TOKYO (Reuters) – A Japanese woman born in the final year of the 19th century and believed to have been the world’s oldest person died on Saturday, Kyodo news agency said. She was 117.
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Many approaches may help children improve self-regulation
(Reuters Health) – Yoga, exercise, education and personal skills training are among the many types of interventions that may help kids improve what’s known as self-regulation, or their ability to manage their behavior and emotions, a study suggests.
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Opioids overprescribed to patients taking certain sedatives
(Reuters Health) – Narcotic painkillers can be particularly dangerous for patients who also take tranquilizing drugs known as benzodiazepines, but a study suggests doctors are still over-prescribing this combination of medicines.
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Hungarian laboratory worker isolated after exposure to Ebola virus
BUDAPEST (Reuters) – A Hungarian laboratory worker has been isolated at a Budapest hospital after accidental exposure to the deadly Ebola virus but has shown no symptoms so far, health officials said on Friday.
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Many U.S. kids with brain injuries not getting needed rehab
(Reuters Health) – Many children hospitalized in the U.S. for brain injuries don’t receive all the rehabilitation services needed for them to potentially make a full recovery, a new study suggests.
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U.S. biotech companies Alnylam, Dicerna settle trade secrets case
BOSTON (Reuters) – Alnylam Pharmaceuticals Inc said on Friday that Dicerna Pharmaceuticals Inc will pay it $25 million in cash and stock to resolve a lawsuit claiming it stole trade secrets about gene-silencing technology used to develop drug treatments.
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Biogen boosts investment in neurology with $1 billion Ionis deal
(Reuters) – Biogen Inc struck a $1 billion neurology drug development deal with Ionis Pharmaceuticals on Friday, expanding a partnership that developed the company’s potential blockbuster drug for spinal muscular atrophy.
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Losing a spouse late in life linked to cognitive decline
(Reuters Health) – Older adults who lose a spouse may be more vulnerable to cognitive decline in subsequent years and require extra support and monitoring, researchers say.
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Germany's Merck seeks partners for cancer and immune system drugs
FRANKFURT (Reuters) – Merck KGaA will seek development partners for experimental treatments including tepotinib as the German company looks to licensing deals to help fund clinical trials, according to its head of drug R&D.
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U.S. appeals court blocks Indiana 'selective' abortion law
(Reuters) – A federal appeals court on Thursday declared unconstitutional an Indiana law signed by then-Governor Mike Pence that banned women from having abortions because of the gender, race or disability, including Down’s syndrome, of their fetuses.
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