MANILA — The Philippines expanded the area of a declared measles outbreak on Thursday from the highly populated capital to nearby regions, after a steady rise in infections and deaths attributed to the disease in recent weeks. The government’s Epidemiology Bureau raised the “red flag” after an increase in infections in the capital, Manila, as…
I’ve heard you should bathe in a “cap full” of apple cider vinegar as an alternative for douching, which also improves vaginal smell. Is there any scientific evidence to support this? — asked by Just looking for the science Short take The scent of your vagina is primarily controlled by the colonies of healthy bacteria…
Image Among the striking disparities: There are more prescriptions for drugs to treat mental illness in wealthy neighborhoods, while in poorer ones, there are more for H.I.V. and hepatitis C.CreditGeorge Frey/Reuters There are many, many things that rich people buy in larger quantities. It turns out medications for certain serious diseases may be one of…
Key West, the sunny city at the southernmost tip of Florida, voted this week to ban the sale of sunscreen containing chemicals believed to harm coral reefs. The law’s supporters see it as a crucial step toward protecting the great treasure of the Florida Keys: the world’s third-largest barrier reef ecosystem, which runs nearly 150…
With the increased legalization of cannabis, especially medical marijuana, researchers are interested in finding out more about its effects on health. One area that is currently under exploration is that of marijuana’s effect on fertility. Researchers are investigating the potential effects of smoking marijuana on male fertility. As recent research shows, men in Western countries…
IMAGE: A new model by Rice University researchers details a direct connection between gene expression and metabolism and how cancer cells take advantage of it to adapt to hostile environments, a… view more Credit: Illustration by Dongya Jia/Rice University HOUSTON – (Feb. 7, 2019) – When metastatic cancer cells need to avoid a threat, they simply…
IMAGE: George Mason University College of Science Professor Yuntao Wu is part of a team researching a protein that mobilizes cells to fight against infection. #MasonSolveX view more Credit: Photo by Evan Cantwell George Mason University‘s Yuntao Wu is the lead scientist on a research team that has identified a measurable indicator that could prove instrumental…
IMAGE: An example of an operational MR LinAc which will be installed at GenesisCare in Oxford view more UK, 7 February 2019: Today GenesisCare and the University of Oxford’s Department of Oncology announce the launch of an exclusive 10-year partnership to enhance access to the latest technology in medicine to improve diagnosis, management, and treatment of…
HONOLULU, Feb. 7, 2019 –Mechanical clot removal has been shown to be safe and effective in stroke patients with minimal damaged brain tissue. Ideal patient selection may also someday hold promise for strokes damaging large areas of brain tissue, according to late breaking science presented at the American Stroke Association’s International Stroke Conference 2019, a…
New York, NY (February 7, 2019) — A team of researchers from the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai and Keck School of Medicine at the University of Southern California (USC) have developed a novel machine-learning framework that distinguishes between low- and high-risk prostate cancer with more precision than ever before. The framework, described…