Tag: university
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Insomnia, sleep apnea tied to risk of second stroke
By Kathryn Doyle (Reuters Health) – People with sleep disorders like sleep apnea, insomnia or restless leg syndrome may have a poorer recovery after a stroke and higher risk of a second stroke, according to a review of existing research. The authors recommend screening for these sleep disorders among people who have had a stroke…
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Mosquito traps laced with human scent help fight malaria
Dutch and Kenyan scientists have designed a unique mosquito trap which uses human odour to attract the malaria-carrying insects, helping cut the number of cases dramatically, researchers said Wednesday. A three-year study in Kenya found the special traps baited with synthetic smell helped to catch 70 percent of the local malaria mosquito population, and led…
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Physician-assisted suicide, euthanasia: increasingly legal but still rare
By Andrew M. Seaman (Reuters Health) – Legalized euthanasia and physician-assisted suicide are mainly used by patients with cancer, but remain rare, according to a new analysis of such programs. In the last year alone, California has legalized physician-assisted suicide, Canada legalized both physician-assisted suicide and euthanasia, and Colombia performed its first legal euthanasia, said…
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UCLA study finds why some cancers stop responding to immunotherapy
Researchers have for the first time identified mechanisms that enable advanced melanoma to become resistant to a new class of drugs, known as immunotherapies, which work by enlisting the body’s own immune system to fight the disease. “This will help us to better design the next generation of treatment,” said Dr Antoni Ribas, director of…
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Peru declares Zika emergency across half of country
Lima (AFP) – Peruvian officials on Wednesday declared a Zika health emergency across the northern half of their country after confirming that 102 people have been infected with the virus.
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Olympics-China issues corruption warning after training centre visits
China’s top graft buster followed up a series of inspections of elite sports training centres by reiterating its warning against corruption in the run-up to the Rio Olympics on Monday. The Beijing Sport University and the Olympic Training centre were among departments visited by inspectors attached to the sports ministry, the ruling Communist Party’s Central…
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Chile’s red tide outbreak recedes, giving fishermen a break
By Anthony Esposito SANTIAGO (Reuters) – An unusually widespread and deadly “red tide” outbreak in southern Chile’s fishing-rich waters is abating, a top scientist said on Monday, giving some reprieve to communities that depend on the Pacific Ocean for their livelihoods. The red tide – an algal bloom that turns the sea water red and…
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Chile’s red tide outbreak recedes, giving fishermen a break
By Anthony Esposito SANTIAGO (Reuters) – An unusually widespread and deadly “red tide” outbreak in southern Chile’s fishing-rich waters is abating, a top scientist said on Monday, giving some reprieve to communities that depend on the Pacific Ocean for their livelihoods. The red tide – an algal bloom that turns the sea water red and…