[ad_1] Credit: CC0 Public Domain An international research team made up of representatives from the University of Copenhagen has helped to better understand Alzheimer's disease. They showed that the brain cell cleansing system, a process called mitophagy, is weakened in animals and humans with Alzheimer's disease. And when they improve mitophagy in animals, Alzheimer's symptoms … Read more
[ad_1] Over the past three decades, a dramatic increase in a new form of throat cancer has been observed in the industrialized world. The good news is that this can be avoided if parents vaccinate their children. The disease appears mainly in men, usually between 45 and 70 years old. Affected individuals often lead healthy … Read more
[ad_1] On Wednesday, 13 February, the Royal College of Pediatrics and Child Health of the United Kingdom (RCPCH) announced that it would no longer accept financial contributions from the infant formula sector. This decision will cost the group around £ 40,000 a year. RCPCH was vague about the reasons for its decision, focusing instead on … Read more
[ad_1] WASHINGTON – (February 15, 2019) – The Rice University statistician, Genevera Allen, says that scientists must continue to question the accuracy and reproducibility of scientific discoveries made by machine learning techniques until That researchers develop new computer systems that can criticize themselves. Allen, an associate professor of statistics, computer science and electrical and computer … Read more
[ad_1] In the United States, five measles outbreaks are underway, and lawmakers are questioning both health officials and tech giants about their efforts to combat harmful anti-vaccine misinformation fueling the spread of the disease. Last week, Lamar Alexander (R-Tenn.), Chair of the Senate Health Committee, accompanied by Senior Official Patty Murray (D-Wash.), Sent a letter … Read more
[ad_1] published: February 15, 2019 – 10:44 am (EST) Update: February 15, 2019 – 10:48 (ET) MUNCIE, Ind. (AP) – The health department of a central Indiana county is helping to cope with an outbreak of hepatitis A that has reached the county jail. According to the Star Press, Delaware County Sheriff Tony Skinner, the … Read more
[ad_1] The announcement comes the same day that officials from the Department of Natural Resources announced they have identified a case of chronic debilitating disease in a wild deer in Crow Wing County. This is the first confirmed case outside of Southeast Minnesota. A dead adult adult deer was found in Merrifield, north of Brainerd, … Read more
[ad_1] In a report released last week, the WHO wrote that the outbreak was "unprecedented" and "occurred in a context of poor performance of routine immunization". This report recorded 300 deaths and 53,000 infections. The dramatic increase in this period is due to a more complete data collection in Madagascar, said a spokeswoman on Friday. … Read more
[ad_1] A measles poster is available at the Venice Family Clinic in Los Angeles, California on February 5, 2015. Lucy Nicholson, Reuters / file A measles epidemic that has struck at least 225 people in the state of New York since October began with a traveler who traveled to Israel during the great Jewish holidays … Read more
[ad_1] FRANKFORT, Ky. (LEX 18) – A measles case has been confirmed in a young child living in the area served by the Barren River District Health Department. The child, who has not been vaccinated, recently left the country to travel to a region where measles is endemic, says the Kentucky Department of Public Health … Read more