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Global Health

Why vaccines are not just for children

We need not only to counter false information about vaccines, but also expand our view: they are there to protect everyone at every stage of life.

David Loew 23 Apr 2019

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Doctors say they've cured 10 infants of 'bubble boy' disease

The disease, which typically effects boys, is a genetic defect that leaves children without an immune system.

Gene Emery · Reuters 18 Apr 2019

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Scientists have revived basic cellular activity pigs' brains hours after death

Basic cellular activity in pigs’ brains has been restored hours after its death, by researchers at Yale University, which could lead to advanced human treatments for strokes.

Reuters 18 Apr 2019

Healthcare Delivery

This groundbreaking treatment is giving hope to stroke victims

Thrombectomy is a revolutionary stroke treatment where the clot is literally sucked out of the patient’s brain.

Iris Grunwald · The Conversation 16 Apr 2019

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How going hungry can affect children for the rest of their lives

New research shows that malnourishment can put children at risk of developing some kind of health problem within ten years of going hungry.

Chris Baraniuk · Mosaic Science 16 Apr 2019

Fourth Industrial Revolution

How AI could dramatically improve your healthcare

As machine learning progresses, its applications include faster, more accurate medical diagnoses.

Seokbum Ko · The Conversation 16 Apr 2019

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Thailand gave healthcare to its entire population and the results were dramatic

Thailand created a successful universal healthcare system others can learn from.

Charlotte Edmond 15 Apr 2019

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This neural implant could radically improve the lives of disabled people

The Stentrode, a neural implant that could allow paralyzed people to communicate, can be delivered to a patient’s brain through the jugular vein.

Dan Robitzski · Futurism 15 Apr 2019

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In the midst of a measles outbreak, New York City is planning fines for unvaccinated people

A measles outbreak in Brooklyn, primarily among Orthodox Jewish children, prompted New York City on Tuesday to declare a public health emergency, requiring unvaccinated people in the affe...

Gina Cherelus and Jonathan Allen · Reuters 12 Apr 2019

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Why sleeping at work could actually make you better at your job

The lines between work and home are blurring, and research suggests Americans are getting less sleep than previous generations. Is encouraging napping at work the answer?

Jamie Gruman · The Conversation 10 Apr 2019

Healthcare Delivery

This new HIV therapy could save millions of lives

The new method can draw the HIV virus out of hiding, and then eliminate it permanently. It could be the first step to developing a vaccine.

Kristin Houser · Futurism 10 Apr 2019

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The HPV vaccine is already having a major impact on young women's health in Scotland

The UK began its HPV vaccination programme for girls aged 12-13 in 2008. Since then there has been a dramatic drop in cervical pre-cancer rates in young Scottish women who received the va...

Kevin Pollock · The Conversation 09 Apr 2019

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The organ shortage will soon get worse. Could animals help?

Nearly 75,000 people in America need an organ transplant, and that list is only set to get longer. Animals could provide the solution to the organ crisis.

Kristin Houser · Futurism 08 Apr 2019

Biotechnology

Jellyfish-inspired electronic skin can heal itself while wet

Researchers have created a new fluorocarbon-based polymer skin which, when combined with a fluorine-rich ionic liquid, can heal itself. This reduces electronic waste and gives the technol...

National University of Singapore · Futurity 05 Apr 2019