Researchers discover powerful defense against free radicals that cause aging, disease
Free radicals cause cell damage and death, aging and disease, and scientists have sought new ways to repel them for years.
Jun 30, 2016
Archive: 30/06/2016
Germany: number of births hits highest level since 2000
Germany recorded its highest number of births since 2000 last year, an encouraging sign in a country with an aging population.
Jun 30, 2016
Tango therapy lifts spirits in Argentine psychiatric ward
The shadows of barred windows make the Buenos Aires psychiatric hospital seem especially soulless, but then the syncopated beats of tango music fill the air.
Jun 30, 2016
Zika virus identified in brain and placenta tissue, strengthening link to birth defects
New research, published today in The Lancet, reveals that Zika virus has been detected in the brain tissue of a deceased 2-month-old baby in Brazil who was diagnosed with microcephaly, in the brain tissue of two newborns ...
Jun 30, 2016
Smartphone apps not so smart at helping users avoid or achieve pregnancy
You might not want to depend on your smartphone app alone to help you avoid or achieve pregnancy, say the authors of a new study. A review of nearly 100 fertility awareness apps finds that most don't employ evidence-based ...
Jun 30, 2016
Early diagnosis, effective therapy vital for treatment of deadly invasive aspergillosis
New therapies are improving care, but early diagnosis remains critical in the effective treatment of invasive, a potentially deadly fungal infection, according to new guidelines released by the Infectious Diseases Society ...
Jun 30, 2016
