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As 2016 comes to a close, ASCLS would like to wish its members, partners and other industry professionals a safe and happy holiday season. As we reflect on the past year for the industry, we would like to provide the readers of ASCLS eNewsBytes a look at the most accessed articles from the year. Our regular publication will resume Tuesday, Jan. 10.
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National Center for Atmospheric Research via Lab Manager
From March 22: Key factors that can combine to produce a Zika virus outbreak are expected to be present in a number of U.S. cities during peak summer months, new research shows. The Aedes aegypti mosquito, which is spreading the virus in much of Latin America and the Caribbean, will likely be increasingly abundant across much of the southern and eastern United States as the weather warms, according to a new study led by mosquito and disease experts at the National Center for Atmospheric Research.
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University of Virginia Health System via ScienceDaily
From March 8: A new discovery about ischemic stroke may allow to doctors to predict a patient's risk of having a second stroke using a commonly performed blood test and their genetic profile.
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Reuters
From Feb. 2: U.S. disease detectives have moved into full outbreak mode over the Zika virus, assembling a team of hundreds of experts to try to better understand its impact as it spreads in the Americas. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention dedicated an emergency operations center staffed around the clock to address Zika, a mosquito-borne virus linked to severe birth defects in thousands of babies in Brazil, agency officials told Reuters.
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Medical News Today
From July 12: Researchers have developed a genetic risk score that they say could pinpoint which adults are at risk of developing Alzheimer's disease decades before symptoms arise.
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Medical News Today
From Sept. 20: Zika virus infection in pregnancy does cause microcephaly and should be added to the list of known congenital infections such as toxoplasmosis and rubella. However, many questions remain, not least the role of previous infection with dengue and the difficulties of diagnosing microcephaly.
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Medical News Today
From Oct. 25: Our immune system is our first line of defense against nasty pathogens and, thanks to some remarkable biological weapons, it saves us again and again from disease. Among the foot soldiers on this front line are the neutrophils.
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Genome Institute of Singapore via Lab Manager
From Nov. 29: Researchers in Singapore have artificially generated new mouse blood and immune cells from skin cells. This is a significant first step towards the eventual goal: the engineering of new human blood cells from skin cells or other artificial sources.
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HealthDay News
From April 12: The Zika virus may be linked to yet another brain disorder, this one similar to multiple sclerosis, researchers report.
The mosquito-borne virus is already suspected of causing a birth defect called microcephaly — characterized by an abnormally small head and brain — and a nervous system disorder called Guillain-Barre syndrome.
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Medical News Today
From June 7: A new analysis concludes that all levels of alcohol use — even light drinking — are associated with raised risk for breast cancer, with higher consumption linked to higher risk. The researchers also summarize the biological mechanism behind the link and the impact on global breast cancer incidence and deaths due to drinking.
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HealthDay News
From June 21: An experimental antibiotic has shown promise against a dangerous drug-resistant bacteria in animals, researchers report.
A combination of the new antibiotic TXA709 and the antibiotic cefdinir successfully treated animals infected with the so-called "superbug" MRSA — methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus.
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