Archive: 10/11/2016

Zika virus can cause severe damage to retina in infants

In a study published online by JAMA Ophthalmology, Rubens Belfort Jr., M.D., Ph.D., of the Federal University of Sao Paulo, Brazil, and colleagues examined the affected retinal layers in infants with congenital Zika syndrome ...

Nov 10, 2016

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N.C. children in rural counties, high poverty schools face obesity risk

North Carolina children who live in rural counties or attend high poverty schools are more likely to be obese, a newly published study finds.

Nov 10, 2016

Veterans served by nation's community health centers increased by 43 percent

The number of veterans served by community health centers has increased dramatically from 214,000 to more than 305,000, a 43 percent increase in less than 10 years, according to an infographic produced by researchers at the ...

Nov 10, 2016

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DNA-based Zika vaccine showed protection from infection, brain damage and death

As the global spread of the Zika virus continues, efforts are underway to halt the disease's transmission. While no licensed therapies or vaccines to protect against the Zika virus are currently available, new research published ...

Nov 10, 2016

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Researchers advance treatment of tuberculosis by targeting new enzyme

Researchers at Johns Hopkins report they have laid the foundation to develop novel antibiotics that work against incurable, antibiotic-resistant bacteria like tuberculosis by targeting an enzyme essential to the production ...

Nov 10, 2016

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Fatty liver disease contributes to cardiovascular disease and vice versa

For the first time, researchers have shown that a bi-directional relationship exists between fatty liver disease and cardiovascular disease. Fatty liver disease can lead to increased cardiovascular disease risk and vice versa.

Nov 10, 2016

Why the best problem-solvers think with their hands, as well as their heads

During a lab meeting, one of our PhD researchers recalls how her father would forbid her from using paper to help solve maths homework problems by writing them down. Another admits that she sometimes still uses her hands ...

Nov 10, 2016

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Research links high prevalence of HIV among migrant workers from western Nepal to lack of technical schools

Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) is a global health problem, especially affecting developing countries due to lack of education and awareness of the possible means of transmission. HIV has remained as a big problem in Nepal's ...

Nov 10, 2016

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Study warns of Spanish children's overexposure to 'junk food' ads on TV

Scientists from the UGR and the University Hospital San Rafael (Granada) conclude that Spanish children are overexposed to TV ads of unhealthy food (burgers, pizzas, soft drinks, bakery, etc.), a worrying situation which ...

Nov 10, 2016

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Scientists analyze repeats in proteins implicated in neurological diseases

Rice University scientists have uncovered new details about how a repeating nucleotide sequence in the gene for a mutant protein may trigger Huntington's and other neurological diseases.

Nov 10, 2016

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