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Redesigned epilepsy drug more potent, has less side effects
A redesigned version of an epilepsy drug is more potent and has fewer side effects, according to a study published on March 22 in Molecular Pharmacology. “[Current epilepsy drugs] don’t work well in nearly a third of patients and there […]
Smartphones used to diagnose ear infection
Researchers at Umeå University in Sweden have developed a method that simplifies the diagnosis of ear infections (otitis media). The software-based method automatically analyses images from a digital otoscope and enables highly accurate diagnoses. The method is described in the […]
Zika virus link to microcephaly confirmed
Prenatal blood tests and brain scans confirm that Zika virus in pregnant women causes their children to be born with microcephaly, or a too-small head. A study led by Olli Vapalahti, professor of zoonotic virology at the University of Helsinki, […]
How to fix FOMO?
With at least 24 percent of teenagers online ‘almost constantly,’ it’s no surprise that fear of missing out (FOMO) is an epidemic among millennials. “FOMO is especially rampant in the millennial community because they see a peer achieving something they […]
Researchers define the elements of a ‘good death’
A good life is easy to imagine, but what constitutes a good death? Researchers at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine identified 11 core themes associated with dying well. The findings are published in the April 2016 […]
Pill may help treat women with stress urinary incontinence
Urologists at Beaumont Hospital in Royal Oak, Michigan are seeking postmenopausal women with stress urinary incontinence, or SUI, for a research study of a compound that may strengthen pelvic floor muscle and reduce the leakage of urine. Beaumont doctors are […]
Tweet2Quit twice as effective to make smokers quit
Twitter-based smoking intervention programs — Tweet2Quit — were twice as successful at kicking the habit as those using traditional methods, according to a new study. The study, conducted by Cornelia Pechmann, professor of marketing at the UC Irvine Paul Merage […]
Italian village holds secret to healthy aging
To understand how people can live longer throughout the world, researchers at University of California, San Diego School of Medicine have teamed up with colleagues at University of Rome La Sapienza to study a group of 300 citizens, all over […]
US loses US$4.33 billion on premmie births linked to air pollution
The United States is spending over US$4.3 billion a year for premature births linked to air pollution. Scientists at the NYU Langone Medical Center said the sum includes US$760 million spent on prolonged hospital stays and long-term use of medications, […]
Scientists inch closer to universal flu vaccine
University of Georgia and Sanofi Pasteur developed a vaccine that protects against multiple strains of both seasonal and pandemic H1N1 influenza in mouse models. The development brings them a step closer to a universal flu vaccine. “One of the problems […]
