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Indonesia dengue fever study offers hope in disease battle
Dengue fever infections dropped dramatically in an Indonesian study where a bacteria was introduced into disease-carrying mosquitoes, offering hope in the battle against an illness that sickens millions annually around the world.
Blood donation saves lives but few South Africans are regular donors
Blood donation is a vital therapy for a number of life threatening conditions. South Africa needs around 810,000 units of blood every year. People needing blood transfusions include accident victims, those with anemia and patients undergoing surgery. But less than 1% of South Africans are active blood donors, which means regular shortages of supply. Glenda …
Will people really need a yearly COVID booster vaccine?
(HealthDay)—As the number of people fully immunized against COVID-19 rises into the hundreds of millions, immunologists and infectious disease experts now are pondering a new question in the unfolding pandemic.
AI predicts how patients with viral infections, including COVID-19, will fare
Researchers at University of California San Diego School of Medicine used an artificial intelligence (AI) algorithm to sift through terabytes of gene expression data—which genes are “on” or “off” during infection—to look for shared patterns in patients with past pandemic viral infections, including SARS, MERS and swine flu.
Study reveals how Y-box binding protein 1 promotes cancer metastasis
Metastasis of cancer is the main cause of cancer relevant death as well as the main challenge of cancer treatment.
How a mother’s data can help countless children
In Rhode Island, when pregnant women are ready to deliver their babies, 80% of them check in at Women & Infants in Providence, making it one of the largest obstetrical care hospitals in the country. If kids need urgent care, parents can rush them to Hasbro Children’s Hospital, which handles 90% of pediatric hospitalizations in …
Vaccination reduces the risk of severe COVID-19 infection
However, adults who are frail, living in areas of high deprivation or have unhealthy lifestyles are more at risk of COVID-19 infection and getting ill, despite being vaccinated, compared to other vaccinated people.
Future falls risk detected by a simple bone density scan
The build-up of calcium in a major blood vessel is linked with a 39 percent higher risk of serious falls in older women, new Edith Cowan University (ECU) research has found.
Researchers uncover new regulatory mechanism for skin hair regeneration capacity
Statistics from the National Health Commission of the People’s Republic of China show that the number of Chinese people with alopecia or hair loss has been rising sharply in recent years, and has exceeded 250 million. However, effective treatment for this disease is still lacking.