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NIH clinical trial to track outcomes of kidney transplantation from HIV-positive donors to HIV-positive recipients

Study follows passage of HOPE Act of 2013, allowing people with HIV to become organ donors.

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Two HIV awareness ribbons

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Earthjustice Statement On Draconian Energy Appropriations Bill

Provisions would gut safeguards for the country’s drinking water sources and stifle aid to endangered Columbia River Basin salmon

On May 7, Earthjustice’s Vice President of Policy and Legislation, Martin Hayden, released the following statement after the Appropriations Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development released its draft appropriations bill:
“You can put a tutu and tiara on a pig, but it’s still a pig. Republican leadership has decided to dress up their unpalatable, poison pill-ridden appropriations bill as something that doesn’t hurt our health or environment; but, let me tell you, it decimates commonsense safeguards that protect people.

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Scientists discover roadblocks that stop brain white matter healing

NIH-funded study identifies molecule that may prevent repair.

A new study identifies a molecule that may be critical to the repair of white matter, the fatty tissue wrapped around parts of brain cells that helps speed up communication. Damage to white matter is associated with several conditions, including multiple sclerosis and cerebral palsy, and can occur in the brains of preterm babies.

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NIAID-Sponsored Trial of a Universal Influenza Vaccine Begins

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3D print of influenza virus. The virus surface (yellow) is covered with proteins called hemagglutinin (blue) and neuraminidase (red).

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Midwives ‘lead the way with quality care’, as world marks International Day

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Nhek Chande, a secondary midwife at a local health centre in rural Cambodia conducts a prenatal check-up for a pregnant woman. Midwives play an important role in the communities, helping mothers, and expectant-mothers, make informed, healthy choices.

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NIH researchers develop “hibernation in a dish” to study how animals adapt to the cold

Findings may help expand window for storing organs before transplantation, therapeutic hypothermia.

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Essential malaria parasite genes revealed

NIAID-funded research could aid antimalarial drug development

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Electron micrograph of red blood cells infected with Plasmodium falciparum, the parasite that causes malaria in humans. During its development, the parasite forms protrusions called 'knobs' on the surface of its host red blood cell which enable it to avoid destruction and cause inflammation.

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Bacteria therapy for eczema shows promise in NIH study

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A scientist demonstrates application of the experimental therapy to the inner elbow. For demonstration purposes, the bacteria solution has been replaced with purple dye.

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90 per cent of the planet is breathing in polluted air – World Health Organization

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Woman wears mask to protect from pollution. China.

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Advocates Sue FDA To Force Decision On Cancer-Causing Chemicals In Popular Foods

FDA failed to act on petition to prohibit harmful chemicals used to flavor baked goods, candy, ice cream, and other foods

On May 2, a coalition of health, consumer and environmental advocacy organizations filed a lawsuit in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit aimed at forcing the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to decide whether to prohibit seven cancer-causing artificial chemicals from use in food as flavors. These chemicals have been used in beverages, baked goods, candy, chewing gum, and ice cream.