Hospital and Medical News

June 23, 2016

Single-shot imaging of bio-systems
Sendai, Japan (SPX) Jun 21, 2016
While the effect of radiosensitizing molecules in radiation-based cancer therapies has been known for a long time, the exact molecular mechanisms behind it - the capacity of the radiosensitizer to locally augment the radiation damage to tumor cells by intratumoral administration of the agent - are yet to be deciphered. However, an international team of researchers has illustrated how the molecule breaks apart and what ionic fragments are formed via the breakage of the molecular edifice shortly aft ... read more

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Congo declares yellow fever epidemic DR Congo on Monday declared a yellow fever outbreak in the capital Kinshasa, home to more than ten million people, and in two other western provinces. ... more		UN fears polio surge in children from Iraq's Fallujah The UN on Friday said it fears a surge in polio cases among children who have escaped from the jihadist bastion of Fallujah, and has launched a "massive" vaccination campaign. ... more		New 'ukidama' nanoparticle structure revealed Sometimes it is the tiny things in the world that can make an incredible difference. One of these things is the nanoparticle. Nanoparticles may be small, but they have a variety of important applica ... more
				Living bone grown that replicates original anatomical structure A new technique developed by Gordana Vunjak-Novakovic, the Mikati Foundation Professor of Biomedical Engineering at Columbia Engineering and professor of medical sciences (in Medicine) at Columbia U ... more		Canada promotes first female combat general A Canadian woman who fought insurgents in Afghanistan became the country's first female combat officer to rise to the rank of general on Thursday. ... more

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NASA Challenge Aims to Grow Human Tissue to Aid in Deep Space Exploration NASA, in partnership with the nonprofit Methuselah Foundation's New Organ Alliance, is seeking ways to advance the field of bioengineering through a new prize competition. The Vascular Tissue Challe ... more		Panama health minister resigns amid deadly swine flu outbreak Panama's health minister resigned on Wednesday, the government said, amid a swine flu outbreak that has claimed 22 lives and sparked a panicked rush for vaccinations. ... more		Trump, Putin agree to meet next week in Alaska Iran will not allow Trump-backed corridor linking Azerbaijan to exclave; Russia cautious Trump says Armenia, Azerbaijan commit to end fighting 'forever'		New plant engineering technique could aid fight against malaria Artemisinin is one of the most effective malaria drugs. To make it, producers must grow large amounts of an herb called Artemisia annua - colloquially, sweet wormwood. ... more
				Predicting Contagiousness to Limit the Spread of Disease Imagine the workplace during flu season. Some people get sick and display clear symptoms-a warning sign to coworkers to avoid contact and for that individual to stay home. Others are infected, but n ... more		Predicting disease outbreaks using environmental changes A model that predicts outbreaks of zoonotic diseases - those originating in livestock or wildlife such as Ebola and Zika - based on changes in climate, population growth and land use has been develo ... more

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West Africa marks end of deadly Ebola outbreak Liberia said Thursday it was free of Ebola, meaning there are now no known cases in west Africa of the tropical virus that has left more than 11,300 people dead in the region since late 2013. ... more		LGBT groups defy UN decision to bar them from AIDS meet Gay and transgender rights groups barred from a major UN AIDS conference opening Wednesday plan to defy the decision by joining other delegations at the meeting on ending the HIV epidemic. ... more		Hong Kong culls thousands of birds over avian flu scare Hong Kong culled 4,500 birds on Tuesday after the deadly H7N9 bird flu virus was discovered in a chicken at a local market. ... more		Study: New material kills E. coli bacteria in 30 seconds Researchers in Singapore have created a new antimicrobial material capable of neutralizing E. coli bacteria in 30 seconds. They detailed their feat in a paper published last week in the nanomaterials journal Small. ... more

	More than 2,000 Indians contract HIV after transfusions More than 2,000 Indians contracted HIV over a 17-month period after receiving blood transfusions, data from the national AIDS body showed Wednesday. ... more		Single-step hydrogen peroxide production could be cleaner, more efficient Bottles of dilute hydrogen peroxide sit on shelves in medicine cabinets across the world, yet synthesizing the chemical at the large scale requires a surprisingly complicated process that is economi ... more

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