High reality images are projected onto a dome-shaped ...

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