To stop MERS, longer quarantines may be necessary Fox News A detailed look at two cases of a deadly new respiratory virus called MERS suggests people who have the disease should be isolated for at least 12 days to avoid spreading it,… http://healthme...
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Take a demeanour during these neurons. Ignore a fact that several of a mind cells demeanour like snowflakes and during slightest one looks like an avocado. Can we collect out a drawings finished by experienced, veteran neuroscientists? What about a ones...
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Researchers at the MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology in the United Kingdom have determined the crystal structure of Parkin, a protein found in cells that when mutated can lead to a hereditary form of Parkinson’s disease. The results, which are… htt...
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I believe in luck. And I know that some people are just plain unlucky in love. That’s what all of the best tragic movies are about, right? The kind when forces beyond the main characters’ control conspire to keep them apart? But not all heartbreaks are…...
Lire la suiteExtending the self: Some cold truths on body ownership
“Who are you?” Some might ponder this question philosophically, while others will answer straightforwardly: “I am my body and my personality”. But the boundaries of “self” are not as straightforward as we might think. http://healthmedicinet.com/i/ext...
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It still takes a long time for TB and HIV patients in Uganda to be properly diagnosed. As a result, many patients are infectious without knowing it themselves. These diagnostic delays, and also adherence to therapy, can be explained by a combination of…...
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Using a pointing formation-flying technique, a twin GRAIL booster have mapped a moon’s sobriety field, as decorated in this artist’s rendering.ILLUSTRATION: NASA/JPL-CALTECH Ever given a initial satellites were sent to a moon to executive alighting sites...
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(Medical Xpress)—Doctors at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have shown that testing cervical tumors before treatment for vulnerability to chemotherapy predicts whether patients will do well or poorly with standard treatment. The…...
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(Medical Xpress)—It takes more than platelets, thrombin and fibrin to build a deep vein thrombosis (DVT). Increasingly, researchers are recognizing that neutrophils—cells better known for their role in immune defense—play an active role in DVT… http:...
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Non-communicable diseases like cardiovascular diseases, cancers, diabetes and injuries have become the major causes of disability and death in Pakistan, according to a report by a group of researchers that included Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of…...
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