Tag: disease
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Current State of Polio Eradication
In Pakistan, nine health workers were killed last year. They were administering the polio vaccine, which has been cast by the Taliban as a plot against Islam. This is because the CIA used vaccination programs to get close to Osama bin Laden. Read more @ SciTechDaily
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Drug Resistant Gonorrhea on the Rise in North America
The most common STIs in the USA, chlamydia and gonorrhea, are usually easy to eradicate thanks to doses of oral antibiotics, but now gonorrhea is getting more resistant to first line defense drugs. Read more @ SciTechDaily
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Dredging Of Canal Could Stir Up PCBs
The dredging of a highly contaminated canal long the shore of Lake Michigan, in Indiana, has begun, triggering concerns that the dredging could release harmful chemicals. Read more @ SciTechDaily
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Diets High in Fructose Lead to Overeating
Scientists have shown, using imaging tests, that fructose can trigger brain changes that lead to overeating. They found that after drinking a fructose beverage, the brain doesn’t register the fullness feeling as it does when simple glucose is consumed. Read more @ SciTechDaily
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Drug Resistant Tuberculosis On The Rise
Back in 2005, doctors at a remote hospital in the village of Tugela Ferry, South Africa, were puzzled when patients with HIV, who were initially responding well to antiretroviral drugs, began rapidly dying from tuberculosis. Read more @ SciTechDaily
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UK to Sequence Genome of 100,000 Patients
The UK has planned to fully sequence the genome of 100,000 Britons with cancer and rare diseases in an effort to decode their DNA, and hopefully find a cure for diseases. The project is unusual because it will decode the entire genome, not just parts of it. Read more @ SciTechDaily
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BubR1 Protein Could Fight Cancer & Aging
Scientists have discovered a protein that seems to protect animals from cancer and other deficiencies of old age, with no downsides. The research on protein BubR1 could offer clues on how protecting chromosomes can enhance health. Read more @ SciTechDaily
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Amgen to Purchase Icelandic deCODE Genetics
More than a decade after the sizzle of genomics investments has faded, Amgen, an American biotechnology giant, is buying out one of the field’s most important firms, deCODE Genetics. Read more @ SciTechDaily
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Smoking Causes Chemical Alterations in Genes
Smoking isn’t healthy, but a new study has shown strong evidence that tobacco use can chemically modify and affect the activity of genes known to increase the risk of developing cancer. Read more @ SciTechDaily
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