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High exposure to radiofrequency radiation linked to tumor activity in male rats

High exposure to radiofrequency radiation (RFR) in rodents resulted in tumors in tissues surrounding nerves in the hearts of male rats, but not female rats or any mice, according to draft studies from the National Toxicology Program (NTP).

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World Cancer Day: UN agency chief urges greater access to diagnosis, prevention and treatment services

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A patient being prepared for cobalt therapy at a hospital in Kandy, Sri Lanka.

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Induced labor after 39 weeks in healthy women may reduce need for C section

NIH-funded study suggests this approach may also reduce risk of preeclampsia, need for newborn respiratory support.

Healthy first-time mothers whose labor was induced in the 39th week of pregnancy were less likely to have a cesarean delivery, compared to a similar group who were not electively induced at 39 weeks, according to a study funded by the National Institutes of Health. Women in the induced group were also less likely to experience pregnancy-related blood pressure disorders, such as preeclampsia, and their infants were less likely to need help breathing in the first 3 days.

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Over $46 billion lost to premature cancer deaths in BRICS economies, UN research finds

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The IAEA Programme of Action for Cancer Therapy supports low and middle income countries in the implementation of comprehensive national cancer control programmes.

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Roadmap to guide progress toward replacing animal use in toxicity testing

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The strategic roadmap from the Interagency Coordinating Committee on the Validation of Alternative Methods offers a new framework for the safety testing of drugs and chemicals.

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NIH launches partnership to improve success of clinical trials for patients with Parkinson’s disease

Effort is part of the Accelerating Medicines Partnership to speed development of disease-altering treatments.

The National Institutes of Health is teaming with government, biopharmaceutical, life science and non-profit organizations to overcome obstacles and increase success for advancing promising treatments for Parkinson’s disease (PD). Part of the NIH Accelerating Medicines Partnership (AMP), AMP PD will focus on identifying and validating promising markers of disease called biomarkers that may be useful in tracking the progression of PD and could serve as biological targets for the development of new drugs.

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Molecular Secrets Revealed: Antipsychotic Docked in its Receptor

Discovery may lead to safer, more targeted drugs

Antipsychotic drugs – which transformed mental health care following their chance discovery in the mid-20th Century – may finally be poised for a long-overdue makeover incorporating structure-based design. Scientists funded by the National Institutes of Health have achieved a landmark of psychiatric neuropharmacology: deciphering the molecular structure of a widely prescribed antipsychotic docked in its key receptor. They are hopeful that this discovery may hold secrets to designing better treatments for schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, and other mental illnesses.

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Graduates of early childhood program show greater educational gains as adults

NIH-funded study observes higher attainment of college degrees.

Students who participated in an intensive childhood education program from preschool to third grade were more likely to achieve an academic degree beyond high school, compared to a similar group that received other intervention services as children, according to a study funded by the National Institutes of Health.

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High levels of antibiotic resistance found worldwide, new data shows

WHO’s first release of surveillance data on antibiotic resistance reveals high levels of resistance to a number of serious bacterial infections in both high- and low-income countries.

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More birth defects seen in parts of U.S. with local Zika spread

Findings show need for strong birth-defect surveillance networks

Birth defects most strongly linked to Zika virus infection during pregnancy have increased in parts of the United States that have had local Zika virus transmission, according to a report in CDC’s Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR).