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'Proof' Malaria Began in Chimps
Science & Tech  (tags: science, research, discovery, study, health, malaria, humans, animals, diseases )

Dee
- 139 days ago - news.bbc.co.uk
Scientists say they have genetic proof malaria spread by mosquitoes jumped species from chimpanzees to humans.
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The Web Can Help Serious Illness
Science & Tech  (tags: technology, computer, internet, Websites, Illness, diseases, Health info, research )

Dee
- 140 days ago - abcnews.go.com
Having a serious illness brings on extra burdens for the entire family. Fortunately, from research to support groups to health records management, help can be found online.
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Genetic-Based Human Diseases Are An Ancient Evolutionary Legacy, Research Suggests
Science & Tech  (tags: humans, diseases, genetics, interesting )

Ingrid
- 428 days ago - sciencedaily.com
Tomislav Domazet-Lo?o and Diethard Tautz from the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Biology in Plön, Germany, have systematically analysed the time of emergence for a large number of genes - genes which can also initiate diseases.
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'Friendly' Bacteria Protect Against Type 1 Diabetes, Researchers Find
Science & Tech  (tags: research, diabetes, diseases, prevention )

Ingrid
- 455 days ago - sciencedaily.com
In a dramatic illustration of the potential for microbes to prevent disease, researchers at Yale University and the University of Chicago showed that mice exposed to common stomach bacteria were protected against the development of Type I diabetes.
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Mice Can Sense Oxygen Through Their Skin
Science & Tech  (tags: science, investigation, diseases, humans, discovery )

Ingrid
- 607 days ago - sciencedaily.com
Biologists at the University of California, San Diego have discovered that the skin of mice can sense low levels of oxygen and regulate the production of erythropoietin, or EPO, the hormone that stimulates our bodies to produce red blood cells and allows
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The Hidden Talents of the Lowly Sea Cucumber
Science & Tech  (tags: research, science, study, habitat, undersea creatures, Sea Cucumber, human, brain, diseases, health, medicine, interesting, medical technologies )

J.
- 630 days ago - popsci.com
Sea cucumbers have been considered both a culinary delicacy and a homeopathic panacea in Southeast Asia.Recently, scientists have found in the humble sea cuke an unlikely muse for some exciting new medical technologies.
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One In Four Teenage Girls In U.S. Has Sexually Transmitted Disease, CDC Study Shows
Science & Tech  (tags: diseases, humans, hpv )

Ingrid
- 648 days ago - sciencedaily.com
A new CDC study estimates that one in four (26 percent) young women between the ages of 14 and 19 in the United States - or 3.2 million teenage girls - is infected with at least one of the most common sexually transmitted diseases
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ISU Researcher Identifies Eye Disease in Canines
Science & Tech  (tags: animal, news, research, scientist, concept, discovery, canines, health, diseases, veterinary medicine, treatment )

J.
- 656 days ago - public.iastate.edu
An assistant professor of veterinary medicine,at Iowa State University, has identified and named a previously unknown eye disease. Immune-Mediated Retinopathy, or IMR, causes loss of function in retinal cells, and in some cases, blindness.
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Scientists Say Tropics Are Next Emerging Disease Hotspot
Science & Tech  (tags: diseases, HIV/AIDS, developing countries )

Ingrid
- 665 days ago - nsf.gov
Scientists from four well-known institutions say the next major disease like HIV/AIDS or SARS could occur in any of a number of developing countries concentrated along the equator.
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Genetic Differences May Help Explain Response to Multiple Sclerosis Treatment
Science & Tech  (tags: multiple sclerosis, research, study, science, medicine, treatment, diseases, future )

J.
- 706 days ago - physorg.com
The identification of genetic mutations that affect response to interferon provides important new information about how the drug functions in the body,bringing medicine one step closer to rational drug design and personalized medicine.
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