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Finland researchers correct Parkinson’s motor symptoms in mice
Researchers in Finland, led by University of Helsinki Docent Timo Myöhänen, have successfully corrected the motor symptoms associated with Parkinson’s disease in mice in a study that offers promising results in terms of treatment for the disease. Parkinson’s disease is […]
UK becomes first country to license three-parent IVF treatment
The UK has become the first country to formally license a new type of in-vitro fertilization (IVF) treatment designed to create babies from three people when the country’s Human Fertilization and Embryology Authority (HFEA) gave the final go-ahead. HFEA, the […]
Bird flu alert in South Korea raised to highest level for the first time
After experiencing an outbreak of the highly pathogenic H5N6 bird flu that started a month ago, South Korea’s agriculture ministry has now raised the bird flu alert status in the country to the highest level for the first time as […]
WHO: Stagnant funding threaten global fight against malaria
Insufficient funds and fragile health systems are threatening efforts to achieve globally agreed targets on the way to eventual elimination of malaria, according to the annual report published by the World Health Organization (WHO). Talking about how the world is […]
US CDC finds Zika virus can continue growing in infant’s brain after birth
A study published recently by US researchers found evidence that the Zika virus replicates in fetal brains up to seven months after the mother has been infected, and it showed that the virus can persist even after birth. The study […]
London doctors lead campaign for ban on diesel engines in the city
Doctors, nurses, health professionals and medical students in London, UK are leading a campaign calling for all diesel engines to be banned in the city. The Doctors Against Diesel campaign claim that 9,400 Londoners a year die prematurely from breathing […]
US CDC warns of worsening opioid, heroin epidemic in the US
The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recently announced that the number of deaths due to overdoses of illicit opioids rose sharply again in 2015 and the epidemic of death due to opioids continues to worsen. CDC Director […]
Trump urged by WHO to ensure healthcare access for all with Obamacare
US President-elect Donald Trump was urged by the World Health Organization (WHO) to ensure that all Americans have access to healthcare and expand the Affordable Care Act, also known as Obamacare. Taking the highest office in the nation, Trump previously […]
Flashing light stimulation could halt Alzheimer’s, MIT researchers say
Researchers have been looking for ways to use drugs in preventing the build-up of beta amyloid protein in the brain, which clumps together and forms sticky plaques that are thought to cause nerve cell death and memory loss. It is […]
Groundbreaking artificial “brain organoids” inspired by ancient Japanese art
The groundbreaking technique used to create tiny artificial brains called brain organoids, that could be used to develop personalized cancer treatments, is inspired the by the traditional Japanese art of flower arranging. The organoids, clusters of thousands of human brain […]
