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Okayama University research: Sticky molecules to tackle obesity and diabetes

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Écrit par Okayama University | 09 Mai 2016

(Okayama, 9 May 2016) Okayama University researchers report that the overexpression of an adhesion molecule found on the surface of fat cells appears to protect mice from developing obesity and diabetes. The findings, published in the journal Diabetes, March 2016, may fuel the development of new therapies targeting these diseases.

The molecular mechanisms that trigger the development of...

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Zika a year later: how a new virus took the Americas by surprise

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Écrit par PAHO | 09 Mai 2016

Washington, May 7, 2016 (PAHO/WHO)—The Zika virus epidemic has become notorious. It has made headlines in newspapers and television news programs around the world. Researchers on various continents are scrambling to discover more about it. And health authorities in the Americas are struggling to raise awareness of the potentially devastating impact of this new virus—without...

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Cigarette électronique : après le Royaume-Uni, la France doit prendre une position claire ! 8 associations invitent la ministre de le santé à participer au 1er sommet de la vape

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Écrit par CNAM | 09 Mai 2016

9 mai 2016 - CNAM - Paris - Dans son rapport "La nicotine sans la fumée : la réduction des méfaits du tabac", publié cette semaine, le Collège Royal des Médecins britanniques conclut que la cigarette électronique est susceptible d'être bénéfique pour la santé publique et que les fumeurs peuvent être rassurés et encouragés à l’utiliser comme alternative au tabac.

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WHO expresses great concern over newborn deaths in Libya

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Écrit par WHO | 09 Mai 2016

6 May 2016, Tunis, Tunisia -- WHO expresses great concern over the death of 12 newborns in the Sabah Medical Centre neonatal intensive care unit in Sabha, southern Libya. The deaths occurred as a result of a bacterial infection and lack of specialized health staff to provide medical care.

“These tragic deaths occurred as a result of easily preventable causes, and point to the major...

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MR Solutions to display cryogen-free MRI imaging systems at ISMRM in Singapore

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Écrit par MR Solutions | 09 Mai 2016

MR Solutions will be displaying its latest ground-breaking preclinical cryogen-free MRI imaging systems at ISMRM in Singapore from May 7 to 13. This includes details of a new 9.4T cryogen-free scanner and a compact 3T system with a 12cm bore which are coming soon. All of MR Solutions’ scanners can be fitted with integral PET and SPECT systems to provide even better imaging...

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One year into the Zika outbreak: how an obscure disease became a global health emergency

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Écrit par WHO | 06 Mai 2016

A "mild" illness takes off

In early February 2015, doctors in the impoverished northeastern part of Brazil noticed a surge in the number of people complaining about a mild illness, with and without fever, characterized by rash, fatigue, joint pains, and red eyes. The illness was brief and recovery was spontaneous. A mild form of dengue, a mosquito-borne disease hyperendemic throughout the...

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Relmada Therapeutics Announces Results of In Vivo Study Showing d-Methadone has Antidepressant-like Effects

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Écrit par Relmada Therapeutics | 06 Mai 2016

Data show that d-Methadone produces antidepressant activity comparable to ketamine after single dose administration in a well-validated model.



NEW YORK -- Relmada Therapeutics, Inc. (OTCQB: RLMD), a clinical-stage company developing novel therapies for the treatment of chronic pain, today announced the results of an in vivo study showing that administration of d-Methadone (REL-1017)...

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République démocratique du Congo : trois collaborateurs du CICR enlevés au Nord-Kivu

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Écrit par CICR | 06 Mai 2016

Kinshasa (CICR) – Trois collaborateurs du Comité international de la Croix-Rouge (CICR) ont été enlevés mardi matin dans la province du Nord-Kivu, en République démocratique du Congo. Ils faisaient partie d’un convoi d’assistance en route vers Kyaghala, un village où devait avoir lieu une distribution de vivres et d’articles ménagers de première nécessité en faveur de 8 000...

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