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Chemical cocktail found in Barrier Reef turtles
Jun 02, 2017 (AFP)
Medications for the heart (milrinone) and gout (allopurinol), as well as cosmetic and industrial chemicals, were among hundreds of thousands of substances detec...
New antibiotic packs a punch against bacterial resistance
May 30, 2017 (SPX)
"Doctors could use this modified form of vancomycin without fear of resistance emerging," said Boger, whose team announced the finding in the journal Proceeding...
UK survey finds 28,000 plant species for medical use
May 17, 2017 (AFP)
Britain's Royal Botanic Gardens at Kew in London recorded 28,187 species in its latest annual survey and said it was probably a "very conservative figure". New ...
Warm weather linked to increase in surgical infections
May 16, 2017 (UPI)
Surgical site infections are the most common type of health-care related infection. Though many are superficial, serious infections can result in severe illness...
New lung 'organoids' in a dish mimic features of full-size lung
May 16, 2017 (SPX)
A paper detailing the discovery was published in the April 24 online issue of Nature Cell Biology. Organoids are 3-D structures containing multiple cell types t...
Free incubators save lives of Indonesian babies
May 15, 2017 (AFP)
When she was born prematurely, Maryamah was just 1.2 kilograms (2.6 pounds), less than half the usual weight of a newborn in Indonesia. Now safely back at home,...
Bioinspired agent kills drug-resistant bacteria
May 04, 2017 (SPX)
Microbial resistance to antibiotics and biocides is increasing, and our ability to effectively treat bacterial infections and contamination is under threat. It ...
Fungi have enormous potential for new antibiotics
Apr 24, 2017 (SPX)
Antibiotics have saved millions of lives since they were discovered in the 1940s. But recently we've had to learn a new term: antibiotic resistance. More and mo...
Alphabet's Verily makes smartwatch for health research
Apr 14, 2017 (AFP)
Study Watch is meant for research and will be put to work in several studies including a multi-year study to identify patterns in the progression of Parkinson's...
Swiss test wireless cameras to monitor newborns' vital signs
Apr 10, 2017 (AFP)
Swiss researchers said Monday they have developed a wireless camera system to monitor vital signs in premature babies, a move that could replace uncomfortable a...
Mini X-ray sensor for high-precision medical applications
Apr 04, 2017 (SPX)
The ability to detect X-rays on a tiny scale paves the way for high-precision medical imaging and therapies. Such detection capabilities have been achieved by r...
Web-based counseling lowers blood pressure as much as meds: study
Mar 18, 2017 (AFP)
People who received regular lifestyle counseling online were able to lower their blood pressure as much as a medication would, researchers said Saturday. Their ...
Group blazes path to efficient, eco-friendly deep-ultraviolet LED
Mar 06, 2017 (SPX)
The darkest form of ultraviolet light, known as UV-C, is unique because of its reputation as a killer - of harmful organisms. With wavelengths of between 200 an...
New advance could boost available organs for transplant
Mar 01, 2017 (AFP)
A new scientific advance could boost the number of donated organs available for transplant, and possibly reduce a critical shortage that leads to thousands of d...
Guatemala navy moves on Dutch 'abortion ship' after protests
Feb 23, 2017 (AFP)
Guatemala's navy on Thursday dispatched a vessel to watch over a Dutch "abortion ship" carrying activists vowing to help women circumvent the country's longstan...
Compound from marine snail is potent pain reliever
Feb 22, 2017 (SPX)
A tiny snail may offer an alternative to opioids for pain relief. Scientists at the University of Utah have found a compound that blocks pain by targeting a pat...
Vatican row as China invited to organ transplant meet
Feb 07, 2017 (AFP)
Ethics experts and human rights lawyers slammed the Vatican Tuesday for inviting a top Chinese health official to an organ trafficking summit despite concerns t...
China jails key suspects in vaccine scandal
Jan 24, 2017 (AFP)
China sentenced two key suspects in an out-of-date immunisations scandal, a local court said Tuesday, in a case which fuelled public concern about vaccine safet...
China's online population reaches 731 million
Jan 23, 2017 (AFP)
The number of internet users in China -- already the world's highest -- reached 731 million in December, authorities said, as e-commerce drives consumer demand ...
China jails 16 for trafficking in organs
Jan 01, 2017 (AFP)
Sixteen people including two surgeons have been jailed for between two and five years in China for trafficking in human organs, a practice still widespread in t...
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