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Malaria drug protects fetal mice from Zika virus, NIH-funded study finds

Blocking a key placental defense may limit maternal-fetal transmission of the virus.

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Transmission electron microscope image of negative-stained, Fortaleza-strain Zika virus (red), isolated from a microcephaly case in Brazil.

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NIH-funded team uses smartphone data in global study of physical activity

Large-scale study reveals targets for obesity prevention, wisdom of walkable communities.

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The map show the most and least active countries

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NIH launches prospective study of Zika and HIV co-infection during pregnancy

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Australia: Fulfill Pledges on Women’s Health

Promote Sexual and Reproductive Health at Family Planning Summit in London

The Australian government should meet its financial commitments for sexual and reproductive health at the Family Planning 2020 Summit in London on July 11, 2017, Human Rights Watch said in a letter to Australian Foreign Minister Julie Bishop. At the summit, more than 36 governments will review progress on the goal to enable 120 million more women worldwide to access a modern form of contraception by 2020.

https://www.hrw.org/news/2017/07/09/australia-fulfill-pledges-womens-health

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Antibiotic-resistant gonorrhoea on the rise, new drugs needed

Data from 77 countries show that antibiotic resistance is making gonorrhoea – a common sexually-transmitted infection – much harder, and sometimes impossible, to treat.

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New CDC Report shows deaths from cancer higher in rural America

First report to detail cancer differences and mortality gap between rural and urban areas

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Opioid prescribing is still high and varies widely throughout the U.S.

Half of U.S. counties seeing fewer opioid prescriptions

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NIH and collaborators identify the genomic cause for Carey-Fineman-Ziter syndrome

Rare disease research uncovers new mechanism underlying muscle development.

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The graphic depicts normal myoblasts (early muscle cells with a single nucleus) fusing together to form muscle cells with more than one nucleus. The cascade is disrupted in Carey-Fineman-Ziter syndrome, because of a defect in the membrane protein, myomaker, which is required for cell-cell fusion.

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UN agency condemns attack on staff in Central African Republic town

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Children in Kaga Bandoro, Central African Republic. The town has been wrecked by persistent violence, leaving many in need of humanitarian assistance.

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Blood of SIDS infants contains high levels of serotonin

Findings from NIH-funded study could provide basis for forensic SIDS test.

Blood samples from infants who died of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) had high levels of serotonin, a chemical that carries signals along and between nerves, according to a study funded in part by the National Institutes of Health. The finding raises the possibility that a test could be developed to distinguish SIDS cases from other causes of sleep-related, unexpected infant death.