World AIDS Day 2015
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Washington, DC - Secretary of State John Kerry: "On World AIDS Day, we recognize the millions of people impacted by HIV/AIDS – the lives lost and the families forever torn apart by this disease. We also acknowledge the heroic and life-saving work of partners from governments, the private sector, civil society, and faith-based organizations across the world.
Forecasting the path of breast cancer in a patient
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Los Angeles, California - USC researchers have developed a mathematical model to forecast metastatic breast cancer survival rates using techniques usually reserved for weather prediction, financial forecasting and surfing the Web.
Can’t tell green from red?
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Berkeley, California - One in 10 males is born colorblind, and as common as the condition is, there are few options for those who have it. But a Bay Area company co-founded by UC Berkeley alumni is working to change that.
Adults born with heart defects have a substantially higher risk of stroke
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Dallas, Texas - Adults with congenital heart defects have substantially higher rates of stroke compared to the general population, according to research published in the American Heart Association journal, Circulation.
Umbilical Cells Help Eye’s Neurons Connect
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- Written by Karl Bates
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Durham, North Carolina - Cells isolated from human umbilical cord tissue have been shown to produce molecules that help retinal neurons from the eyes of rats grow, connect and survive, according to Duke University researchers working with Janssen Research & Development, LLC.
Male and female drinking patterns becoming more alike in the US
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Washington, DC - In the United States, and throughout the world, men drink more alcohol than women. But a recent analysis by scientists at the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA), part of the National Institutes of Health, indicates that longstanding differences between men and women in alcohol consumption and alcohol-related harms might be narrowing in the United States.
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