Archive: 18/01/2016

Living in high-rise buildings associated with lower survival rates from cardiac arrest

The number of people living in high-rise buildings in rising, but along with the convenience and panoramic views of a downtown condo comes a risk: a new study found that survival rates from cardiac arrest decrease the higher ...

Jan 18, 2016

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Zika is latest mosquito-borne virus knocking on Texas' door

Another mosquito-borne illness is rapidly spreading across South and Central America, one that may be linked to disturbing birth defects in Brazil.

Jan 18, 2016

Sierra Leone identifies more than 100 contacts in Ebola case

Sierra Leone has identified 28 high risk contacts in the country's north after a new Ebola case emerged in the West African nation last week.

Jan 18, 2016

Brazil to fund development of vaccine for Zika virus

The Brazilian government announced it will direct funds to a biomedical research center to help develop a vaccine against a virus linked to brain damage in babies.

Jan 18, 2016

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Women may have better flu defenses

The female sex hormone estrogen has anti-viral effects against the influenza A virus, commonly known as the flu, a new study in American Journal of Physiology—Lung Cellular and Molecular Physiology reports.

Jan 18, 2016

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Nonverbal cues may reveal a physician's racial bias

(HealthDay)—A physician's body language may reveal racial bias against seriously ill black patients, according to research published in the January issue of the Journal of Pain and Symptom Management.

Jan 18, 2016

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US ban on gun research continues despite deadly shootings

(HealthDay)—Mass shootings have prompted agony, anger and angst in the United States, causing citizens to ask why these events continue to happen and what can be done to stop them.

Jan 18, 2016

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Laws of nature predict cancer evolution

Cancers evolve over time in patterns governed by the same natural laws that drive physical and chemical processes as diverse as the flow of rivers or the brightness of stars, a new study reports.

Jan 18, 2016

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New findings may enhance PARP inhibitors therapy in breast cancer

Findings from a new study reveal that PARP inhibitors, an emerging class of drugs being studied in cancer clinical trials, may be enhanced by combining them with inhibitors targeting an oncogene known as c-MET which is overexpressed ...

Jan 18, 2016

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Professors: Congress made 'scientific judgment for which it is distinctly unqualified'

Two Georgetown University professors say a section of the recently passed Congressional spending bill effectively undermines science and the health of women.

Jan 18, 2016

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Archive: 18/01/2016

Living in high-rise buildings associated with lower survival rates from cardiac arrest

Zika is latest mosquito-borne virus knocking on Texas' door

Sierra Leone identifies more than 100 contacts in Ebola case

Brazil to fund development of vaccine for Zika virus

Women may have better flu defenses

Nonverbal cues may reveal a physician's racial bias

US ban on gun research continues despite deadly shootings

Laws of nature predict cancer evolution

New findings may enhance PARP inhibitors therapy in breast cancer

Professors: Congress made 'scientific judgment for which it is distinctly unqualified'

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