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Mozambique cholera cases surge tenfold after cyclone
Cholera cases in Mozambique have increased tenfold to 28,000 since the start of February, UNICEF said Tuesday, as the country reels from the impact of cyclone Freddy.
Treatment for drug and alcohol misuse should involve families and communities, say researchers
Alcohol and other drug treatment in Australia is generally only provided for individuals, often away from their families.
Small steps can yield big energy savings and cut emissions from MRIs
Medical centers around the world could significantly reduce their carbon footprint and expenses by turning off MRIs and putting them in the lowest power mode instead of idling them when not in use, a new study in Radiology found.
‘Huge biological risk’ after Sudan fighters occupy lab: WHO
Fighters have occupied a national public laboratory in Sudan holding samples of diseases including polio and measles, creating an “extremely, extremely dangerous” situation, the World Health Organization warned Tuesday.
Video animation guide to help young people living with cancer-related fatigue
A new resource has been launched by a team of psychologists at the University of Bath aiming to help young people living with cancer-related fatigue (CRF).
Age and sex found to influence health benefits of dieting
Researchers have found that males on reduced calorie diets showed greater fat loss and improvements in blood sugar levels compared with females.
Cancer cells may sense immune surveillance and actively adapt
Scientists have proposed a theory for how cancer cells might actively adapt themselves to the immune system to become resistant to immunotherapy, a study published today (April 25) in eLife reports.
New insight into dying cells in Parkinson’s disease
When a patient experiences the first symptoms of Parkinson’s disease, the disease has been developing for a long time, and the patient may have already lost half of a specific type of nerve cells in the brain.
Photodynamic treatment of acute vascular occlusion using iron–nitrosyl complex
Blood flowing through the blood vessels carries oxygen, nutrients and waste around the body. Obstruction of a blood vessel in our body can cause severe organ damage. In particular, retinal vascular occlusion (RVO) is a common cause of visual impairment. Although several conventional vasodilators and thrombolytic agents have previously been considered as treatment, their clinical applications to vascular diseases are limited mainly because of slow reaction time and lack of precise control of their actions, noted the research team.