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"Y" Do Men and Male Animals Die Younger? It's All About Chromosomes
According to popular theory, men live shorter lives than women because they take bigger risks, have more dangerous jobs, drink and smoke more, and are poor at seeking advice from doctors. But research by scientists at UNSW Sydney suggests the real reason may be less related to human behaviour and more to do with the type of sex chromosomes we share with most animal species.
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App Can Detect Jaundice in Newborns
A smartphone app that allows users to check for jaundice in newborn babies simply by taking a picture of the eye may be an effective, low-cost way to screen for the condition, according to a pilot study led by UCL and UCLH.
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Blood Test Could Predict Alzheimer's Protein Deposits in the Brain
Researchers report an advance in the development of a blood test that could help detect pathological Alzheimer’s disease in people who are showing signs of dementia.
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The World's Largest Stem Cell Biobank Launched
A new biobank with stem cells from both healthy individuals and those affected by disease, aims to contribute to increases understanding of how certain disease arise.
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Novel Coronavirus Imaging Shows “Significant Overlap” With SARS and MERS
Although the imaging features of novel coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) are variable and nonspecific, findings reported thus far show that there is “significant overlap” with those of severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) and Middle East respiratory syndrome (MERS).
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Quarantine on Cruise Ship Resulted in More Coronavirus Patients, Study Suggests
The cruise ship Diamond Princess was quarantined for over two weeks resulting in more coronavirus infected passengers than if they would have disembarked immediately. Rather the opposite to what was intended. This is according to a study conducted at Umeå University in Sweden.
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FDA Issues New Policy To Help Expedite Availability of Coronavirus Diagnostics
The FDA has issued a new policy for certain laboratories seeking to develop diagnostic tests for coronavirus in order to achieve more rapid testing capacity in the U.S.
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CT Provides Best Diagnosis for Coronavirus
In a study of more than 1,000 patients, chest CT outperformed lab testing in the diagnosis of 2019 novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19).
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Link Between Gene and Exercise Capacity
In a study published in The New England Journal of Medicine, a research team has found a link between a genetic mutation that affects cellular oxygen sensing and a patient’s limited exercise capacity.
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SNIPRs Take Aim at Disease-related Mutations
A new method for detecting point mutations has been developed which can be applied in living cells, offering a rapid, highly accurate and inexpensive means of identifying mutations relevant to human health.
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