Links

Trump administration fires all members of HIV/AIDS advisory council
http://www.philly.com/philly/news/trump-administration-fires-all-members-of-hivaids-advisory-council-20171229.html


Alarming link between fungicides and bee declines revealed
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2017/dec/29/alarming-link-between-fungicides-and-bee-declines-revealed


After Saving Many From Fire, Immigrant Soldier Died Trying to Rescue One More
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/12/29/nyregion/bronx-fire-victims-died-family.html


Researchers at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden have managed to sequence the giant genome of a salamander, the Iberian ribbed newt, which is a full six times greater than the human genome. Amongst the early findings is a family of genes that can provide clues to the unique ability of salamanders to rebuild complex tissue, even body parts.
https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2017-12/ki-sgg122217.php


Helpful intestinal bacteria counteracts tendency to depression
https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2017-12/au-hib122217.php


Short-term exposure to low levels of air pollution linked with premature death among US seniors
https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2017-12/htcs-set122117.php


Exercising twice a week may improve thinking ability and memory in people with mild cognitive impairment (MCI)
https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2017-12/aaon-gem122217.php


Taking a higher dose of topiramate during the first three months of pregnancy may increase a baby's risk of cleft lip or cleft palate more than when taking a lower dose
https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2017-12/aaon-ddo122217.php


University of Missouri School of Medicine researchers studied in vitro human cancer cells to show that combining blueberry extract with radiation can increase the treatment's effectiveness.
https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2017-12/uom-bgb122917.php