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Novel Coronavirus (nCoV): Updates (24 January 2020)0
- Covid-19, Flash News, Health & Medicine
- January 24, 2020
Infections and death toll More than 800 cases of infection have been confirmed so far. Most of the patients have had some contact with a seafood market in the city of Wuhan, China. Infections have also been confirmed in Thailand, Japan, the United States of America and the Republic of Korea. Twenty-six people have died, two
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Coronavirus Outbreak in Asia: a Brief Chronology 0
- Covid-19, Health & Medicine
- January 16, 2020
31 December 2019: The SARS-like outbreak is publicly announced. The infection cases were reported in a seafood market in the city of Wuhan, China. 7 January 2020: Chinese authorities isolated and identify a new coronavirus (novel coronavirus, nCov). Other respiratory pathogens, such as influenza, adenovirus, and Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome coronavirus (SARS-CoV), were ruled out
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Cancer is the Leading Cause of Death in High-Income Countries 0
- Flash News, Health & Medicine
- September 4, 2019
Cancer kills twice as much as cardiovascular diseases (CVD) and is now the leading cause of death in high-income countries, according to a report from the Prospective Urban and Rural Epidemiologic (PURE) study. CVD remain, however, the leading cause of mortality among middle-aged adults worldwide. (See Infographic Below) Study Design For over ten years, the
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Continued Contact with Semen Shields Women Against HIV Acquisition 0
- Health & Medicine
- August 22, 2019
Continued exposure to semen decreases the risk of HIV infection in women, says a study published yesterday in Nature Communications. Investigators from the Wistar Institute, in Philadelphia, USA, found that semen, the main vehicle in male-to-female HIV transmission, changes the vaginal and cervical environment in non-human primates, thus promoting protection to the host. Importantly, semen
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The History of Finland Untangles Links Between Genetic Variants and Disease 0
- Health & Medicine
- August 1, 2019
A comprehensive study of the genetic history of Finnish people has helped investigators to identify 26 potentially harmful DNA variations, of which 19 are unique or 20 times more common in Finland. The study, published in Nature this week, was much facilitated by the relatively small and isolated population of Finland. In fact, researchers estimate that they
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Preeclampsia Increases Risk of Developing Kidney Disorders Later in Life 0
- Health & Medicine
- July 30, 2019
Women who had preeclampsia in at least one pregnancy are at higher risk of developing end-stage kidney disease (ESKD). For these women, the likelihood of developing ESKD increases five times, compared with women who had never had preeclampsia. The findings were published this Tuesday, in Plos Medicine. What is preeclampsia? Characterised by an increase in
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