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In humans, throwing a ball, typing on a keyboard, or engaging in most other physical activities involves the coordination of numerous discrete movements that are organized as action sequences. Scientists at the National Institutes of Health and the Gulbenkian Institute in Portugal have identified brain activity in mice that can signal the initiation and termination of newly learned action sequences. The findings appear online today in the current issue of Nature.

You're young, fit and in pain after tearing one of the key ligaments that holds your knee together.

US researchers have discovered the risk of stroke doubles or is higher in the hour after drinking one serving of wine, beer or spirits.

The United Nations and the Stop TB Partnership have agreed to step up joint efforts to halve by 2015 the number of people living with HIV who die from tuberculosis, which accounts for a quarter of all deaths among those living with the virus.

The continued criminalization of male-to-male sex in the Asia-Pacific, resulting in harassment and other human rights violations, is hurting the region’s response to HIV, a new United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) report has found.

This is my second International AIDS Conference and now I know for sure, Mexico wasn’t a fluke – I really do love these gatherings. I love the passion of the speakers, the excitement the boffins create around their new research and the “let’s all get behind this” spirit the activists bring.

Photo: Courtesy of the Sri Lankan Police
A special police task force clearing potential dengue breeding grounds in Colombo

Sri Lanka has declared the third week of August National Dengue Prevention Week, as dengue cases spike during the months-long monsoon season. There have been 21,486 cases nationwide, and 158 deaths up till 20 July.

Discordant couples, in which one partner is HIV-positive and the other HIV-negative, are increasingly common in African countries with high prevalence, but there is often little support to help them navigate the complexities that the virus adds to a relationship.

Scientists are one step closer to helping women protect themselves against HIV.

A simple yet nutritious diet can improve the effectiveness of treatment for people living with HIV/AIDS, the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) said today, urging health-care providers, governments and other partners to incorporate good nutrition in treatment regimens.