First Thai babies diagnosed with Zika-linked microcephaly
Thai health authorities on Friday said microcephaly in two babies was caused by the Zika virus, in what is believed to be Southeast Asia’s first confirmed case of a link between the sickness...
WHO: Over 90% of world breathing bad air
Nine out of 10 people globally are breathing poor quality air, the World Health Organization said today, calling for dramatic action against pollution that is blamed for more than six million deaths...
Russian and Italian biologists decode rare genetic disease that may help disabled
Scientists from Russia and Italy have found a way to unravel the Dopamine Transporter Deficiency Syndrome, DTDS. Experiments have shown the nematode C. elegans to be perfectly suitable as a model...
NASA Begins Study of Australia’s Great Barrier Reef
A NASA airborne mission designed to transform our understanding of Earth’s valuable and ecologically sensitive coral reefs has set up shop in Australia for a two-month investigation of the...
Vaping helps smokers kick habit, UK study finds
E-cigarettes may have helped some 18,000 smokers in England kick the tobacco habit last year, according to research released today. The survey-based study was not a clinical trial, which means the...
If you drink hard, you’ll need to exercise hard to lower health risk
Heavy drinkers who exercise are less likely to die from alcohol-related diseases than those who don’t, a study suggests, although its authors were cautious about the implications of their data....
World Health Organisation declares Sri Lanka malaria-free
The World Health Organisation has certified that Sri Lanka is a malaria-free nation, in what it called a truly remarkable achievement. WHO regional director Poonam Khetrapal Singh said in a...
Trial drug shows ‘impressive’ Alzheimer’s action
An experimental drug cleared protein buildup in the brains of people with mild Alzheimer’s disease and slowed their mental decline, the results of a preliminary trial showed. The outcome...
