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Archive photo of an Aids ribbon The chip can be used to test for HIV

A cheap and portable blood test could provide a breakthrough for diagnosing infections in remote areas of the world, a scientific study says.

The mChip is about the size of a credit card and can diagnose infections within minutes, according to a study in the journal Nature Medicine.

Prototype tests for diseases such as HIV and syphilis in Rwanda showed almost 100% accuracy, it said.

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An international team of researchers have found a clue to one of the leading causes of blindness, which they hope could eventually lead to a cure.

Age-related macular degeneration affects 500,000 people in the UK and is incurable.

The study in the journal Nature found an enzyme known as DICER1 that stops functioning, resulting in the illness.

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Girl holding her stomach Girls can start their periods as young as 10

At least 30 genes appear to play a role in the age at which girls reach puberty, according to an international group of scientists.

The team scanned the genetic code of more than 100,000 women, reporting their findings in the journal Nature Genetics.

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The farewell function was held at the main auditorium of the ministry in the presence of senior officials of the ministry.

 

The retirees included men and women who rendered excellent services during their tenure with the ministry. Al-Rabeeah distributed gifts and mementos to the outgoing officials at the function held on a somber note.

 

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Lebanese Woman Hospitalized in Riyadh with H1N1 Infection

RIYADH: A 25-year-old Lebanese woman has been diagnosed with swine flu and admitted to the Armed Forces Hospital in Riyadh, bringing the total number of people affected by the disease in the Kingdom to 35, it was announced yesterday.

According to a senior Health Ministry official, the woman caught the disease from another infected person. He said some of the identified cases include people who brought the disease from countries such as the United States, Canada, Australia, the Philippines, the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain.

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Researcher Calls on FDA to Ban Speed-Like Ingredient DMAA

About one week after the FDA asked 10 manufacturers to provide safety information on DMAA, a speed-like ingredient found in some supplements, a Harvard researcher is calling for an out-and-out ban on DMAA.

DMAA, short for dimethylamylamine, is popular among people looking to build their muscles or lose weight. It is an ingredient in about 200 brand-name supplements including Code Red, Hemo Rage Black, Hydroxystim, Jack3D, Napalm, and Nitric Blast.

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New Research Finds Differences in Menopausal Memory Problems and Age-Related Memory Loss

Along with hot flashes and night sweats, memory problems are a common complaint of menopausal women. Now a new study finds evidence that menopause “brain fog” may be real.

The research provides clues about changes in women’s brains as they transition through the “change,” finding key differences between the memory issues women in the study had around the time of menopause and those most often associated with aging.

“I think the take-home message is that there is something to the complaints about memory during this phase of life,” says University of Rochester Medical Center neuropsychologist Miriam T. Weber, PhD. “The memory issues we saw were distinctly different from the kind of issues seen in older populations.”

 

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A Gentle Jog is LESS Tiring than a Brisk Walk... and Better for your Muscles, Scientists Say

If your 2012 health drive involves introducing regular power-walks to your exercise schedule, you might want to consider going jogging instead.

A new study has found that a gentle run is actually less tiring - and is better for your muscles - than a brisk walk.

This is because running at around two metres per second helps a 'car clutch' calf muscle to work more efficiently than it does when we’re walking briskly.  

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