Mississippi Baby' now has detectable
HIV
An unfortunate set back to finding a cure to HIV. A baby
thought to have been cured of HIV has levels of the virus detected two years
after the seemingly being cured and not taking antiretroviral therapy. http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/07/140710151951.htm
The 1% of scientific publishing
Not exactly breaking news but don’t feel so bad anymore if
those papers are getting rejected. Turns out that less than 1% of researchers manage
to publish a paper every year. http://news.sciencemag.org/scientific-community/2014/07/1-scientific-publishing
Cooling protects oxygen-deprived infants
In March this year animated
suspension made headlines where gunshot victims will be cooled down in an
emergencies to increase their chances of survival. Similarly, researchers at Kings
College London have shown that cooling
down babies at risk of brain damage lessens risk of long-term disability. http://www.nature.com/news/cooling-protects-oxygen-deprived-infants-1.15525
CDC Botched Handling of Deadly Flu Virus
A series of blunders by the US government labs endangering scientist
and the public continues…. http://www.scientificamerican.com/article/cdc-botched-handling-of-deadly-flu-virus/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciam%2Fhealth-and-medicine+%28Topic%3A+Health%29
First dengue vaccine 'shows promise'
Reported cases of dengue fever have been on the rise so news
of the vaccine looking promising couldn't have come at a better time. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-28243587
Blood test breakthrough in search for Alzheimer's cure
Scientists at King College London have identified a set of
10 proteins in the blood which can predict the onset of Alzheimer’s from a
blood test. http://www.theguardian.com/society/2014/jul/08/blood-test-predicts-onset-alzheimers-disease
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