First case of Zika virus reported in Puerto Rico
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Washington, DC - The Puerto Rico Department of Health reported today the first locally acquired case of Zika virus infection in Puerto Rico. Zika was confirmed in a resident of Puerto Rico with no known travel history. CDC is working closely with the Puerto Rico Department of Health to investigate how the patient may have contracted the virus. Health officials in Puerto Rico are monitoring for other cases of Zika virus infection.
CDC Year in Review: What’s Next?
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Washington, DC - CDC has made significant strides combatting some of the biggest threats to Americans’ health, including infectious and chronic diseases. In 2015, CDC helped lead global efforts to slow Ebola transmissions in West Africa and make major progress in preventing future outbreaks. Rates of adult cigarette smoking reached an all-time low, and health care industries across the country made commitments to combat antibiotic resistance. CDC continues to lead improvements in all areas of public health, even in those where there has already been great progress.
DNA breakage underlies both learning, age-related damage
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Cambridge, Massachusetts - The process that allows our brains to learn and generate new memories also leads to degeneration as we age, according to a new study by researchers at MIT.
Study reveals evolutionary arms race between Ebola virus, bats
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Boulder, Colorado - The Ebola virus and fruit bats have been waging a molecular battle for survival that may have started at least 25 million years ago, according to a study led by researchers at the University of Colorado Boulder, Albert Einstein College of Medicine and the U.S. Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases (USAMRIID).
Detecting consumer decisions within messy data
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Cambridge, Massachusetts - Millions of people each month report positive and negative health care feedback across the Web. Some jump into forums to complain about ineffective prescriptions or to discuss which drugs are best to treat illnesses. Others take to blogs to describe symptoms and how to get relief.
New genetic clues found for major cause of blindness in the elderly
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Ann Arbor, Michigan - An international team of scientists that includes researchers from the University of Michigan has identified 16 new genetic variations for age-related macular degeneration.
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