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Health-Related Current Events is Macroevolution.net's page covering medical and health current events and news. It provides regularly updated, recent health articles on a variety of topics within the field. This page lists not only stories appearing here on Macroevolution.net, but also links from time to time to articles about interesting health-related current events on other websites. Follow @Macroevo New treatment zaps brain tumors in mice Tocagen Inc. has announced a treatment for high grade glioma that eradicates brain tumors and provides a dramatic (near 100%) survival benefit in mice. Full article → Triglycerides and stroke: A new connection Postmenopausal women may be at higher risk of having a stroke than they think. Full article → An effective breast cancer vaccine! Researchers from the University of Georgia and the Mayo Clinic have announced a new and effective breast cancer vaccine. Full article → Eating raw cookie dough: Not a good idea A new study says eating store-bought raw cookie dough has put many people in the hospital. Full article → Alzheimer's antibodies Antibodies have been produced that only latch onto the harmful clumped Alzheimer's proteins. Full article → Soft-tissue sarcoma: Unlocking the mystery Scientists at Joslin Diabetes Center in Boston have uncovered important molecular and genetic keys to the development of soft-tissue sarcoma in skeletal muscle. Full article → Ozone decreasing NASA satellite confirms sharp decline in pollution from U.S. coal power plants. Full article → What bacteria don't know can hurt them Preventing bacteria from sensing starvation increases their susceptibility to antibiotics. Full article → Earthquake victim detector Molecules in their breath, sweat and skin have been used to detect humans in a simulation of a earthquake-collapsed building, raising the prospect of portable sensors for use in real-life situations. Full article → Face transplants: A new approach Integrated 3-D imaging facilitates human face transplantation. Full article → Angiogenesis: Key player identified A cell molecule playing an essential role in angiogenesis has been identified by UNC scientists. Full article → Protection from severe malaria explained Scientists have discovered why severe malaria does not occur in people with sickle-cell anemia. Full article → Share/print this page: Flu and MRSA: A deadly connection The largest nationwide investigation to date of influenza in critically ill children, led by Children's Hospital Boston, found that simultaneous infection with MRSA increased the risk for flu-related mortality 8-fold among previously healthy children. Full article → Diabetes and the brain New findings show how diabetes causes inflammation in the brain, triggering a series of events that affect blood vessels and, eventually, cause brain tissue to atrophy. Full article → Brain cells responsible for wakefulness identified Researchers at UCLA have identified the group of neurons that mediates whether light arouses us. Full article → Looking for a health-related current events story that used to be on this page? Check here → Newest cancer therapies Some of the newest cancer therapies remove the brakes cancer puts on the immune system. Full article → Brain development continues into adulthood Human brain development doesn't stop at adolescence, but continues well into our 20s, demonstrates recent research. Full article → Health-Related Current Events - © 2010, 2011, 2012 Health Current Events    Other news pages on Macroevolution.net: General biology — Recent general-interest biology news. Environmental news — Recent findings about the environment. Zoology — Recent science articles about animals. Biotechnology current events — Recent advances in biotechnology. Molecular biology news — Recent developments in molecular biology. Current earth science articles — News about the Earth. Astrobiology — Astronomy news with a bearing biology. Fossil news — News about recent fossil finds. Marine science current events — New findings in marine biology. Old, but well-liked — Popular stories now past their prime. Weightlifting Georgia cheerleader disses steroids A female University of Georgia cheerleader is being touted as college cheerleading’s strongest — without the help of drugs. Full article → New flu test is fast and accurate A new flu test based on nanotechnology is cheaper and faster than conventional tests, and accurately identifies strains. Full article → New flu strains: Not from the tropics According to a new study, flu strains migrate across the globe, evolving along the way. Full article → Super bacteria A new study says they lurk in even the cleanest wastewater. Full article → White pox disease in coral caused by human pathogen According to a new study, sewage contamination is the cause of white pox, the disease responsible for putting elkhorn coral on the endangered species list. Full article → Sewage and caffeine: A close correlation Researchers have discovered that traces of caffeine are a useful indicator of sewage contamination. Full article → Early mammograms pay New findings support mammograms starting at the age of 40. Full article → Why is the measles so contagious? An international research team has just discovered the reason. Full article → Glowing cats fight AIDS Mayo Clinic researchers have developed a new immunization strategy to fight feline AIDS and illuminate ways to combat human HIV/AIDS and other diseases. Full article → Low-fat yogurt and pregnancy Pregnant mothers eating low-fat yogurt can increase the risk of their children developing asthma and allergic rhinitis (hay fever), according to recent findings. Full article → Leukocytes Little white cells that clean house. Full article → Non-news articles from Health-Related Current Events: Golden Poison Frog The most poisonous vertebrate known. Full article → Widow spiders: Most fatalities worldwide Widow spiders are so widespread that they kill more people than do spiders of any other kind. Full article → Health-Related Current Events - © 2010, 2011, 2012 Health Current Events