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'Laziness' Helped Drive Homo erectus to Extinction
New archaeological research has found that Homo erectus, an extinct species of primitive humans, went extinct in part because they were ‘lazy’. An excavation of ancient human populations in the Arabian Peninsula found that Homo erectus used ‘least-effort strategies’ for tool making and collecting resources.
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Tdap Vaccination for Pregnant Women Does Not Increase Risk of Autism, Finds Study
A Kaiser Permanente study of more than 80,000 children born over a 4-year period showed that the prenatal Tdap vaccination (tetanus, diphtheria, acellular pertussis) was not associated with increased risk of autism spectrum disorder in children.
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Rotavirus Vaccine Cuts Infant Diarrhoea Deaths by a Third in Malawi
A major new study has shown that rotavirus vaccination reduced infant diarrhoea deaths by 34% in rural Malawi, a region with high levels of child deaths.
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New Prostate Cancer Blood Test Detects Early Treatment Failure
This new liquid biopsy helps to track and respond to prostate cancer evolution, and identify emerging drug resistance.
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Restoring Protective Mechanisms in the Aging Kidney
Russian researchers assess ways to restore protective mechanisms in the kidney that are lost with aging.
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Model for Groundwater Flow Provides Environmental Insights
Human water regulation, groundwater lateral flow and the movement of soil frost and thaw fronts affect water and thermal processes, as well as energy and water exchanges between the land surface and atmosphere, therefore appropriate modelling is vital.
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Our Immune System Could Be at Fault in Glaucoma
A new study has found that glaucoma may in fact be an autoimmune disorder, with T cells responsible for the progressive retinal degeneration and retinal neuron attack.
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Hi-tech Dyes Made Using "Green" Techniques
Dyes of great interest for organic electronics have recently been prepared and crystallised using more environmentally friendly techniques. All that is required is just water, albeit under highly unusual conditions.
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New Class of Drugs May Reduce Cardiovascular Risk by Targeting Gut Microbes
Researchers at Cleveland Clinic in the United States have designed a potential new class of drugs that may reduce cardiovascular risk by targeting a specific microbial pathway in the gut.
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Combination Therapy in the Face of Growing Antibiotic Resistance
Investigators are studying the potential of combination therapy, in which two or more drugs are used together to increase or restore the efficacy of both drugs against a resistant bacterial pathogen.
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