Category: Education
Bayer-funded study: teenage pregnancies remain alarmingly high.
A research conducted by GFK Healthcare recently found that despite an increase of access to information on healthy sex, teenage pregnancies remain alarmingly high. The study, funded by Bayer, polled around 3,000 adolescents on their attitudes toward sexuality and contraception. […]
Quick blood test could diagnose heart attack in under 20 minutes
An “instant” blood test could diagnose or rule out heart attack in patients in just under 20 minutes, according to UK researchers. A team from King’s College London have tested it on patients and say the test could be rolled […]
Human embryo DNA edited to remove disease
Chinese researchers have edited DNA in lab-made human embryos through precise “chemical surgery” to remove disease in a world first. The team at Sun Yat-sen University in Guangdong, China used a technique called base editing to correct a single error […]
Protein that could help diagnose a chronic brain disease discovered
Scientists from Boston University and the VA Boston Healthcare System, a group of hospitals run by the US Department of Veterans Affairs have discovered a protein that could aid in the diagnosis of a degenerative brain disease common among athletes, […]
Dengue-fighting antibody could also protect mothers, babies from Zika
An antibody that is effective against the dengue virus may also be effective in protecting mothers and babies against the Zika virus, as indicated in the positive results in a mice study conducted by researchers at Washington University School of […]
Daily physical activity linked to lower risk of CVD, mortality
Just doing 30 minutes of physical activity – which can include house-cleaning or walking to work – for five days a week can prevent one in 12 global deaths, researchers confirmed. “Being highly active (750 minutes a week) is associated […]
DNA in human embryos altered for the first time
DNA in human embryos has been altered for the first time in the UK by a team at the Francis Crick Institute as they try to understand what happens after a sperm fertilizes an egg. Understanding that stage in the […]
Sanofi, US NIH engineer antibody that attacks 99% of HIV strains
Scientists at the US National Institutes of Health (NIH) and French multinational pharmaceutical company Sanofi have collaborated and engineered a new antibody that is effective in attacking 99% of HIV strains. It is built to attack three critical parts of […]
Poor sleep linked to higher risk of chronic pain, worse physical health
A study from the UK suggests that people who sleep poorly may have a higher risk of developing a chronic pain condition and may have worse physical health compared to those who have adequate sleep. A general decline in both […]
Expected increase in drug spending in 2018 to affect US employers
Employers in the US are getting ready for increased health care spending in 2018 as spending on new drugs for the treatment of diseases such as cancer, hepatitis C and multiple sclerosis is expected to rise more than 7%, consultancy […]
