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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.


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 

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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 

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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 

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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.
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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 

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Golden Poison Frog
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 

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